Suzy Eats

Today’s Tuesday Toast is with The Polish Viking or Liv S. Vors. Her blog site is: http://dineandwrite.blogspot.com/ Her profile reads as follows “I dine, I write. I relish the new, treasure the old, and anticipate new opportunities to write about Edmonton’s food scene. I am a regular contributor to “Dish” in Vue Weekly. I also enthusiastically contribute to UrbanSpoon and Yelp. Questions? polishvikingfoodie’at’yahoo.ca”

Suzy Eats really enjoys her blog and creative ideas. We asked her to select a healthy recipe to feature this week on Tuesday Toast and here is her recipe for Lemon Fennel Tuna Salad

I’ve never been particularly good at following recipes to the letter.  Even my best efforts veer off course, but I posit that this is not a bad thing. A good recipe is like a melody, and a good melody allows the musician to riff and improvise. Case in point – I once discovered a recipe for salmon that involved lemon and fennel. I tried to stick to the recipe, but with each subsequent preparation, the ingredients changed. Salmon became tuna. Lettuce appeared. Honey spiked the salad dressing. Only the lemon Read the rest of this entry »

The egg and lemon mixture is a tradition in the Mediterranean culture. There are many differents sauces and soups made with this mixture. I have listed below the pronounciationsof this amazing “egg-lemon” flavor in various Mediterranean cultures . 

• “Avgolemono” in Greek
• “Tarbiya” or “Beida bi-Lemoon” in Arabic
• “Terbiye” in Turkish
• “Agristada” in Sephardic Jewish culture
• “Bagna brusca” in Italian

Here is the Suzy Eats’ version of this yummy dish! I have tried to “healthify” it by including fresh ingredients and using olive oil instead of butter 🙂
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Falafel is a fried ball or patty of spiced garbanzo beans. It is one of the most popular dishes across the Mediterranean region. It is also a very common vegan dish. Once you try falafel from scratch, it will be very difficult to eat it from the box 🙂 TRUST ME. There is no substitute for falafel from scratch.

Serves: 10-12

Ingredients:

• 16 ounces of dried garbanzo beans
• 1 cup fresh parsley (must be fresh)
• 8 garlic cloves minced
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds (optional)
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 teaspoons baking powder (added 15 minutes before frying)
• 3 teaspoons corn starch (added 15 minutes before frying)
• 8 ounces of water
• vegetable oil for frying

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Rice with noodles or “RIZ BI SH’ARIEH” is my husband’s absolute favorite type of rice. It is great as a side dish. It can be served with your favorite stew or soup; it can even be served on its own with a great salad. When I first met Will, I had difficulty with getting the noodles just the right color, but I can finally say that I have perfected this dish 🙂

I have included my recipe below. If you haven’t tried it yet, I recommend it. Your guests will definitely be pleased, and they will notice that your rice looks and tastes special. I have decorated this one with carrots but you can serve it plain if you would like. Also, I use olive oil instead of butter….gotta stay Mediterranean Healthy 🙂 Read the rest of this entry »

Pizza…a Mediterranean Staple. It is healthy for so many reasons and it is tasty for so many more 🙂 I have recently began to make pizza from scratch. It is a lot yummier, healthier and cost effective. Below is a recipe for the dough and the homemade pizza sauce. You can add any toppings you would like. Bake for ~20 minutes in the oven at 350F and you are set to go 🙂

 
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