Brain and Heart Healthy Spread, Mohammara

This spread is particular to Aleppo, Syria where piquant tastes are appreciated.  I use this spread on any dish that call for ketchup. You can  mix it with hommous and make very intriguing spread.  Serve with toasted pita chips in your next football party. We know walnuts are good for the brain and the heart, [...]

Ginger, One of My Favorite Roots

Like many cooks, when I look in my pantry I find food that I’ve collected somewhere but for the life of me I don’t remember what it is or where it came from.  It is stuff I don’t have the heart to throw it away, but I’m a little bit afraid to investigate to see [...]

Spices Can Liven Up Food-and Your Body part 2

In this part, I would like to discuss herbs and spices that not only taste good, but are thought to heal illnesses by those who advocate the use of folk medicine. As an example, leaves of the spearmint plant used in salads, cheese and drinks are believed by advocates of folk medicines stimulate the appetite, [...]

World’s recipes are products of resourceful, Creative Chefs

If you were a visitor from another planet, a professional chef for example, dropping down on Earth and checking our various menus and recipes, you would most likely ask, “why would anyone want to use sheep intestines stuffed with rice?” Or, “Using seaweed as your vegetable instead of lettuce and tomatoes?”. When you think of [...]