Pakistani-American Shadab Zeest Hashmi’s Poetry of Food Memories
Last weekend I interviewed my dear friend and poet, Shadab Zeest Hashmi, at her home in Southern California. We first met at an event in…
Last weekend I interviewed my dear friend and poet, Shadab Zeest Hashmi, at her home in Southern California. We first met at an event in…
If you’ve ever taken one whiff of a fresh rosemary leaf, you won’t have forgotten the purely ephemeral aroma, the seemingly medicinal aroma that lasts…
Yesterday I interviewed Abudllah Naki of The Blessed Seed company about his experience and efforts to bring high quality black seed oil and black seed…
I don’t know about you, but I’ve had some serious bouts of anxiety listening to all the bad news about the covid-19 pandemic our world…
I made this video during the last few months I was in my house in Chicago. It was long before I accepted that I would…
The first time I traveled to southern Turkiye (specifically Fethiye), I was completely and utterly taken in by how perfectly the botanics, the landscape and…
Every winter I try to continue my obsession with indoor gardening. It usually happens after I get antsy with the realization that I can’t put…
It’s this time of year when I appreciate home and hearth the most. While I may not have a fireplace (although I’d absolutely love one),…
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…
We had an amazing couple of months here with the fabulously smart Dr. Madiha Saeed, a Chicago area MD who just finished the book, The…