As you may have heard, Ann Arbor’s favorite Mediterranean restaurant, Jerusalem Garden, has moved from their tiny S Fifth Ave location to the former Seva location at 314 E Liberty St. We visited the day of their grand opening! The interior was been completely renovated and now features much more seating than their previous location, … Continue reading
I’ve been wanting to visit Shatila Bakery for ages, after seeing so many Instagram friends post pictures of their incredible looking pastries and baklava. Shatila Bakery is a Middle Eastern bakery with locations in both Dearborn and West Bloomfield. A couple weekends ago, the huz and I found ourselves in the relative vicinity of West … Continue reading
Jerusalem Garden is a much-loved mainstay of the Ann Arbor eatery scene, but somehow I’ve never blogged about them before. Today I am here to remedy that. Having visited several times, I’ve developed a collection of several pictures of their cuisine. Cozy seating is available inside Jerusalem Garden, but I typically visit for take-out. Fresh … Continue reading
Any other shawarma fans out there!? I am a huge fan of this Middle Eastern-style of meat preparation, involving lots of bold seasonings. Traditionally, preparing shawarma involves grilling giant blocks of meat and shaving slices off for individual slices. For most of us, grilling giant slabs of meat on a spit for several hours probably … Continue reading
Alright, alright, yes this week is Spice Week, and yes, admittedly it is a bit heavy on the Cardamom – which is actually today’s ‘new spice of the day’ as well! (Along with several others!) Today’s new recipe, in which I tried making one of my favorite foods myself for the first time, contained all of these … Continue reading
Welcome to Day 3 of Spice Week! Admittedly, Cardamom made an appearance in yesterday’s dessert – Guinness Banana Nut and Ginger Bread – but that’s okay, because I make the rules. :) Cardamom, a spice of Indian origin, is today’s new spice of the day. I opted for ground cardamom, however, whole pods are often used. In fact, the recipe I … Continue reading
Mmm, Palm Palace. How I love thee. Also loved thee when you were La Shish. Because, first of all, you bring me a huge, complimentary basket of warm pita bread, fresh from the brick oven. And to boot, I also get a little bowl of garlic paste to shmear all over the bread. Yummy. And … Continue reading
This morning, after a breakfast of eggs, sausage, bacon, and potatoes, I told Tom that I definitely want something light for dinner tonight. Also my stomach had been a bit achy all morning and afternoon. Dinner time rolled around tonight, and Tom suggested Subway. Eh…I said. That doesn’t sound very good. Last time we ate … Continue reading
As you may have seen in a recent post, not longer ago I tried making falafel myself and it was quite a fail. The huz m recently tried Ahmo’s and liked it, and I have never been; so, tonight we decided to go for dinner so I could get my falafel fix (and the huz his gyro fix). I … Continue reading
This is a “catch-up” post for some eats over the last few days. Delicious salad with romaine, cukes, red pepper, red onion, broccoli, feta: Falafel fail. I LOVE falafel. I did NOT love this recipe. So BLAND. But it only cost me $1.67 to make ($.67 for chickpeas and $1 for pitas) and I had … Continue reading
