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Question: Do you believe that spices can save you from the debilitating Alzheimer’s disease? I happen to concur the notion that it does!!!!
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Granted, soup is a pretty easy dish to make. C’mon nobody can mess it up and at the end of a very [...]

Greetings!
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My heart and prayers go out to the Haitian people. Thank you to all that donated their tents and canopies for this noble cause. Let us do it again!
Cheeca lodge & Spa, Islamorada en route to the  Florida Keys    ……where paradise is not really lost, just hidden well!

Travel diary December, 2009.
Whether you are [...]

Old blog www.giddygastronome.blogspot.com
Hello!
I trust that everyone had a fantastic New year’s eve! We were in Florida for two and a half weeks, including New Year’s Day, just hanging out with family and friends! I am always so very busy baking cookies, making homemade sausage and soaps right up to the very day we have to [...]

Old blog www.giddygastronome.blogspot.com
Season’s Greetings, I hope the holiday season are going well for you’ll so far! I am committed to sharing only the most delicious and satisfying eats with you, so forgive me if I do not post my recipes too often.  I hope I can tempt you in making this recipe, a  part [...]

Greetings!
(old blog www.giddygastronome.blogspot.com)
Gourmet pizza “dumplings/buns”
This is another recipe that will be featured in my upcoming book!

Is  there anything more scrumptious than a homemade crispy crust with  a slightly piquant fruity tomato sauce pizza? These pizza  “dumplings” turned out just the way I wanted them to and the healthy return of  smiles and hugs were all [...]

Greetings!
(old blog www.giddygastronome.blogspot.com)
After much provocative dancing with my newly found South African friends to the beat of  Shakirah’s ” hips don’t lie”, we sat down to dinner….
“Como se llama, bonita, mi casa, su casa
N a z a r i n a , N a z a r i n a ( just kidding I meant [...]

Greetings!
(old blog www.giddygastronome.blogspot.com)
How to make food look  spectacular  by using simple garnishes and a sense of whimsy!
There is nothing more haunting than the collapse of a souffle, bread not proofing or just any possibility of a culinary masterpiece going terribly wrong at a very inopportune time! Believe me it happens to the best of us [...]

Hi everyone!
( old blog www.giddygastronome.blogspot.com)
I would like to take this opportunity to wish my family and friends here and more  importantly abroad, a very happy and Blessed Eid Mubarak, be it on Sunday or Monday! It is during this time that I especially miss my Mom and Grandmother who made this momentous occasion so very [...]

Las Vegas travel diary
(…old blog  www.giddygastronome.blogspot.com)

I was in dire need of a  vacation after the last of my house guests in late August but  knew that this would not be possible since Ramadan(Fasting) was fast approaching. It was then that  E told me that I had to support him by going  with him  to the [...]

Greetings!
Entertaining guests
I  have been busy  entertaining house guests on and off  for the past three and a half months. I have had visitors from oversees and from other states within the U. S. and I am expecting more during August. I do this job really well because I am a  people person but sooner than [...]

Welcome to my new home! I am still trying to update this site so please bear with me!  I need to bring all of you, my followers,  as well!  In the meanwhile, please enjoy this post.
Happy Father’s day to all the papas out there!  May your day be filled with barbecues, stretching out on the [...]

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Hi everyone!
( old blog www.giddygastronome.blogspot.com)
I would like to take this opportunity to wish my family and friends here and more  importantly abroad, a very happy and Blessed Eid Mubarak, be it on Sunday or Monday! It is during this time that I especially miss my Mom and Grandmother who made this momentous occasion so very [...]

Old blog www.giddygastronome.blogspot.com
Season’s Greetings, I hope the holiday season are going well for you’ll so far! I am committed to sharing only the most delicious and satisfying eats with you, so forgive me if I do not post my recipes too often.  I hope I can tempt you in making this recipe, a  part [...]

Old blog www.giddygastronome.blogspot.com
Hello!
I trust that everyone had a fantastic New year’s eve! We were in Florida for two and a half weeks, including New Year’s Day, just hanging out with family and friends! I am always so very busy baking cookies, making homemade sausage and soaps right up to the very day we have to [...]

Share and Enjoy:
These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

Greetings!
Entertaining guests
I  have been busy  entertaining house guests on and off  for the past three and a half months. I have had visitors from oversees and from other states within the U. S. and I am expecting more during August. I do this job really well because I am a  people person but sooner than [...]

Las Vegas travel diary
(…old blog  www.giddygastronome.blogspot.com)

I was in dire need of a  vacation after the last of my house guests in late August but  knew that this would not be possible since Ramadan(Fasting) was fast approaching. It was then that  E told me that I had to support him by going  with him  to the [...]

Greetings!
(old blog www.giddygastronome.blogspot.com)
How to make food look  spectacular  by using simple garnishes and a sense of whimsy!
There is nothing more haunting than the collapse of a souffle, bread not proofing or just any possibility of a culinary masterpiece going terribly wrong at a very inopportune time! Believe me it happens to the best of us [...]

Greetings!
(old blog www.giddygastronome.blogspot.com)
After much provocative dancing with my newly found South African friends to the beat of  Shakirah’s ” hips don’t lie”, we sat down to dinner….
“Como se llama, bonita, mi casa, su casa
N a z a r i n a , N a z a r i n a ( just kidding I meant [...]

Greetings!
(old blog www.giddygastronome.blogspot.com)
Gourmet pizza “dumplings/buns”
This is another recipe that will be featured in my upcoming book!

Is  there anything more scrumptious than a homemade crispy crust with  a slightly piquant fruity tomato sauce pizza? These pizza  “dumplings” turned out just the way I wanted them to and the healthy return of  smiles and hugs were all [...]

Old blog www.giddygastronome.blogspot.com
Season’s Greetings, I hope the holiday season are going well for you’ll so far! I am committed to sharing only the most delicious and satisfying eats with you, so forgive me if I do not post my recipes too often.  I hope I can tempt you in making this recipe, a  part [...]

Greetings!
old blog www.giddygastronome.blogspot.com

My heart and prayers go out to the Haitian people. Thank you to all that donated their tents and canopies for this noble cause. Let us do it again!
Cheeca lodge & Spa, Islamorada en route to the  Florida Keys    ……where paradise is not really lost, just hidden well!

Travel diary December, 2009.
Whether you are [...]

Click on the tab above “HOME” to see latest recipes!
Question: Do you believe that spices can save you from the debilitating Alzheimer’s disease? I happen to concur the notion that it does!!!!
Old blog (www.giddygastronome.blogspot.com)
Granted, soup is a pretty easy dish to make. C’mon nobody can mess it up and at the end of a very [...]

Welcome to my new home! I am still trying to update this site so please bear with me!  I need to bring all of you, my followers,  as well!  In the meanwhile, please enjoy this post.
Happy Father’s day to all the papas out there!  May your day be filled with barbecues, stretching out on the [...]