Food, recipes and history

I hope to inspire with recipes and commentary about food, place and history.

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A home of their own, zeit and za’atar

I was gifted a beautiful hand-painted ceramic zeit and za’atar dish this past Christmas, crafted in a woman-run artisanal workshop in Nablus, it feels very special on many fronts. It serves as a side by side home for olive oil (zeit) and a herb blend (za’atar). The adjoining bowls house a natural pairing of olive…

Lakshmi travels well

“Certain emotions bridge the years and link unlikely places.” V S Naipaul, Trinidadian writer I started writing this blog, inspired by Diwali and the food and warm feeling I associate with it. Although it is a Hindu Festival, it is not the religious aspect in particular that I feel connected to, rather it is a…

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