Today millions of people around the world have started elaborate celebrations for Chinese New Year 2016. It is not just the Asian countries that are dedicated to festivities and fireworks that create so much smoke that you can hardly see beyond a foot. The Sydney Opera House in Australia was bathed in red light as…
I can’t believe that we are in the last week of January 2016 already. That means Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. You may still have a couple of weeks to plan, but for those of you who want to throw a party or have 30 some Valentine’s to put together for your child…
Happy New Year, everyone! It’s the first day of 2016 and the very first “A Fork and A Flick Friday” for this year. Being New Year’s Day, I want to post about a fun and relatable movie for this special occasion. One that inspires us to make our own New Year’s resolutions and reflect. I…
While shopping for edible holiday gifts this Christmas season, I came across Turkish Delights. It seems that this treat has become a Christmas special ever since The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe presented the sweet meat stemming from the Ottoman Empire as an enchanting treat that Edmund Pevensie could not…
This Christmas Santa will be guided by the light of the full moon. After 38 years we will be bequeathed with a full moon Christmas, which last occurred in 1977. Christmas is already a very special occasion and takes on a bit of an esoteric feel with the final full moon of the year falling…
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping on your nose, Yuletide carols being sung by a choir, And folks dressed up like Eskimos……. Ahh… this 1945 classic by Bob Wells and Mel Tormé is the most sung Christmas song and the most famous recording is by Nat King Cole. The song is full…
The Scotch Egg, originally called Nargisi Kabab or Kofta goes back hundreds of years to the Mogul Empire of India. Although the London department store, Fortnum & Mason, claims to have invented Scotch eggs in 1738, clearly the inspiration came from the Mughlai dish Nargisi Kabab, which the British must have encountered as they claimed…
It’s the last night of Hanukkah and I had promised last week to provide a variation in doughnut recipes which is a bit easier and chocolatier. I think Old Fashioned Chocolate Doughnut Cakes are simply divine in the winter time to enjoy fresh out of the oven with hot chocolate or a cup of warm…