Buffalo's Middle Eastern Markets

An article I wrote for Buffalo Rising was published online on Monday; the print version comes out in March as well. Check it out!

Crafting Food into Words

I haven't been working on anything crafty today, except an article on the Middle Eastern markets in the City of Buffalo for Buffalo Rising. Stay tuned... I'll let you know when the article's done and gets posted.

Wigilia

Every year we celebrate a Polish tradition on Christmas Eve, called Wigilia. For the last couple of years, I've hosted the Wigilia at our house. On Saturday I attended a cooking class at the Broadway Market that reviewed some of the traditional dishes prepared for the holiday. One tip I learned from the presenter is that tub butter can be softened, molded into decorative silicone baking containers such as the dinosaur ones pictured below, refrigerated to set, and then easily removed from the mold and used to decorate the holiday table. An easy way to get crafty with your butter at Wigilia or any other celebration!

Well Wishes Needed

My grandmother-in-law is in the hospital right now, and she is very much on my mind. I lost all my grandparents relatively early in life, and Grandma Angie is really special to me because the combination of sweetness and strength she has reminds me of my maternal grandmother. Float a get-well wish into the universe for Grandma Angie today, please. She taught me the craft of refried beans, something my husband is eternally grateful for. (FYI, Grandma Angie is in the middle of the photo, and John and I are right/back.)