As I was telling someone the other day about my daughter’s refusal to try different kinds of food, but that she did try an egg roll the other day in a Chinese restaurant. I finished my story by saying, knock on wood. Which prompted me to begin thinking of such phrases that I’ve heard growing up [...]
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I was asked the other day by a slight acquaintance whether or not my husband cooked at home. I think some men are good cook, some men are not good cook but they are good helper , and then there is the others. The others are the one you don’t want them in the kitchen. My [...]
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Boiling the wheat to make bulgur 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 [...]
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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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serves 6 3 potatoes, peeled and cubed 1 12 ounces can pureed pumpkin 1/4 cup olive oil 1 small onion, chopped 1 celery stalk, chopped 1 carrot, peeled and chopped 1/2 fresh fennel, chopped 2 Tablespoons chopped candied orange [...]
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I had set December 1st of each year as the beginning of a month when I would throw food caution to the wind. I pledged that I would not worry about calories, fat, or other ruinous pleasures. During December, I refuse no invitations, nor desserts. I didn’t care. I stayed away from the scale in [...]
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I wrote this blog last year but I thought I should share these tips with you so you will be ready too. Who knows, it might works for you. Several members of my restaurant staff are from Mexico. I learned from them a novel way of celebrating the New Year. As the New Year approached [...]
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