The world has been closely watching Chile, since it was hit by a major earthquake last Wednesday. It all occurred simply too close to their Independence Day celebration. Chile celebrates 205 years of independence from Spain this Friday, September 18th. Falling on the weekend it was expected to be a jubilant festival. Fiestas Patrias or…
I haven’ shared much about Hindu festivals here yet. However, when I encounter something of significance that is food related, it is always worth sharing. As you know, most everything I write about here always ties back to food in some way or the other. I don’t know how I missed the colorful Hindu religion…
Interestingly, Chile had been on my mind in the last week as a trip to Patagonia and Easter Island has always been on my bucket list and we are just a few days away from Chile’s Independence Day. It is unfortunate that the thoughts in the back of my mind evolved into current thoughts about Chile…
Biblically speaking the Holiday of Rosh Hashanah is just one day, which is the first day of the seventh month (Tishrei). The reason Rosh Hashanah is celebrated as two days everywhere in Israel and even outside Israel, is because biblically the first day of the month is to be determined by the Rabbinical court in…
Today is the first of the two day Jewish celebration, Rosh Hashanah. The name means “Head of the Year” and is observed for two days beginning on 1 Tishrei, the first day of the Jewish year. The Jewish New Year is the first of the holy days which occurs in autumn in the Northern hemisphere.…
In my last post we were discussing how shrimp and cholesterol is good for the brain. I wanted to elaborate on this a bit more. While your brain represents about 2-3% of your total body weight, 25% of the cholesterol in your body is found in your brain, where it plays important roles in such…
This last weekend, with it being the Labor Day long weekend, we had a lot of B-B-Q. Although we had plenty of quality steaks, I’m going to share with you a fun and easy grilled shrimp recipe. Did you know that studies have shown eating shrimp actually lowers bad LDL cholesterol, raises good HDL cholesterol…
It’s time for A Fork & A Flick Friday again – the first Friday of the month, when we feature a movie and a complimenting dish. This particular first Friday of the month is also the start of Labor Day weekend. It’s the first indicator of the end of summer and culmination of vacations, but…