Chocolate 101
Last year I had the great pleasure of meeting Chicago-based chocolatier, Uzma Sharif, and tasting her truly exotic and unique chocolates. She describes herself as “carrying on…
Last year I had the great pleasure of meeting Chicago-based chocolatier, Uzma Sharif, and tasting her truly exotic and unique chocolates. She describes herself as “carrying on…
tIt’s no secret that many people are suffering right now as a result of unemployment, rising costs of food and just about everything else. We’re…
Our latest guest post is by Nadia Hubbi, Founder & CEO of Sweet Pillar & Co. Her chocolate-covered dates captured me so much that I…
Many of you already know that recently I’ve moved within Chicago but still across town and with enough stuff to require a truck much larger…
I was never a fan of frozen food as a kid. I could always tell if something came from a box because the taste was…
I recently heard that it was possible to make microwaved popcorn without buying bags of pre-seasoned, ready-to-pop-into-the-microwave popcorn in a bag. It sounded so much healthier to…
I can’t think of a more perfect fast food dish that’s homemade and healthy. Roasted vegetables warm up the house in the winter while warming…
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…
While a health movement has swept the nation, inspiring people to eat organic products and cook with “pure” ingredients, high quality food is still extremely…
When we look through recipes online or in magazines, what really prompts us to go out of our way to make a list and head out…
If there’s ever one recipe that will help create even more recipes, it’s those for roasted vegetables. I absolutely love to fire up the oven…
I don’t normally set out to by lamb chops, but instead I wait for the Qurbani meat to come when there are so many included…
Muslims all over the world will soon be celebrating the ‘Eid ul Adha, or the celebration of sacrifice, commemorating the completion of the Hajj, or…
Whether you’re planning an ‘Eid celebration at home or bringing a dish to your host, you’ll want some recipe ideas for appetizers that are easy…
The annual pilgrimage to Mecca, or the Hajj, is a once-in-a-lifetime obligation for the Muslim who is able to fulfill it (regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, social…
Let’s face it- we’re all busy. We want to eat healthy and watch the ingredients in our food products for safety and for their halal…
I didn’t intentionally set out to make pink pasta; it just happened as a result of my love affair with seasonal produce like swiss chard…
I just published a post about where raw milk comes from and what I went throug to get myself to the point of actually joining a CSA (Community…
By now, most of my family, friends and fellow comrades on Facebook and Twitter know my stance on raw milk. In short, I fully support…
French green beans are one of my favorite side dishes. They’re light, go well with most foods and make me feel content that I’m getting…