Goat Cheese Marinara Cups

This is a recipe I crave every now and then.

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I’ve had it the first time at a restaurant in Hamra-Beirut a year ago and tried to replicate it with a great success.

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Spaghetti alla Puttanesca, Prostitute’s Spaghetti with a Twist

It is one of those weeks where you don’t feel like cooking but you have to eat.
It is one of those times when everyone is out of the house and no fresh ingredients are available.
You don’t feel like buying any fresh ingredients only to rot in the fridge before anyone uses them.
We’re all out and away all day. What to eat?

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What to eat? The eternal question of my life’s journey! A journey filled with ups and down, and existential shit like this post. What’s life? What’s food? Do you eat to live or live to eat?
I decided to go against what my mom used to tell me and go by the Live To Eat motto.
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Foodie Blog Swap: Holiday Dishes


Hello! I’m so honored to be guest posting as part of the blog swap meet! Today I’ll be sharing with you one of my family’s favorite winter meals: hearty and warming Tuscan bean soup cooked in the slow cooker! It’s absolutely delicious and you’re going to love it!

Slowcooker Tuscan Bean Soup

Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp Italian herb mix
  • 1 tbsp parsley
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 cups carrots, sliced
  • 2 cans Cannellini beans
  • 3 cups pork stock
  • 4 cups potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 4 garlic cloves, grated
  • 250g cooked ham
  • salt
  • pepper

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