I Dream of Sesame Posts

February 23, 2016 / / Main Dish/Dinner (Eshaya)
February 14, 2016 / / All things Chaldean

Like all other foods that involved eggplant, as a child, I did not like baba ghanouj. I preferred its cousin, hommus, which I devoured without complaint. Well, as my…

February 8, 2016 / / All things Chaldean
January 31, 2016 / / Hehlowiat (Sweets)

Madeleines are a classic French staple. Called cakes by some and cookies by others, these little treats are traditionally shaped like shells. When I lived…

January 11, 2016 / / All things Chaldean

Koud shata paskhoutha!  That, my friends, is Chaldean-Syriac for “May every year be filled with happiness.” As the first post of the new year, or rehsha…

November 3, 2015 / / All things Chaldean
July 11, 2015 / / All things Chaldean

“Ponder well on this point: the pleasant hours of our life are all connected by a more or less tangible link, with some memory of…

April 3, 2015 / / All things Chaldean
February 25, 2015 / / All things Chaldean

Yogurt is a staple in Chaldean households. It’s eaten for breakfast, for lunch, for dinner, as a post-meal snack…at any time really. The versatility of khelwa…

September 15, 2014 / / Cookies