Chili & Chives

I single-handedly decided that I want Valentine's picnics to be our tradition. Seeing as Valentine's day is a kind of made up holiday, it...

Just before Valentine's Day, we celebrated Galentine's Day with the girls. It was G'Nai's turn to plan and she did a great job. One of...

Let's start wit my time in France. Talal took my parents out to dinner while I was away to tell them that he wanted to marry me. My...

While Mommy was in Lebanon, Tina and I decided we want to throw a Surprise Champagne Party for her in honor of her book. We never had the...

To keep the surprise, the plan was 1) buy the groceries on Saturday and hide the champagne, 2) to go to Yasmeen's on Saturday to prepare...

Today, I had my last potluck with the SEI Team. As always, I wanted to make something special. Originally, I wanted to make a creamy...

Happy Birthday to me!!! At Crú With Tina, Candace, Marcus, Sandra, Krystle, and Basel Najjar.

For my family birthday lunch, we went out between the clouds and managed to find some sun. My third time at True Food Kitchen and it...

On the night before my birthday, Danielle, Elliot, Tina, Mikey and I went to Pete's Dueling Piano Bar. It was our first time, so we...

For Tina's birthday, I got her a Myabi Offsett Bread Knife. I know I have a minor obsession with knives, but it was Tina's turn. Gift #2...

Tina dropped me off to meet Hassoun and Talal. While we were sitting there, Hisham invited everyone to Top Golf in Spring at 4pm....

For Valentine's Day, Talal decided to surprise me for dinner. I mean I knew we were going to dinner, but not where. We went from City...

My First Post... Today, Toot and I went to Roy's house. Roy, being the hunter that he is, invited us to a Pre-game party at his home. It...

Deep fried and so delicious.. Every year, Hala's tradition is to make Zleibeh on January 5. The dough itself isn't very sweet. The...