The Berry Rolls: A Yeast Roll Made with Love

Recipe Updated 11/16/2022 It’s that time of year… My annual making and baking of “The Berry Rolls” is here. No, this roll doesn’t have any fruit berries in them, they are simply traditional southern American yeast rolls named after my grandparents for all of their siblings and descendants. While these rolls are my maternal grandma’sContinue reading “The Berry Rolls: A Yeast Roll Made with Love”

Zanzibar Sesame Flat Bread with Calamari Curry and Coconut Rice

This past Sunday, January 12th, marked Zanzibar’s Revolution Day when in 1964 the Sultan was overthrown following the independence from Britain (1963). Zanzibar (small speck at the end of the arrow) is an island (comprised of small islands) located just off the coast of Tanzania (highlighted in green) in eastern Africa. It’s considered a semi-autonomousContinue reading “Zanzibar Sesame Flat Bread with Calamari Curry and Coconut Rice”

Happy 66 years of freedom Laos!

Can’t ignore Laos… Although Laos celebrated Independence Day from its so-called union with France on July 19 and will celebrate its National Day on December 2, the date it became a democratic republic, the country gained its FULL independence from France on October 22, 1953. This is a time for remembrance; a time to revelContinue reading “Happy 66 years of freedom Laos!”