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Garlic is divine. Few food items can taste so many distinct ways, handled correctly. Misuse of garlic is a crime…Please, … More

Pieces and Fragments, Fragments and Pieces

Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky. ~Fran Lebowitz I received an … More

Lately Z has been obsessed with tangerines. She’ll demand that she wants one, and when I open it a little, … More

Step 1: Go to Atlanta Food Truck. There, eat the loaded fries with lamb masala at Masala Fresh. Make sure … More

My body is like breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I don’t think about it. I just have it. ~ Arnold Schwarzenegger. … More

The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell. – Zora Neale Hurston. … More

• Location: Islamic Community Center of Atlanta, Fayetteville, USA During the Maghrib prayer, these two children of different origin took … More

It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato – Lewis Grizzard. Stuffed … More

“He who plants a coconut tree plants food and drink, vessels and clothing, a home for himself and a heritage … More

“Friends are like cupcakes in my pantry of memories.” – Anonymous. I think this was strawberry lemonade. Velvetty … More

“Is Z big enough for baking yet?”- asked my cousin to another cousin. “Yes!” she replied. Baking? Z?! Z and … More

Once you get a spice in your home, you have it forever. Women never throw out spices. The Egyptians were … More

“Most of the shapes of pasta have been around for a long, long time.” – John Chiakulas Cooking Credit: My … More

“Each spice has a special day to it. For turmeric it is Sunday, when light drips fat and butter-colored into … More

My mother-in-law makes the most amazing food. On my last trip to West Virginia, I made sure to observe what … More