Do you know where the International Vinegar Museum is located?. Do you think France? Do you think Italy? Do you gave up? Ok, I will tell you. The only International Vinegar Museum in the world is located in Roslyn, a town of 251 people in northeastern South Dakota. The word “vinegar” is from the French [...]
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My husband once visited Saudi Arabia with a group of people from South Dakota and asked if they could visit a Bedouin camp. There are Bedouins throughout the Middle East, but Saudi Arabia is perhaps the most prominent home for these desert wanderers. The group was driven outside the capital city for several miles until [...]
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Recently, I got a membership application from AARP. It was a scary letter, after all it came as a wake-up call telling me that my days of youth are numbered. I talked to my mother about menopause and she warned me that I will start to have solid evidence that gravity do exists. She told [...]
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On my father’s farm, he has a greenhouse full of strawberry plants. My father always loses money on his strawberries. The secret of my father’s lack of success was recently revealed when he confessed publicly (within the family) that he believed that his clients were no better than he was, so he always chooses the best [...]
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I have never met a cookbook I did not like. I find there is always a recipe a tip or a photo that appeals to me … and I find it’s always possible to adapt the ideas I find to suit my taste or the different dietary restrictions of my family, friends or clients. Here are some [...]
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Although I was born in Damascus, I spent a lot of time growing up in the small Syrian village of Safsafi. Where my father works a farm that grows peanuts, vegetables, olives and citrus. Whenever I close my eyes I can smell the wonderful aroma of citrus blossoms–oranges, lemons and grapefruit–that bloom in April. Food [...]
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Cooking gluten free could be overwhelming and hard at the beginning. We are used to reach for our bread and not bother with every detail on the lables of food we consumed. To cook gluten free, first get familiar with all different kind of flours that are available on the market. There are many varieties that are sold [...]
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