Just Fast Food For the FOB When I first got off the boat in the US in the mid 90′s, one of the things that surprised me was the lack of healthy food options around. In fact, virtually all stores and restaurants in that small Midwest college town served what seemed like chain-grade processed food. …
I got hit with a bad cold and winter isn’t here yet… Speaking with Mom the other day, she reminded me of her favorite weapon against cold: almond tea with honey. We grew up on this stuff, and it indeed is very powerful against the symptoms of cold. I am not a nutritionist so I …
Lebanese, Middle Eastern and Persian cuisines have integrated the Sumac spice in many traditional dishes. Sumac is a reddish/velvet coarse spice with a tangy flavor that goes well with grilled fish, Zaatar (wild thyme herbal mix), grilled meats, salads etc… It is featured in some of our recipes including Zaatar and Fattoush Salad. Sumac ripens …
Lebanese fellows can be overly social. A typical home in Lebanon gets visited by family and friends several times, every day! If a day passes by and you don’t get visitors, something is wrong. To us here in the US this can be quite excessive because we’re buried in our work and daily errands and …
