I’m back! And I learned what anosmia is. Well, it’s been a while. In December of last year my full-time job was in full gear and life simply got in the way. January and February meant business travel in the Middle East, and by late February when I was flying home the whole office was…
Applesauce has never been my favourite side dish or condiment, mostly because prior to making my own applesauce I’d always been accustomed to the sickly sweet and grainy light coloured stuff you find in the grocery store – in plastic containers with a metal pull-off lid. Applesauce had always been one note to me –…
Happy Hanukkah to those who are celebrating! I’ve been meaning to post more frequently, but the end of the fiscal year at work and the holidays snuck up on me, and here we are – three days into the holiday. I learned how to make latkes from my daughter’s great-grandmother Jane, because they were not…
Today (September 23rd) is actually Za’atar Day! Za’atar is a spice used throughout the Levant – made from a type of wild thyme, or hyssop. Its official name is ‘origanum syriacum’ and it’s classified as part of the oregano / marjoram family of plants. It grows wild in many places and in late summer and…
