Can good nutrition improve a person’s memory? My mother certainly used to think so.  As my sibling and I preparedams in high school, my mother would plant a large bowl of pistachios on the table as study aid.  It improved our memory, she said; she learned it from her mother. This came about as a [...]

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When my daughter and I were debating coloring  Easter eggs, I was reminded of how my aunt in Syria used to color wheat stalks when she wove baskets.  She used beet juice, which had the most brilliant red color I’ve ever seen.  I used to watch her boil the beets, then squeeze the juice out of [...]

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The other day I was making beet spread and some of the juice stained my blouse with beautiful color.   That stain reminded me of how my aunt used to color wheat stalks when she wove her baskets.  She used beet juice, which had the most brilliant red color I ‘ve ever seen.  I used watch [...]

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Garbanzo Beans-also known as Chick Peas-originated in the Middle East.  They were first cultivated in about 3000 B.C.  in the Mediterranean area.  They spread to India and to Africa from there.  They were very popular with the Egyptians, the Greeks, and the Romans.  Of course, explorers spread the beans around the world as they traveled [...]

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