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SUMMER 2020 – What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been!

Dating and Summer Go Together! (UPDATE: End of Summer 2020) Summer has always been when younger folks frolic in the sun and water, picnic and hang with all of their friends, but dating during COVID-19 has become a very Victorian affair. Are dates mostly now about “conversations” rather than going and doing activities face to […]

SHAKSHOUKA Israeli / Ancient Middle Eastern Cuisine

SHAKSHOUKA ! ! ! On a recent morning we cooked Shakshouka (the Israeli and quintessential ancient meal of middle-eastern cuisine: Yemeni, Libyan, Tunisian, Algerian, Moroccan, Egyptian, Saudi, and Levantine). It is a tomato, onion, garlic, paprika, tomato paste and hot pepper paste breakfast dish (when made with eggs) and it is traditionally cooked in a […]

Chicken Vendange: A Savory, Spicy, Warm Chicken & Cold Sweet Pear Combo

Domestic Fowl – “Chicken Vendange” – A mid-century, 1955, recipe. Eating it is like venturing back in time and space. Tonight you should cook “Chicken Vendange” (chicken served with chilled fresh fruit).   RECIPE: Cook the four (bone-in, skin-on) chicken thighs on top of the stove in a high walled skillet./ First sprinkled with paprika […]