Salam! One of my passions is food and as I learn about other cultures, I try to learn about their cuisines. Whenever I travel, I prefer to live with the people and not in the tourist areas so I can learn more about them and about their customs and cuisines. Here are some of my favorite foods from home and from around the world that I have tried along the way.
Mash garlic with salt until fine. Drain chickpeas from water and stir into it the mashed garlic. Mix well. Pour the mixture into a masher or blender and add an ice cube. When it is well mashed add the tahini. Gradually add lemon juice which has been strained. Run the entire mixture through a fine strainer forcing it through with a spoon. Serve on shallow plates after decorating with the garnishes.
Soak chickpeas in cold water for ten hours, adding to it when soaking half of the amount of soda above. Take chickpeas out of the water, wash and add 3 pints of cold water and the remainder 1.5 tbsp of the baking soda. Cook over strong heat until foam appears. Skim and reduce heat. Cook for about two hours or until well done.
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I have traveled to Europe, Central America, and the Caribbean. I also studied Japanese through high school and college in addition to Arabic and Hebrew. I tutored many students from Ethiopia. I am Guatemalan and my grandparents are originally from Sicily and Spain. I am very health conscious and love to study about the properties of food and nutrition. I have a sweet tooth and love bread, but I try to balance my diet by including in it a wide variety of healthy foods and excluding things from my diet as much as I can that do not provide me with any health benefits like processed and fast foods. I also try to eat organic as much as I can. I love to bake and make desserts, but I try to make up for that by keeping the processed sugar content low and keep busy with exercise and a lot of outdoor activity. I avoid alcohol and sweetened drinks except for homemade smoothies or fresh squeezed juices. These are some of the sources of inspiration for the foods I include in this blog.
Dominican style chicken "Pollo guisado"
I study Islamic Studies and International Business at the university, and enjoy studying political science and languages as well. On my free time I study Arabic, Hebrew, and religion. I am Guatemalan and American.I am also Spanish, Italian Scottish and German. I also speak Spanish, Japanese, and Italian. I love to learn about other cultures. I also love to learn about nutrition and fitness. I am very active in sports, outdoor activities and exercise, and flamenco dance class. I am fascinated with my country, Guatemala, it is such a beautiful place, full of variety and rich culture and history, especially the Maya. I LOVE to cook and I try to have a well-balanced diet. Someday I also hope to learn Amharic, Persian (Farsi), and Aramaic and I hope to travel to all of the middle east and Ethiopia, Japan, and Sicily.