Chai
Things have been quiet here for some time, haven't they? I feel like the aftershocks from Covid (and the aftershocks from the aftershocks) have finally settled down. Five years ago I was just about to turn 40 , and now I'll be 45 in a few short weeks. As my cousin said it best today, Covid time was all a lie!!! But I've entered this new quarter century with an odd sense of rejuvenation, and a desire to resuscitate my 'ole blogging self. In addition to playing catch up with dishes I've made over the past few years (some from longer ago than I care to admit), I'm also working with my cousins on putting together a family cookbook! Our cookbook will focus primarily on our family's Assyrian dishes, with other favorites sprinkled in. I know we could have used some fancier software/websites, but in the end I decided that a PowerPoint cookbook template would be the best fit for us. It gives us the flexibility of different layouts where we can add as much text or im...
