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Recipes for Everyday Cooking and Special Occasions

Welcome to Sweet and Savoury Pursuits! This website features easy-to-follow recipes designed for everyday cooking and special occasions. From appetizers to sweet treats, you'll find a variety of options for busy weeknights or relaxed weekends, including a growing selection of Middle Eastern dishes inspired by my Lebanese roots.

Glazed pistachio bundt cake on platter.

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Trending Recipes

  • Plate of hoisin-soy marinated chicken drumsticks.
    Sticky Hoisin-Soy Chicken Drumsticks
  • Oatmeal date cookies on white dish.
    Oatmeal Date Cookies
  • Small jar of plum jam.
    Small Batch Plum Jam
  • Top view of a pear and blueberry crumble.
    Pear and Blueberry Crumble
  • Grilled beef Kafta kebabs.
    Kafta Kebabs
  • Plum upside-down cake on white plate.
    Plum Upside-Down Cake
  • Top view of peach and blueberry cake.
    Peach Blueberry Cake
  • Bowl of tomato orzo soup.
    Tomato Orzo Soup

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Recent Recipes

  • Serving platter with a Baked Brie, crostini and fruit.
    Baked Brie with Dates and Walnuts
  • Bowl of maple spiced roasted walnuts.
    Maple Spiced Walnuts
  • Bowl of Lebanese potato salad.
    Lebanese Potato Salad
  • Pistachio bunt cake topped with glaze and chopped pistachios.
    Pistachio Bundt Cake

Soup Season

  • Bowl of creamy chicken noodle soup.
    Creamy Chicken Noodle and Vegetable Soup
  • Bowl of black bean soup topped with sour cream, cilantro and chopped red onion.
    Easy Black Bean Soup
  • Bowl of beef barley soup.
    Beef Barley Soup
  • Bowl of red lentil soup.
    Lebanese Red Lentil Soup (Shorbat Adas)
  • Bowl of sweet potato red lentil soup.
    Sweet Potato Red Lentil Soup
  • Bowl of creamy potato leek soup.
    Creamy Leek and Potato Soup
  • Bowl of roasted butternut squash and pear soup.
    Roasted Butternut Squash and Pear Soup
  • Bowl of puréed lentil and cauliflower soup.
    Red Lentil Cauliflower Soup
See more Soups →

Recently Updated Recipes

  • Cocoa quinoa puffs and peanut butter squares on plate.
    Cocoa Quinoa Puffs and Peanut Butter Squares
  • Slice of raspberry buttermilk cake.
    Raspberry Buttermilk Cake
  • Pistachio crusted salmon on serving platter with green beans on the side.
    Pistachio Crusted Salmon
  • Plate of roasted chicken leg over mashed potatoes.
    One Pan Roast Chicken

Salad Season

  • Bowl of chickpea and broccoli salad topped with feta cheese.
    Chickpea Broccoli Salad
  • Top view of Fattoush (Pita bread) salad
    Fattoush Salad
  • Bowl of blueberry spinach salad topped with pecans, goat cheese and red onion.
    Blueberry Spinach Salad
  • Bowl of cucumber, yogurt and mint salad.
    Lebanese Cucumber Salad with Yogurt (Khyar Bi Laban)
  • Salad with white beans and tuna.
    White Bean and Tuna Salad
  • Top view of a bowl of Tabbouleh salad.
    Lebanese Tabbouleh
  • Top view of winter salad with pomegranate, pear, grapes and pecan topped with Balsamic Vinaigrette.
    Pomegranate, Pear and Pecan Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
  • Bowl of Mediterranean pasta salad.
    Mediterranean Pasta Salad
See more Salads →
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Welcome to Sweet and Savoury Pursuits, a food blog focused on mostly easy-to-make, made-from-scratch recipes. Here you'll discover dishes for both busy weeknights and leisurely weekend cooking.

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Popular

  • Plate of hoisin-soy marinated chicken drumsticks.
    Sticky Hoisin-Soy Chicken Drumsticks
  • Oatmeal date cookies on white dish.
    Oatmeal Date Cookies
  • Three glasses of cherry smoothie.
    Cherry Smoothie
  • Grilled beef Kafta kebabs.
    Kafta Kebabs

In Season

  • Bowl of strawberry spinach salad.
    Strawberry Spinach Salad
  • Bowl of blueberry spinach salad topped with pecans, goat cheese and red onion.
    Blueberry Spinach Salad
  • Top view of peach and blueberry cake.
    Peach Blueberry Cake
  • Plum upside-down cake on white plate.
    Plum Upside-Down Cake

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