Category: Travel
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Mother’s Day!
NOTE: Mother’s Day in the Middle East is celebrated March 21st. This Mother’s Day tradition began in Eygpt where mothers are recognized on the day of the spring equinox acknowledging the nurturing characteristic of mothers. Whether in the Middle East celebrating on March 21st or participating in festiviities May 12th, Mother’s Day is a day Read more
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Passover
4/22/24 – 4/30/24 Whoever is hungry, let him come and eat; whoever is in need let him come and celebrate Passover. kindnessd.org Passover acknowledges the liberation of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. Passover is considered a time for reflection and gratitude including remembering the poverty and hardship of their ancestors. Passover encourages assistance Read more
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Batch Chocolate – Wonders – Camel Milk, Costa Rica, & Brooklyn, NY
https://barandcocoa.com/collections/al-nassma Al Nassma, Dubai, UAE – producers of the first and finest camel milk chocolate. Al Nassma (the gentle breeze rolling in from the desert. Bar and Cocoa) started the camel milk chocolate factory around 2007/2008. Camel Milk with low fat and higher salt content along with chocolate beans from Tanzania and vanilla beans from Read more
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Granola, Preserves, Salsa, and much more…
https://www.spoon.com American Spoon located in Michigan has been making jam/preserves since 1982. Read more
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ZABAR’S
Zabar’s opened in 1934 and expanded their New York City business over the following decades. A gourmet emporium specializing in smoked fish, caviar, coffee, cheese, kitchen goods & housewares. Select Zabar’s items above Soft Bake Cookie Assortment, Our Bundle of Love, and Nut Raisin Treat Box. Read about the history of Zabar’s. Read more
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Miniature Keukenhof?
A Comparison! Read more
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Eid Al Fitr
Cactus Festively Decorated possibly for the Eid Celebration?! Eid Mubarak!! Highlight: Recipe Chocolate Date Torte by Sarah al-Hamad, Aramco World January February 2022 Serves 8-10 Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C (345 degrees F). Grease and line a 22-centimeter (9 inch) springform pan. Lightly whisk the egg yolks with vanilla extract in a small Read more
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Purim
Starting sundown 3/23/24 – 3/24/24 Purim is a lively Jewish holiday full of costumes, pageants, and as mentioned in an earlier post cookies called “Hamantaschen”. This holiday revolves around a story of an interfaith marriage. The heroine Esther of this interfaith marriage uncovers a plot and causes the down fall of the villain – Haman. Read more
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Hamantaschen…
Purim 3/23/24 Purim begins at sundown on 3/23/24 and involves cookies called “Hamantaschen”. The villain in the story told during Purim is Haman and taschen translated is pouches or pockets. So the cookies refer to Haman’s pockets. Read more
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Ramadan
Most of the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims observe the holy month of Ramadan each year. Ramadan is the most important month on the Islamic calendar. It’s the month in which the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. During Ramadan, Muslims around the world fast from sunrise to sunset. Also, Ramadan Read more