Chili & Chives

I was stuffed. Talal was stuffed. The pork chop was stuffed. On my drive over to Talal's from BMC, I brainstormed dinner menus. I decided...

While Mommy was in Lebanon, Tina and I decided we want to throw a Surprise Champagne Party for her in honor of her book. We never had the...

To keep the surprise, the plan was 1) buy the groceries on Saturday and hide the champagne, 2) to go to Yasmeen's on Saturday to prepare...

Today, I had my last potluck with the SEI Team. As always, I wanted to make something special. Originally, I wanted to make a creamy...

I woke up and headed downstairs. Daddy asked me to drive him to Starbucks to go buy coffee. It turned out to be a huge trip. I was low on...

Many years ago, mommy and I were home alone for a couple nights. Tina and Daddy were both away. I can't quite remember when or how long...

Mommy had her turn to make something yummy. Now it was my turn. I wanted to make something from my possibilities list, the plum fruit...

I planned a whole day out for Father's Day. We started with Fooul, then went to watch Secret Ocean 3D at the IMAX, cards at the Marriott,...

I woke up on Wednesday after Tropical Storm Bill. It didn't rain. It didn't flood, but hey, who said meteorology was an exact science....

Step 1: Decide you want to make Coq Au Vin. Step 2: Wait a few months to have an open bottle of red wine. Step 3: Buy pancetta,...

Today, I made Makloubeh at home. From what mommy told me, the dish only has eggplant, but I vaguely remember eating the dish at Tante...

For Tina's birthday, I got her a Myabi Offsett Bread Knife. I know I have a minor obsession with knives, but it was Tina's turn. Gift #2...

A Friday at home can be pretty boring. Luckily, Tina kept me company. What can we do... We decided on baking. I looked through some of...

Maybe it's a Suki thing, but when I get going in the kitchen, I tend to spend my whole day there. After the scones and the pizza, we had...

Tina and I had some friends over for a BBQ. We made a punch by blending a watermelon and put it through a sieve to remove the pulp. We...

I spent 2 years with this group of people. We spent hours together; day in and day out. We've cried together. Laughed together. Goofed...

There is one item that was on my Possibilities page before I even had a blog. It was the Silpat. Virtually nothing sticks to it. Cheese,...

After a long day, I just needed to unwind. I got a neon pink mani & pedi. Then, I grabbed a pear soda at Central Market. After sweating...