• Lunches,  Side Dishes,  Snacks

    Tabouli Salad

    Hello everyone!  It has been a very long time since I have posted, but I am ready to start blogging again!  Today I am going to share with you one of my favorite salad recipes from my childhood.  It is called Tabouli.  This is an Arabic salad that my Sitto (Grandmother in Arabic) used to make all the time!  This is a wonderful, refreshing, healthy summer dish that I hope you all will enjoy too!

  • Roasted Garlicky Asparagus | Simply Scrumptious by Sarah
    Side Dishes

    Roasted Garlicky Asparagus

    Hi everyone! It has been such a long time since I have blogged, and I have some exciting news! I am in training to be a Weight Watchers instructor and I am so excited to start! I have lost 46 lbs while on the program and it really works! I hope I will be able to help other people to do the same! I kind of had a lull in ideas, but I am back, and my latest recipe is for asparagus. I don’t know why, but I have been in the mood for asparagus lately, and that led me to come up with this delicious way to prepare it.…

  • Iced Tea Lemonade Cocktail | Simply Scrumptious by Sarah
    Cocktails

    Iced Tea Lemonade Cocktail

    Okay so I found my new favorite summer cocktail!  It is soooooo yummy and a totally different drink than anything I have ever had.  It is an Iced Tea Lemonade Cocktail, made with Sweet Tea Vodka!  Let me tell you, this vodka is amazing and really does taste like sweet tea!  The vodka that I used is Firefly brand, and it comes from South Carolina.  My parents actually just moved my little sister there and they brought this back! They actually even went to the distillery and had a tasting.  This vodka is actually really good all on its own, but when you mix it with lemonade, it is the…

  • Side Dishes,  Snacks

    Authentic Syrian Hummus

     TGIF everyone!!!!!!  I am soooooooo glad that it is the weekend!!  Today I am going to share with you my family recipe for hummus.  My Dad’s side of the family is Syrian, so you can trust that I know what I am talking about when it comes to Middle Eastern Food! I know that hummus has become a bit of a craze lately, and all the hype is right.  It is pretty healthy, and really delicious!  But, there are a couple of things that annoy me about the craze.  Firstly, everyone pronounces it “hum-mis”, and this is totally wrong!  It really should be pronounced “hom-mous”!!  The next thing, is all…