Breast Cancer has impacted most of us in some way or the other, making it an urgent health issue in America. Most of us know of someone who has been effected by breast cancer, for me an aunt and my mother in law, as well as my own scare because of swollen lymph nodes. The…
Living in Southern California, you hardly see the seasons change and for the last few years, it seemed like we were going straight from summer to a mild winter with 80 degrees F temperatures on Thanksgiving Day. With the weather being as it is, we hardly get a chance to complement our fall season with…
This month I’m offering up some of my heartiest and most autumn-like recipes for fall to suite various taste buds. I find the fall season to be not just a time for warmth and homely goodness, but it also beckons a sense of elegance in my mind and some of my recipes for the season…
Tonight’s A Fork & A Flick movie is A Walk in the Clouds. You may not think that it is much of a foodie movie, however the film takes place on a fictional Northern California Vineyard, which alone opens up a sundry of possibilities for gastronomy because you may already be aware that Napa and…
Millions of Muslims around the world are gathering to celebrate Eid al-Adha. The festival honors the willingness of Ibrahim – known as Abraham in the Hebrew bible – to sacrifice his son following God’s command. Thus is also the Feast of Sacrifice. This festival also marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Many…
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…
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…