At the sighting of the new moon, Muslims around the world began the holy month of Ramadan. I’m familiar with the holiday because of my friends and former Post workers Rahman Gholam, originally from Bangladesh, and C.B. Hanif, former oped editor from the U.S. Both are practicing Muslims and both active in interfaith councils and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Food and Family Intertwine'
Holiday Cooking: Sheer Khurma a Break-the-Fast Treat for Muslims at Ramadan
August 8th, 2011 · No Comments
Tags: Food and Family Intertwine · Holiday cooking · Recipes
Chili, Pork and Sauerkraut and Peas and Greens – New Year’s Day Traditions
January 2nd, 2011 · No Comments
Once again I was invited to help judge the now-annual Steinhoff Chili Cookoff at the West Palm Beach home of Adam and Carly Steinhoff. (And soon-to-be-Steinhoff; Carly’s due Feb. 12.) It was a smaller-than-usual crowd, since several parties here recently had worn out the guest list, and several would-be guests were out of town, but [...]
Tags: Food and Family Intertwine · Holiday cooking
A Southern Fried Chicken Story – by a Yankee Chef
April 18th, 2010 · 7 Comments
Norman Van Aken’s memory of fried chicken spurs my own.
Tags: Food and Family Intertwine · Recipes: What's Cooking! · Southern Roots Run Deep · The Gadget Gals
Thanksgiving Recipe: Armenian Rice and Meat Stuffing
November 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Editor’s note: I’m collecting recipes from my readers for the holidays – share your favorite to be published here! Click on the Contact button above to email me your favorite, and you could win a cookbook! Here’s an unusual stuffing, submitted by my friend and a food blogger, Robyn Kalajian. She writes: ”Here’s the Armenian version [...]
Tags: Food and Family Intertwine · Holiday cooking
Summertime Eats: Coney Island – and Nathan’s Hot Dogs
September 8th, 2009 · No Comments
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of guest columns about summertime food memories. If you have one to submit, contact me through the Contact button at the top of the page. By Susan Brustman, Guest Columnist When you live in New York, pretty much everything tastes better in the summer. I remember [...]




