Do you have a green thumb? Not sure? No worries at all if you don’t. Research shows that all humans are attracted to plants with or without gardening powers. Well,... Continue Reading

Ethiopian Summer Experiment 7 Coping with Summer Heat   Summer has arrived in Texas, and the heat is not conducive to ambition in the kitchen.  The day may begin in... Continue Reading

Ethiopian Summer Experiment 6 Weekend Cookery: Learning to Trust Myself  Last Saturday, fresh from our successful field trip to Habesha the night before, I got to work on a new... Continue Reading

Ethiopian Summer Experiment 5 Friday Night Field Trip (with postscript: The Revenge of the Inedible Fish) Last Friday night, Charlie and I ventured out to a delightful dinner at Habesha... Continue Reading

Ethiopian Summer Experiment-4 Saturday Night Supper: A Hit and a Miss For our Saturday night dinner I planned a two-course meal; a main dish of fish tibs with fasoulia on... Continue Reading

Ethiopian Summer Experiment-3 Saturday Accidental Delight Today I had planned to try my hand at a tempting yeshiro (chickpea wat), but it was not to be.   I had gone grocery... Continue Reading

Sunday Night Supper-  Doro Wat (Spicy Chicken Stew) The Ethiopian word “wat” means “stew,” and usually a spicy one.   Wats can be made from beef, lamb, poultry, chickpeas, zucchini; you... Continue Reading

My First Guest Blogger Dr. Susan Gunn! Introduction: May 28, 2017 This is the first of what I hope will be a series of blog posts on my summer experiment... Continue Reading