Rugelach have been with me since childhood. When we visited my grandmother in New York it was always the treat she always seemed to have around. Sometimes they would be apricot filled, chocolate, or strawberry but always rugelach. While Rugelach have become much more common now, even available in my southern small town bakery, the sense of childhood, family and New York is strong whenever I have them. So when I thought...
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Week 2 - Umm Ali - Egypt
From one of our most ancient civilizations comes our dessert for today, Umm Ali. Umm Ali ( or Om Ali, Um Ali) meaning Ali's Mother is a traditional Egyptian dessert. While I've seen several different tales as to how it came by that name, the most common is the story about the Sultan's wife (Ali's mother) who was murdered because of the jealously & plotting of sultans second wife ( or was she Ali's mother? Ive seen it both ways),
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Introduction to the Tastebud Traveler
Introducing The Tastebud Traveler
Hi all! I'm Jenessa from Lexington, Virginia, USA. It's a quiet mountain town with an interesting mix of culture, architecture, agriculture and civil war history. I live there with with my ever-tolerant-of-my-whims husband, our (constantly on a diet) French Bulldog, Carlie and our two cats, Wall-e (a mouthy needy wonderful Bengal) and Fiona (a less that brilliant beauty of a Long-Haired Persian - unfortunately not helping the stereotype).
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