Falafel

 

“When are we going to Johnny’s?” asked both of my sons simultaneously before we even put down our luggage. “Aren't you tired?” my better half asked “not really” the older one said while yawning, “and if we don’t go now it will be closed and we won’t make it” he added.

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Cheesy Bites

 

When a phone call from my better half starts with "I know it's kind of last minute,” we both know what comes next. “What is it this time?” I asked, “it’s a meeting at work.” “When?” I asked, ״ this evening”, came the answer in a soft voice after not so short pause. “This evening? As in a few hours?”

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Olives Cheese & Sumac Breadsticks

 

"Smells so good” said my better half as she got home after a long day at work. “I see you got back to use the present we bought you”.  When we moved to the USA we couldn’t find any bread that we loved in our area, so one of the first presents my wife and kids bought me was a bread machine. “I’d like bread with garlic” said my older son “dad, I want bread with sunflower seeds” the young one add, “maybe you can make a rosemary dried tomato bread?” my better half asked.

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Moroccan Cigars

 

"We are going to visit grandma,” said dad. We were thrilled, my brother and I loved these visits. Grandma lived on the other side of town. Back then, it took a ride on two different buses and quite a long walk to get there.

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Sambousek

 

“At least wait for it to cool down,” mom would  scold us as we stood around her, waiting for another batch to come on to the plate. We would stand there, in our small kitchen, staring at the half moon shape dough surrounded by small oil bubbles as its color changed from pale white to golden.

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