Author Archives for Warda Bouguettaya

Red Peppers, Sage and Goat Cheese Tartlets / Tartelettes aux poivrons rouges, sauge et fromage de Chèvre


When I think about summer, I think about the beach, the long days spent at the beach with my parents and siblings and the painful sunburn on my shoulders and back. When I think about summer, I think about the naps we would take my mother and I in the living room because it was […]

The Last Plums / Les Dernière Prunes


Prune plums are still in season here in Michigan, but only for one more week. Now when it comes to plums, I am a very picky person. That said, the only plums that were worth eating and staining my white marine dress with were when I was six or seven at my mother’s aunt. […]

Stuffed with Upgrades/Farcies avec Options


I gave up trying to keep up with my younger brother’s slang. I avoid employing the ones that used to be trendy at the time when I was in high school, because he would laugh at me. He makes me feel “outdated” and he is only three years younger than me.
When I was about sixteen […]

Warda Bouguettaya

I am Warda Bouguettaya, a 24year old woman living in Southeast Michigan with my beloved husband and our precious little girl. I speak English, Arabic and French. From Spain to Algeria, from Morocco to Turkey, you will discover, as I share with you some of my favorite recipes that there is so much more to Mediterranean cuisine than Lasagna and Baklava. So come hungry! You can find more of my recipes and mouth-watering pictures on my blog: www.thym-thym.blogspot.com