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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Cinnamon Rolls

 

"Dad, can you make that cookie we ate at the mall?” asked my son. He didn’t need to elaborate, we both knew exactly which cookie he meant. We came to the US long before the container that we sent with the rest of our things, so we all went to the mall to buy some basic equipment. Obviously, we got lost.

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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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