What she is teaching.
Essays for the Metro Detroit table: Middle Eastern food, simple science, and the myths that deserve to be retired. Written in English and Arabic. Not a meal plan. Not medical advice.
Za’atar rolls
The savoury cousin of the cinnamon roll: soft dough, good za’atar, and a breakfast that needs no new grocery list.
Tea, yogurt and iron
Tannins and calcium compete with iron; vitamin C helps it in. The fix is a clock, not a ban.
You can keep the hummus
A plan that begins by exiling your cuisine has already told you what it thinks of your family.
Date cookie dough
Oats, almond flour, tahini and date paste. Built from the pantry she actually cooks with — not diet-food imitation.
The Ramadan table, without the crash
Why so many people finish Ramadan exhausted, and what changes at suhoor and iftar actually help.
Questions the notes did not answer?
That is usually the point at which a conversation beats an article.
Kitchen notes are general education, not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a substitute for care from your physician. If you take medication or manage a diagnosed condition, changes to your diet are worth discussing with your care team.