One of the memorable successes of my Eid menu (and yes I am still talking about Eid ul Fitr, although in the intervening period since…there has already been another Eid, Eid ul Adha) is finally making my own za’atar. Za’atar (zahtar, Arabic ????)* is a Middle Eastern spice mix, that like any other spice “mix” [...]
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Sawine Rules (Eid Recipe)
September 29, 2009 – 2:47 pm
My mother has Sawine Rules. They are not very many, but she is very firm about them. Other people don’t follow these rules and their sawine is doomed. Doomed? you ask. Yes, doomed. Destined to spoil quickly, for the milk to “split” or sour, for it to be too gloopy to be Trini sawine, but [...]
It’s ‘Id ul Fitr!
September 19, 2009 – 11:43 pm
Eid Mubarak everyone! Ramadan has come to an end, and at least I caught the beginning and the end on the blog Never fear though, I was at least trying to fulfil the requirements of the month, fasting, prayers etc…not a whole lot of focus on food (that’s what happens when you balance [...]
Ramadan Mubarak! And an Interview
August 22, 2009 – 10:46 pm
I have just completed the first fast of Ramadan this year. I had my worries about focusing properly on this month, and trying to maximise the benefits so that it’s not just about avoiding food and drink for the day. But apparently having Ramadan starting Friday night is a good thing – I have all [...]
Let’s talk BBQ
August 18, 2009 – 3:39 pm
Whether you like to spell it Barbecue, Barbeque, BBQ, Bar-B-Q or Bar-B-Que, this is apparently the time for dealing with fire and coals and grills. For our more northern neighbours in the hemisphere, it’s because of that season called summer. For us in the tropics, where we don’t get too much variation in our temperatures, [...]
Chocolate = Happiness
January 19, 2009 – 4:52 pm
Originally uploaded by Chennette
Even 3 year olds know this.
Niece #1: “Mummy, can I get some chocolate”
Sister-the-elder: “No, it’s too late. If you’re hungry you can have some bread or some food.”
Niece #1: “Mummy I will be happy if you give me chocolate, I am not happy now.”
Good thing she never watched The Incredible Hulk, or [...]
Hajj Photos in progress
January 5, 2009 – 3:39 pm
Slowly but surely we’re going through the photos we managed to take during the Hajj. Except for the food ones. During the actual days of Hajj we weren’t really focusing on taking pictures of ourselves or other people, or sneaking cameras into the Masjid-al-Haram. It just didn’t seem to be right to pay attention to [...]
Of Pilgrimage, Hujaaj and Luggage
January 2, 2009 – 3:29 pm
First View of the Kaabah
Originally uploaded by Chennette
The family returned from the Hajj on the 29th of December 2008. Last year That was on Monday and today is Friday. But we arrived with the usual Hajji cough, cold, flu, allergies, tiredness from 3 days of travel, good cheer from the completion of the [...]
The Hajj
November 29, 2008 – 11:56 pm
As previously advised, Lilandra and Chennette are performing the Hajj, one of the five obligatory pillars of Islam. We’ll be gone until the end of December, without internet access. So…no blogging
I won’t be able to moderate comments during the period, but don’t really want spam running wild on the blog for the month, [...]
Eating from the yard
November 10, 2008 – 12:16 am
The global food crisis seems to have only come to global consciousness about a year ago, and particularly in the Caribbean when our leaders convened a special summit on rising food prices late last year. Cost and availability of food has been an issue for far longer than that for many people and too many [...]
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