While considering writing about New Year’s resolutions for weight loss, I learned about a “scam” of sorts in women’s clothing manufacturing.  By scam, I mean the way manufacturers have begun changing the sizes of women’s clothing to play up to their continuing struggle to lose weight. For Example, the other day I went shopping at [...]

Filed under: General Posts, Uncategorized, cooking | No Comments »

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 [...]

Filed under: General Posts, Vegetarian, cooking | No Comments »

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 [...]

Filed under: General Posts | No Comments »

I am reading more and more newspaper stories about the dangers of eating and drinking coffee or latte while driving. I’m reminded of something that happened to my husband’s nephew, who is a lawyer in Rapid City.  He was eating a burrito while on his way to his office, when he accidentally rear-ended the care [...]

Filed under: General Posts, Uncategorized, cooking | No Comments »

There is a reason why chefs sear spices in oil in order to intensify the aroma of the dish.  Most of aroma flavors are “fat soluble.” This means  flavor factors are attached to fat particular.  If you remember, when we go to a carnival, the food stands usually have onions frying on the grill.  We [...]

Filed under: General Posts, Uncategorized | 4 Comments »

I just got a box of fresh figs, other women get perfume and jewelry for gift and I get food and I  LOVE  THAT. A gift that I can enjoy and savor.  I took the box of figs and hid them in the back of the refrigerator so my husband can not find them. In [...]

Filed under: General Posts, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetarian, dessert | No Comments »

This bread pudding is an Egyptian dessert that can please any palate.   As the saying goes, necessity is the mother of all invention. As the story goes, Um Ali, which means the mother of Ali in Arabic, was a life saver for her village and for all dry bread. The story goes, that during [...]

Filed under: General Posts, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, cooking, dessert | No Comments »