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Make ghorabeya, Arab shortbread cookies

If there’s one weakness we confess to, it’s cookies. We’ve written about fruit-stuffed ma’amoul cookies and tehina cookies. Now meet Sephardic ghorabeya cookies, a delicacy with a simple nut flavor coming through in every sweet mouthful. Ghorabeya turned out to be as meltingly delicious as promised, and easy to make too. Try them – but […]

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5 surprising uses for kitchen salt

We can’t live without salt. That’s a known fact. To satisfy the craving for this essential nutrient, people have fought wars to own it, built roads to transport it, suffered extreme labor to extract it from the earth, and paid high taxes for the right to consume it. What we still aren’t sure of is […]

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Wim Hof and cold water swimming

Sea-swimming was part of the new normal that came with Covid-19. It was safer than going to the gym or disco during a pandemic. We had a beautiful natural setting, healthy social distance, fresh air and fitness. It was the perfect activity except for one thing. It was cold.

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Turmeric and blood pressure

Turmeric is a much-loved spice in the Middle East which can be bought in fresh fingers and added to shakes, soups and smoothies. We know that turmeric is good for blood health and against arthritis but research suggests that turmeric, when taken with other spices may help regulate a healthy blood pressure. In a controlled-feeding […]