On weeknights when I get home from the office, I try to sneak quietly into the house and wait until Daisy realizes I am there. Then she comes charging toward me with a big smile on her face, arms open, screaming like a crazed Beatles fan."Mamaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Daddy! Mama's home!" This is why I am more than willing to sacrifice sleep and make pancakes for her in the morning.It all begins with ...
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Lebanese Bread Pudding (Aysh Al Saraya): Interview with the lovely Joumana Accad from Taste of Beirut
Affordable Luxury Every year, we visit one of my cousin's on Christmas Day. Every year, one of my aunts brings her specialty called Aysh Al Saraya, which translates literally from the Arabic to mean Bread of the Royal Palace. It's this big casserole dish of a white cream sandwiched between crushed pistachios and some sort of pastry drenched in rose-scented syrup. My pleads for the recipe are ...
Snowball Cookies (Italian Wedding Cookies)
Sleigh bells ringAre you listeningIn the laneSnow is glisteningA beautiful sight,We're happy tonightWalking in a winter wonderlandGone away, is the bluebirdHere to stay, is a new birdHe sings a love song,While we go alongWalking in a winter wonderlandWinter Wonderland is such a sweet song, a throwback to a time when life was more simple in many ways. There were no dishwashers, touchscreens or ...
Persian Rooghan Jooshi Bread: Guest Post by Zozobaking
The voice of experience is undeniable, but there are times when you know from the beginning that you are making the correct decision..like when you meet "The One," walk through the doors of the house that feels like your home and unexpectedly meet a new friend. Online, that is where I met my friend Fariba of zozobaking.com. It is the oddest feeling for a happily married woman with a little ...
Spooky Soup: Cottage Zucchini + Cannellini
Another month zipped by already and it is already time for Andrea's October picks from the River Cottage Veg cookbook for our cooking club. For the first time, I made the dish before she announced it. Not bad for an Armenian woman, ey? (We are always fashionably late.) Maybe Andrea and I were thinking the same thing? In my continued (and failed) efforts to summon cold weather by cooking ...
Eton Mess, My Way: A Simple Snack
Sometimes life is simple. When choosing between a healthy refreshing salad and a massive plate of loaded nachos, go with the nachos. You want the nachos, but feel guilty. So you try to convince yourself to consider the salad. Obey your cravings. Have the nachos for lunch and the salad for dinner.In my early days, my cooking repertoire was nothing fancy. Actually, I did not take a serious look at ...
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