LA SUPER SUPÉRETTE The Food Club – En foodies madblog med meninger og måltider HILDA GRAHNAT Tony Tahhan » Olive Juice I used to love exploring Aleppo by cab. Occasionally I’ll catch myself daydreaming about these simple, ordinary memories: leaning forward from the sidewalk of a bustling street; hailing a cab in the ancient city. The experience made me feel like a local, like a halabi. As I waited for a cab to pull over, I would practice how to pronounce the name of the street or destination where I wanted to go. “A’al jama’a, low samahet,” I repeated softly, placing extra emphasis on the a’a sound — to the university, please. The a’a sound in Arabic, produced by the letter aeyn (ع), is the most difficult for me, as a non-native speaker, to pronounce. I miss these small yellow cabs (even with all their honking) In Aleppo, if you’re male, you’re expected to ride in the passenger seat alongside the driver. Once I sat in the passenger seat, a few utterances of my soft-spoken Arabic were usually enough to cause intrigue. Cab rides provided great opportunities for cultural exchange. mise en place thick slices
Welcome to Eat Live Run | Recipes from a Young Lawyer Blondie Layer Cake with White Chocolate Icing Caitlin celebrated her birthday last week. And in preparation of the big day, I scanned my collection of recipes and cookbooks, searching for the perfect layer cake. Last year I made her the pumpkin crepe cake. The year before that, the butternut squash layer cake. This year, I decided, it was time to stray from the harvest theme. Aloo Gobhi Masala The other day, when I was in the gym, I was flipping through the channels, searching for something to hold my attention while on the treadmill. As Indiana trekked through the jungles on his elephant, I immediately recognized this movie as the second installment in the series, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Owing to my young age, Continue reading Weeknight Spaghetti with Roasted Butternut Squash This meal answers that important, incessant, weekday question. Once we’re back upstairs, the question rears its head. Chocolate Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies New Mexican Posole: Part II
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