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…
Category: Thoughts on Food
What the Japanese Get Right About School Lunches
I’ve watched with great interest several different videos about Japanese school lunches over the years and it never ceases to amaze me how organized, efficient…
Living in Turkiye Changed How I Shop & Cook
Self empowerment is defined as an individual being “in control of his or her life and views the trials they face in life in a positive…
Bourdain and Beyond at the New York Times Food Festival
I’m currently watching this…. There are many greats involved in this talk: Kim Severson, National Food Correspondent at the New York Times; Andrew Zimmern of…
Do You Think There’s a Relationship Between Nutrition & Mental Health?
I’ve been fascinated all my adult life by the relationship between food and mental and emotional health. I just never really knew other people were…
A Priceless Education About Where Food Comes From
These little sour plums (I believe they’re called Victoria Plum) are in season now in southern Turkey and I can’t stop eating them. They remind…
Knowing How to Cook is Empowering
This little dish of Pasta with Bechamel Sauce represents the exact reason why cooking for oneself is not only an act of self-care, but also…
Ramadan is an Opportunity in Culinary Diplomacy
My First Fast Was Just an Experiment The first time I fasted in Ramadan I wasn’t a Muslim; I was a curious young woman who…
How Ramadan Brings Us Closer to Those We Love
This post is sponsored by Evite® as part of the Evite® Influencer Program. Everyone I know absolutely loves the month of Ramadan. For those who don’t…
Facebook Live Re-cap: What's Really in Our Food? (Part 2)
I absolutely loved doing the Facebook Live talks about What’s Really in Our Food, although it was a while ago it’s been heavily on my…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
Halal Food is Good for Everyone: A Live Web Chat
I hope you’ll join me for something quite exciting- my first ever web chat, today at 2pm CST on the blog, Muslim Voices. You can go…
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…
5 Reasons to Care Where Your Food Comes From
This article was recently published on the Indiana Public Media’es Earth Eats site. I wanted to be sure that all MHK readers could benefit from this information, especially…
Meals That Unite
Through the wake of numerous natural catastrophes and man-created conflict around the globe, we are reminded that we need the people we love now more…
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…
