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You're probably more familiar with the popular Lebanese breakfast food: zaatar manakich, a pita-like flat bread topped with zaatar blend (a thyme-based spice). Today, I have decided to sprinkle my zaatar on a focaccia bread, and top it with slices of onions and tomatoes. I love zaatar and I can eat it everyday, it just brings back so many nice memories and its aroma of it takes me back in time to my childhood days. Ingredients (serves 8): Dough: 1 package dry yeast 1 cup warm water 1 tsp honey 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp kosher salt, divided 1/2 cup olive oil, divided Topping: 1 onion, thinly sliced 1 medium tomato, thinly sliced 2 tbsp zaatar In a medium bowl, stir together yeast, warm water, and honey. Let rest until yeast blooms and bubbles form on top, about 10 minutes. Stir in flour, 1/4 cup olive oil and 1 teaspoon salt. Turn the dough onto a well-floured surface and knead until dough is smooth, 5 to 10 minutes. Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with a kitchen...

A bountiful of luscious strawberries - an indication of Spring's arrival!!! I always get the itch to make a Strawberry Cream Cake, so last week was my friend's birthday, and now that strawberries are starting to show their pretty little faces at the market, I decided instantly that they would be perfect for a birthday cake! And the result was amazing, a citrus-infused moist cake, topped with cream and fresh strawberries. The favorite part was the sweet juice from the strawberries that soaked into the cake and gave it that amazing taste. Well, the cake was a hit, there was not a crumb or a smudge of whipped cream left at the end. Ingredients (serves 8 to 10): For the Cake: 1 � Cups (175g) All-Purpose Flour 2 � tsp (10g) Baking Powder 1/8 tsp Sea Salt 5 Large Eggs, separated 1 � Cups Granulated Sugar 5 Tbsp Boiling Water 1 � tsp Vanilla Extract Grated zest of 2 Lemons For the Strawberry Cream Filling:  2 Cups Fresh Strawberries, hulled and thinly sliced, plus more for garnish 1 t...