Hummus is all the rage. Even the price of chick peas is rising because of the increased demand for everything hummus. A recent WallStreet Journal article revealed the economics of the growing demand for hummus and mediterranean food in the United States. After literally hundreds of batches of hummus, I have found two secrets that ...
Mrs. Ruth Wakefield in 1930 accidentally discovered the now ubiquitous chocolate chip cookie. Like so many recipes that have evolved around the world, the story goes that Mrs. Wakefield was making a butter cookie and was given a chocolate bar from Andrew Nestle and broke the chocolate up in the cookie. The combination delighted her ...
We recently returned from Vietnam. It is hard not to smile thinking of the bright colored vegetables and sweet fruits that seemed to be at every corner. This was our third visit to Vietnam and although there were many changes, especially economically, the growth and attraction of Vietnam is obvious. Food is clearly at the ...
Still thinking about Vietnam and discovering cinnamon trees along the road. The evergreen Saigon Cinnamon tree was lining the two-lane road we traveled to head toward the Ho Chi Minh trail. The forests seemed enchanted when I was made aware that the cinnamon trees were truly the trees where we get high quality cinnamon from. ...