Posted on May 23rd, 2013 by sanaacooks
Have you ever heard of forced party?. As I get more and more busy with my business and daughter’s activities, I lament the days gone by when my mom had her Istekbal. Growing up in Syria, I used to tease my mom about her Istekbal. She use to tell me that was a way for her and her [...]
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Posted on April 25th, 2013 by sanaacooks
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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Posted on April 4th, 2013 by sanaacooks
I can’t think of a more inappropriate word for a vegetable than the word, “leek.” It brings forth images of anything but good food, which is what a leek is. For those of you who have never used leeks in cooking, permit me to describe what it is. It looks like a green onion on [...]
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Posted on February 21st, 2013 by sanaacooks
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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Posted on February 7th, 2013 by sanaacooks
I never got excited over my husband’s weight, primarily because he always came home from his physical examinations with acceptable levels of cholesterol and triglycerides. I attributed his weight problem to an excess of love for my food. Whenever anyone brought up the subject toe me, I would say that he’s just eating too much [...]
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Posted on January 17th, 2013 by sanaacooks
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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Posted on December 13th, 2012 by sanaacooks
I love a lot of things about Christmas. I love watching my daughter’s decorating her tree with Christmas music playing in the background. I love making Maa’moul and Christmas cookies, I love the smell of the pine candle that my daughter insist in lighting every day in December and I even love shopping for special [...]
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