Salloum centered his writings on Canada, travel, and the culinary arts, Arab and world history, with a specific focus on cooking and tourism.
For the last 30 years of his life, he was a full-time author and freelance writer specializing in food, history, and travel.
Besides 14 books and 20 chapters in books, he wrote at least 2,000 published articles about culture, food, travel, history and homesteading in western Canada that have appeared in such publications as the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, the Western Producer, Contemporary Review, Forever Young Information, Countryside & Small Stock Journal, Backwoods Home, Vitality, High On Adventure, and Saveur.
Before his death, he worked on revising studies of Arabic contributions to the English and Spanish languages with his daughters, Muna and Leila.
When he finished his time with the RCAF, Salloum came back to Canada and started a new life in the city of Toronto.
In Toronto, Salloum worked for Revenue Canada, Customs and Excise, while at the same time pursuing his interests in literature, cooking and academics.
He had four grandchildren, Laith, Mazin, Jinaan, and Shaadi, and five great-grandsons, Bilal, Tamer, Khadeen (Kaden), Kiaan, and Qais, and two great-granddaughters, Layal and Tala.
"Reminiscence of an Arab Family Homesteading in Southern Saskatchewan", Canadian Ethnic Studies, The University of Calgary, Volume XV, Number 2, 1983, pp. 130–138.
"Why Travel", The Right Angle – English Skills For College Students, Anjou, Québec: Les Éditions CEC, Inc., 2000, pp. 38–42.
Salloum created new dishes at his home in Toronto, Ontario and spent much of his time traveling the world and authoring articles for each visit.
His publications were found in newspapers and magazines across North America, the Middle East, Asia, and Europe.