“Ingredients” Documentary
Being the documentary lover I am, when I heard about this recent one about what’s really in our food, as well as the high cost…
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Earth Day and Reflections on “The Cove” Documentary
April 22 is designated as Earth Day. We know as Muslims that every day should be dedicated to serving Allah (swt) by doing right by the…
My Interview with Eugenia Bone about the Fantastic Fungi Community Cookbook
I had a fantastic interview live on my Facebook page with the brilliant food and nature writer Eugenia Bone who edited and contributed recipes and ess…
5 Things You Can Do on the Holidays When Everyone Else is Celebrating
Much of the world has been celebrating Christmas season since the beginning of December, but the really special days for those who celebrate are Christmas…
Is There a Link Between Sugar & Disease?
I found a pretty remarkable video online that I think really articulates a lot of what I’ve been wanting to share for a very long…
Cookbook Review: The Gaza Kitchen
I have a pretty large collection of cookbooks, as you might imagine being the case since food writing, blogging and cooking are all an integral…
Food Insecurity in America: A Place at the Table
Perhaps one of the reasons many people are regaining interest in gardening today is due to the conscious or subconscious fear of food insecurity. We…
Four of My Favorite Gardening Shows on YouTube
During the whole “Chiberia” we had throughout the winter, we watched A LOT of tv. Okay, a lot of YouTube. After watching every movie and…
Is it Possible to Reverse Diabetes without Prescription Medication?
I’m a huge fan of learning as much as possible about doing things naturally. Some would say that it’s simply not possibly to reverse serious…
Poached Eggs & Salmon Over Vegetables & Greens
Last Saturday night, I watched a great documentary on how to reverse diabetes by going on a raw foods and vegan diet. I’m not a…
Honey as an Endangered Food Source
I wrote an extensive article about how important and endangered our honeybees and our honey is to us both historically as well as in today’s…
Cooking with Sadaf Syed of iCOVER: A Day in the Life of a Muslim-American COVERed Girl
I recently had the great pleasure of meeting with the very lovely, down-to-earth and talented young photographer, Sadaf Syed, a Chicago-based woman who literally wrote…
Talking Iftar On the Kojo Nnamdi Show, American University Radio
Last week was an incredibly busy and productive week, alhamdullilah. For starters, I saw the very impressive food documentary, Fresh, which I plan to review here soon.…
My Interview with Jules Dervaes of The Path to Freedom: The Modern Urban Homestead
Many of you who follow this blog or actively participate on the MHK Facebook Page probably remember my several mentions of the Dervaes Family, the nearly self-sufficient…
My Cactus Plant is Flowering! And I Don’t Live in the Desert…
I’m not only amazed by the fact that my cactus is growing and thriving here in the Midwest, but now it’s flowering! This is…
Food, Inc.
Today, people are more concerned than ever about the source of our global food supply. With recent scares of salmonella, bird flu and the swine flu we are…
