One of the great inventions of cooks in the Levant is bulgur wheat.  Buglur is made by bar-boiling wheat, which is defined first as boiling the wheat, then drying it.  Bulgur is an ingredient that adds such a great deal do dishes from that part of the world. It gives body as well as flavor [...]

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To show how music can affect one’s emotions, my husband came home the other day telling me that he had been listening to Andrea Bocelli and Sara Brightman singing “Time to Say Goodbye.” We both sighed, understanding that this song had been our daughter’s favorite when she was between 3 months and two years old. [...]

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Anyone who has planted zucchini squash will know what the “abundant” means.  It is one vegetable that, once planted, resembles Jack’s beanstalk.  That is, the zucchini vine never stops growing, so the problem is now, “what do we do with them all? Why we might wonder why such a plethora of vegetables doesn’t exist with [...]

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During my last visit to Spain I loved their wonderful cold soup, Gaspacho. Although many countries claim a cold soup as part of their national cuisine, the credit really goes to Spain for inventing the original.  We now are blessed with cold potato soup, which the French call Vichyssoise, pureed potato and leek soup with [...]

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