The scent of onions caramelizing in olive oil filled the kitchen with one of my favorite aromas, a sweet payoff after enduring those tear-inducing fumes just minutes earlier. Low and slow is the ...

Mujadara, with just three main ingredients (lentils, rice, onions), is often served during Ramadan for Iftar, the meal that breaks the daily fast. The holy month of Ramadan began on Feb. 28. This ...

Chef Michael Rafidi of Albi in Washington, D.C. compares mujadara, a beloved dish of lentils, toasted pasta, rice and ...

A bowl of lentils and rice is essential comfort food across so many cultures, whether it is South Asian khichdi, Middle Eastern mujadara or Greek fakorizo. No matter how traditional recipes differ, ...

The first time that Alan and I took my son Ariel out for dinner, we went to Grill Express on Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles. It was our favorite kosher Israeli restaurant. Just as in Israel, they lined ...

A bag of dried lentils is an inexpensive, indestructible pantry staple. It’s also a nutritional superhero, ready to transform into healthy, delicious meals at a moment’s notice. But, if you grew up in ...