Happy Islamic New Year!
January 31, 2006 | Filed Under Islamic New Year, Holidays | Leave a Comment
Photo from: www.islamicvoice.com
I wish you happiness, prosperity, good health and all the best.
For those who celebrate this new year, what do you do? What traditions do you follow?
Paz
New York Monday #11 - Stone Faces of the City
January 30, 2006 | Filed Under New York Monday | 1 Comment
Here are a few stone faces in the city.
Paz
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Happy Chinese New Year!
January 29, 2006 | Filed Under Chinese New Year, Holidays | Leave a Comment
Photo from: www.ifrance.com
The Year of the Dog!I wish those celebrating a prosperous, healthy, and happy New Year!
Best,
Paz
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Weekend Herb Blogging # 17 - Carrots
January 28, 2006 | Filed Under Weekend Herb Blogging | Leave a Comment
I like carrots in salads (oh, so colorful and crunchy!), soups, and I can’t forget cake. Hmmm… I should try to make a carrot cake sometime. I’ve never made that before.
There’s only one thing I don’t like about carrots — carrot juice. Can’t drink it.
Carrots are rich in good stuff for the body like anitoxidants, beta carotene, vitamin A and dietary fiber. And let’s not forget: If you like to build snowmen, they make an excellent nose for the snowman. 
The chicken pieces are covered with pepper, salt and chicken spice of choice. Onions are sauteed in olive oil, then the chicken added. Later, the carrorts, peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, tomato paste and a chicken maggie cube are included. Allow the food to cook till ready. Serve with rice.
You can substitute the chicken with any kind of meat or fish.
Paz
*One can blog about herbs, plants, vegetables, or flowers for Weekend Herb Blogging (WHB). To see the list of other interesting WHB posts, go to Kalyn’s Kitchen, Sunday.
Five Food Challenges for 2006
January 24, 2006 | Filed Under Memes | Leave a Comment
Okay. So, Ed Charles of Tomatom has tagged me for this Five Food Challenges for 2006 meme. Thanks, Ed. Here it goes:
1- I’ve been cooking for a whole year now. I’d like to refine the meals I’ve learned make. Keep getting better at what I cook.
2- I’d like to continue to make different recipes. I’ve recently received new cookbooks on Austrian, French, and Spanish cuisine. I look forward to trying the recipes from these books this year.
3- Bake. I want to learn to bake some really cool stuff, like the things I see on Cindy’s Kitchen, KUIDAORE, Cream Puffs in Venice, and many of the other blogs. Okay, I know I’ve set my goals pretty high for a beginner but I’ve stated before that all the bloggers are inspiring.
4- I’d like to delve into Asian cuisine. Haven’t tried that yet. I would like to make at least one simple yet tasty dish.
5- Continue my quest to make a decent parathas and meat and dessert empanadas.
I tag:
Angelika of The flying Apple (I know the memes are piling up now! Take your time. )
Raquel of Raquel’s Box of Chocolate
Tülin of Domestic Cat
Pat of Up a Creek without a PatL
Magnus of Tummyrumble
Paz
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New York Monday # 10 - More NYC Buildings
January 23, 2006 | Filed Under New York Monday | 1 Comment
More NYC buildings.
Paz
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Delurking Week extended to Delurking Month!
January 22, 2006 | Filed Under De-Lurking Week, Food Blogging Events | Leave a Comment
Sheryl at Paper Napkin created De-Lurking Week, which fell on the second week of January (The year before, it was De-Lurking Day.). Since I only found out about it a few days ago, I obviously missed it. I think it’s an important event, which should last a little longer. So, with Sheryl’s permission, I’m extending the event till the end of the month. Perhaps, next year it will officially be De-Lurking Month. Below are a few buttons that Sheryl and other bloggers made. You can see all the buttons here. Very creative. Thanks, Sheryl! Cool idea!
In case there are any lurkers around, I’d love to hear from you. Come on out and say hello. It won’t be painful at all. I promise.
Paz
Weekend Herb Blogging #16 - Peas
January 22, 2006 | Filed Under Weekend Herb Blogging | Leave a Comment
Peas, peas, peas!
Here are three recipes I recently made containing peas. All good, they definitely add an extra special taste to each meal.
Paz
Matar Masala (Green Peas Masala) from My Dhaba
Beef Caldereta from CJ’s Food and Discovery
*One can blog about herbs, plants, vegetables, or flowers for Weekend Herb Blogging (WHB). To see the list of other interesting WHB posts, go to Kalyn’s Kitchen, Sunday.
A Meme in Fours
January 17, 2006 | Filed Under Memes | Leave a Comment
Como Agua para Chocolate/Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
Cyndi of Cooking with Cyndi has tagged me for this meme.
Four Jobs You’ve Had in Your Life:
- Lawyer
- Investigator
- Baby Sitter
- Mediator
Four Movies You Could Watch Over and Over:
- The Tango Lesson (1997)
- Whale Rider (2002)
- Bossa Nova (2000)
- Como Agua para Chocolate/ Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
Four Places You’ve Lived:
- Russia
- Italy
- Belgium
- Egypt
Four Websites You Visit Daily:
Four Shows You Love to Watch:
- Walker, Texas Ranger reruns
- Law & Order series – Original, SVU, CI
- The Closer
- Avatar: The Last Air Bender
Four of Your Favorite Foods:
- Plantain
- Mangoes
- Rice
- Plantain
Four Albums You Can’t Live without:
- Jorge Aragão – Da Noite Pro Dia
- Terra Nostra Soundtrack
- Djavan (Ao Vivo) – CD 1 & 2
- Johann Strauß (Sohn) – Berühmte Walzer
Four Places You’d Rather Be:
- Italy
- Spain
- Brazil
- Greece
Four People You Tag:
- Pille of Nami Nami
- J of KUIDAORE
- Boo_licious of Masak Masak
- Ruth of Once Upon a Feast
The Seven Meme
January 17, 2006 | Filed Under Memes | Leave a Comment
Agra, India
Ivonne, Jasmine, Darla May, and Chef Michele have tagged me for the Seven meme. Thanks, Ladies! Here it goes:
7 Things To Do Before I Die
- Travel to India, see the Taj Mahal, other places of interest, and enjoy the cuisine.
- Travel to Austria, twirl around the spot where they filmed The Sound of Music and sing ‘The Hills are Alive,’ just like Julie Andrews (perhaps Angelika will sing with me!)
- Make decent parathas, meat and dessert empanadas.
- Sample laska with Stephanie in Singapore and visit the enticing-sounding food stalls.
- Travel to Kay-El, Malaysia and sample some of the delicious foods that Boo_licious blogs about.
- Travel with my friend Nancy to Portugal as we mentioned ages ago.
- Go to a Jorge Aragão concert in Brazil and travel all over the country – Bahia, Manaus, Minas Gerais – and see the sights – Iguassu Falls, Sugar Loaf Mountain, and much more.
7 Things I Cannot Do
- I cannot make decent parathas.
- I cannot make decent meat or dessert empanadas.
- I cannot ice skate.
- I cannot ski.
- I cannot say no to a good meal.
- I cannot say no to a good dessert.
- I cannot be pass up watching An Affair to Remember, Cinema Paradiso, The Big Blue, and Ben Hur.
7 Things That Attract Me To Blogging
- The chance to document my cooking adventures and progress in a different way
- Getting the opportunity to learn about cooking
- Getting the opportunity to learn about different foods
- Getting the opportunity to meet others with similar interest
- Finding lots of wonderful recipes
- Being a part of an amazing online community
- Food bloggers are INSPIRING!
7 Things I Say Most Often
- Time to walk the dogs.
- Thanks!
- Buy me some olive oil.
- Tomorrow is another day.
- Hush!
- Hi!
- Have a good day/evening!
7 Books I Love
- The Bible
- The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith
- The Color of Water – James McBride
- Call of the Wild/White Fang – Jack London
- The Prophet – Kahlil Gibran
- The Memoirs of Cleopatra – Margaret George
- The Stone Boudoir – Theresa Maggio
7 Movies/DVDs I Watch Over & Over Again
- It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
- The Sound of Music (1965)
- The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
- Coming to America (1988)
- Guys & Dolls (1955)
- Amor Bandido (1979)
- Todo Sobre mi Madre/All About My Mother (1999)
7 Tags
- Mona of Mona’s Apple
- Angelika of The flying Apple
- Stephanie of Mana Makan
- Melissa CookingDiva of Cooking Diva
- Meena of Hooked on Heat
- Sailu of Sailu’s Food
- Kel of Green Olive Tree
