Chili & Chives

It was Round 2 of HRW for Talal and I. We went to Rainbow Lodge. It's known for gamey meats. The three-course meals had a variety of game...

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...

Today's menu consisted of the usual Lebanese brunch: Kishik, Balila, Eggs with Awerma, Olives, Jams, Labneh, Feta with Zaatar, tomatoes,...

Yasmeen recommended Lick Honest Ice Creams to me in San Antonio. After our filling burger-brunch at Boiler House, we said goodbye to...

After a long, exhausting day at Sea World, Talal and I showered and walked (ran) over to the River Taxi. As Daddy had recommended, we...

The menu for our dinner with Rima and her niece Cindy was... A beautiful beef tenderloin with portobello mushrooms - marinated in...

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...

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 Talal's birthday, the dinner options were Aka's All-Day Happy Hour or Pappasito's. Since we were feeling sushi, but Aka didn't take...

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...

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...

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...

I woke up at 4:30am on Sunday to take the boys up to La Grange for Day 2 of the BP MS150. While I was waiting at the hotel in Austin, I...