Category Archives: Appetizers/Mezes

Right before I came to the U.S., I made a copy of every single page of my mom’s recipe book, made a table of contents and put it in my bag. Although there are many redundant recipes in it (there are only so many cake recipes I can try with similar ratios and ingredients!), I… Read On

Time seems to pass by really quickly lately. We are almost mid-way through October and my second Secret Recipe Club reveal is here! The Secret Recipe Club, started by Amanda, assigns a blogger’s site to everyone  in the group. We pick one of their recipes to make and post on our site on the reveal… Read On

When things get busy, and one thing goes wrong, the other things waiting to happen say “Hey it is perfect timing, let me get out of here and make life more miserable for her”.  This condition is known as Murphy’s Law, or “bad things come in triples” or “when life hands you lemons”. Whatever it… Read On

I remember my first trip to a grocery store in the US: amazed with the variety and very confused about the size of the products…  I have to say it was a very memorable experience for me. I always like going to the grocery stores that I am not familiar with, especially in different countries…. Read On

The heat wave has finally hit the South! We enjoyed the spring as long (or short) as it lasted. Now it is the time where I can actually feel my skin crumbling if I stay under the sun more than 15 minutes! When I was a kid, I used to spend all day out on… Read On