I think dark chocolate is the world’s greatest comfort food.  But in freezing temperatures, hot soup comes in second.  Even before tasting he soup, just holding a hot cup in my hand and smelling the garlic and spice aroma spreads warmth through my system. Long time ago, when I lived in Washington D.C. I worked [...]

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Serves 8 12         ounces lite tofu 6           cloves garlic 1            cup chopped fresh basil 4            tablespoons olive oil 1/8       teaspoons finely chopped fresh ginger zest of one lemon salt and pepper to taste [...]

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My Brother and his family are planning a trip to visit my mom sometime soon. In previous years, this event has brought international phone calls among my mother, me, my brother and my sister in an effort to prevent a disaster.  Usually my sister-in-low, who refuses to be adventurous when it comes to food, declines [...]

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Harak bel-usba-o or Burn Your Finger is one of my favorite dishes.  I think the name came from women burning their fingers trying to drop the dumpling into the boiling lentil stew.   This dish can be eaten hot, room tempreture or cold. My mom used to serve it cold.  She would make it a [...]

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I was thinking about my sister, Waffa, the medical doctor.  When we were young students, she had a talent for chewing gum and making it pop to the point where I wanted to duct tape her jaws shut.  One of the results was that my mother would never allow us to chew gum in public [...]

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