Red Wine Hot Chocolate and Gratitude

I love new beginning. The thrill of an exciting adventure you know nothing about.

There’s always a challenge we’re trying to finish if you look at it this way. Ever since I graduated, I didn’t find the 8-to-5 job to be satisfying, and it’s as if I felt that I will not be 100% interested and entirely immersed in the challenges the jobs offer. And that’s when I created my first blog, a variety blog before moving into a cooking-only blog three and a half years ago and going into foods lately.

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I have accepted life’s challenges with a smile. Not a direct one, but with a positive attitude that reminds me of character in an old Lebanese series. She always wore a smile on her face despite having a troubled collapsing family. The line she always repeated was “It will be good eventually”. And that’s something I like to live by. It will be good eventually. Continue reading “Red Wine Hot Chocolate and Gratitude” →

Rustic Wild Sorrel Salad with Fresh Mint, and Thyme

This week was supposed to be a full working week on an upcoming project with Bethany Kehdy. We were scheduled to be doing video recipe filming up here in their mountain fortress at the foot of Sannine mountain. I was in charge of the off-screen cooking and the styling. During the past couple of weeks Bethany and I fixed our heads to the computer screens and pen and paper to note down every single recipe, every single ingredient, props, and every piece of kitchenware a kitchen might need since we’re starting the kitchen from scratch. Continue reading “Rustic Wild Sorrel Salad with Fresh Mint, and Thyme” →

Grilled Chicken on Wheat and Lentil Salad

Wooh!

Been a very long time. Feels as if the months of July and August are doomed on this blog. It’s like I am not allowed to celebrate by blog’s birthday with my readers and friends.

But no worries. Two years ago on this day, the first recipe was published.

SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO COOKIN5M2 !

Here I am, 2 years later, with more than 70 recipes published, with food adventures, delicious ever-progressing food photography skills, and more delicious food.

Where was I for all this time? Continue reading “Grilled Chicken on Wheat and Lentil Salad” →

Halloumi and Tomato bites

I have mentioned I am not good at bread, right?

I haven’t experimented enough yet.

But I’m good at buying bread and using it.

This is like the easiest thing to make. Or is it just me who feels like cooking is easy?

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