Every year, in the spring, they shut down a few streets downtown here and hold the Festival of the Arts. They have bands playing, admission to the museums is free, there are craft areas, and, most importantly, there are food booths everywhere. My favorite booth is the one hosted by one of the Greek Orthodox churches in town. And the best thing that they…
One of my biggest problems with hummus is that its sooooo boring. There are plenty of perfectly good hummi (hummussess?) at the grocery store but I wanted to make my own and man or man am I happy I did. I found a base recipe that was actually really good in The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook. (Buy it!) And then to spice it up I…
Beef and broccoli just as good as at your local Chinese place. This recipe is based on a recipe I found at dinneratthezoo.com. I simplified it and adapted it to my families tastes. Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds of flank steak sliced thin. (If your grocery store has presliced stir-fry meat that will work as well.) salt and pepper to taste 1/2 tsp ground ginger…
