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Expedition To Saudi Arabia: More Than You Realized!

2021-04-01
By: Maggie
On: April 1, 2021
In: Comfort Food, Mediterranean Mysteries

So… You’ve watched a few movies where the hero walks into the tent-palace of a Saudi sheik who serves up a huge feast of roasted meats stacked on mammoth platters of savoury rice, and you think you know all about Saudi Arabian food. Think again! There’s much more to it than that…

Tajin Mashshi - © tasteatlas.com

Expedition to Libya: Ancient, Exotic, Unexpected…

2021-03-26
By: Maggie
On: March 26, 2021
In: Comfort Food, Food Tips, Mediterranean Mysteries

If you look at a traditional map of North Africa, Libya looks pretty desolate: Not many main roads showing and not many major cities. “Well,” you reason. “It is in the middle the Sahara Desert…” And you may not bother to look closer. But it’s an ancient and mysterious land that deserves our attention…

Tagine Stew - © ?

Expedition To Morocco: There’s Nothing Else Like It!

2021-03-24
By: Maggie
On: March 24, 2021
In: Comfort Food, Mediterranean Mysteries

After taking sister Erin’s sage advice and doing a three-parter on the cuisine of Japan, I’ve been bugged to do some others. First on the list is Morocco, whose food traditions are unlike any other on the face of the earth, much less in North Africa. Come away with me and sample the bounty!

Tortellini Bolognaise - Detail - © J. Kenji Lopez-Alt via seriouseats.com

A CNN COVID-19 Diversion: Tucci: Searching for Italy…

2021-01-29
By: Maggie
On: January 29, 2021
In: Chef Secrets, Comfort Food, Mediterranean Mysteries

Many, many TV and movie personalities have made ‘specials’ of one kind or another about Italy; more precisely, about breaking the code that would reveal for the rest of us who aren’t from that romantic land why it’s so unique, and such an icon of romance, history and food. Stanley Tucci is having a go, now…

Painting of Vesuvius' eruption on Pompeii - © c1825

Sunday Musings: Fast Food At Least As Old As Pompeii

2020-12-27
By: Maggie
On: December 27, 2020
In: Comfort Food, Mediterranean Mysteries

Picture it… A beautiful Italian morning in 79 AD (now referred to as ‘CE’, or Current Era) in the city of Pompeii just across the Bay of Naples from the city of that same name. Folks hurrying to work, fisher folk coming in from their early morning routine on the water. Commerce perking along as it always had…

Lab Mouse - © jax.org

COVID-19 Stress Buster? Med Diet May Help Lower Effects

2020-12-03
By: Maggie
On: December 3, 2020
In: Food News, Food Tips, Mediterranean Mysteries

Here’s something we could all use these days: A way to lower the effects of stress on our bodies and minds without elaborate or time consuming rituals, or making major changes in out daily lives. And there’s a major bonus attached that would help improve our overall quality of life…

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