Way before they get their own mobiles or devices, kids are awestruck, lost for words, filled with wonder whenever they get near a mobile or an ipad…The first moment we put it in front of their eyes, we lose them…for…
Spinach with Hummus à la Wafaa
Ingredients for 4 persons (Spinach with Hummus ) 3 bunches spinach or 3 frozen spinach packs 2 tbsps. lemon juice 2 crushed garlic 1 sliced, grilled onion 1 chopped bunch of coriander 1 tbsp. soy sauce 2 tbsps.olive oil 4…
Tarte à l’oignon, Onion tart
Ingredients for 4 persons (Onion tart) 2 tbs. vegetable oil 2 tbs. butter 4 medium onions, cut in half and very thinly sliced A sprinkling of granulated sugar 1-1/2 cups fresh cream A pinch nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, white pepper Grated Gruyère…
How many minutes do you stay in front of your closet every single day?!!!!
5? 10? 20? Too much time anyway! You love to hate your CLOSET. If you could, some days, you’d like to grab all your clothes and throw them in the garbage and… not the recycled one! More like the incinerator…
How do you know if there is an elephant in the room?
If you are with your spouse, wife, partner, family, friend(s), colleagues at work… • Tense and loaded silence.• Meaningless chitchat mutate into a passionate trivial discussion.• Shouting on your kid just because he asked for something.• Loud noises in the…
The Coffee shop syndrome: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly/ Coffee addicts, Show-off slouches, or Advertising mob?
Meet the couch potatoes who slouch back on comfortable seats knowing they’ll be there for hours. From the way they ask for their beverage in a bored I’m- your- everyday- customer- you- should- know- me- by- now to the panoramic…
Discovering Yoga / The cornelian dilemma
When we are still in our twenties, we embrace yoga because of our beliefs, philosophy, perception, culture etc… or because we want to try a new trend, our BFF (best friend forever) assured us that it’s the “It” thing to…
The Love/Hate relationship between women and…the Sun
Why are we so bent on capturing every ray of sunlight every second of the day till after sundown? Does young rhyme with Dumb and Dumber? Is becoming almost black- bronzed a sacred goal of youth? Despite all health warnings,…
Roasted chicken with potatoes
Ingredients for 4 persons (Roasted chicken with potatoes) 1 chicken or 6 pieces of chicken breasts 6 big potatoes 4 big onions 4 tbsps. butter or vegetable oil, canola oil 1 tbsp. pressed lemon Salt, pepper Directions Put the chicken…
Middle age and compromise- The GREY area (literally)
It’s always on your birthday that you become philosophical You’ve got a full day to face your mortality, sins, handicaps, shortcomings, and failures…. All in a negative way! Why? Because it’s one of those rare days when you’re not running forward,…