By Billa Knowing we (me and my husband Martin) were going to be staying in Miami Beach for six days in the beginning of January, I made...

By Michele Recently, I purchased Alex Guarnaschelli’s newest cookbook “Italian American Forever” and am so thrilled with it. The book’s...

By Luci My friend Janice, a wonderful human being, for some years has been inviting me to her family’s Christmas Eve dinner. Janice’s...

By Luci Try it! You’ll love it!!  This fruit from SE Asia is a treasure. Like any treasure, it’s protected. A dark, reddish-purple husk...

By Billa Being a sabra (a native-born Israeli), I naturally have an affinity for Israeli food. So, when a cousin invited us (me and...

By Billa As I described in my last blog (https://www.dazzlingdinners.com/post/good-eating-on-the-high-seas), my husband Martin and I...

By Billa A couple of weeks ago, my husband, Martin, and I sailed on a 12-day cruise to Scandinavia. The ship we sailed on is Silhouette....

What a treat! This Sri Lankan restaurant on Staten Island is rated by the New York Times as one of the 100 best restaurants in the city....

By Luci The back story: Last December one guest gifted me with a set of African spice mixtures and another guest left a set of napkin...

By Michele Our friends Linda and Peter invited my husband and me, along with another couple for dinner at their home for an Asian dinner....

By Billa This Staten Island restaurant opened in March in what used to be Perkins Pancake House on Forest Avenue. The large, renovated...

By Billa A short while ago, I received a bunch of Middle Eastern spices and spice blends. After experimenting with some of these exotic...

By Billa Yesterday, on May 6, 2023, the coronation of King Charles took place. Although he’s been king since his mother, Queen Elizabeth,...

By Michele Rice paper rolls - do you like them hearty and fried, or light and refreshing? Do you have a favorite dipping sauce or...

By Luci So you thought knotweed was just a miserable, evil, incredibly invasive, unkillable weed, the bane of gardeners. Well….yes, but...

By Billa Shawarma is a dish that originated in the Ottoman Empire, consisting of meat cut into thin slices, seasoned heavily with spices,...

By Billa As a native-born Israeli, I have always loved the quintessential Israeli foods that I grew up with: falafel, hummus, and tahini....

By Luci My friend Janice, a wonderful human being, for some years has been inviting me to her family’s Christmas Eve dinner. Janice’s...

By Luci My friends, Pete and Mie, urged me to try this restaurant. “It’s really good food, nice wine list, great people and a warm, homey...

By Billa My go-to drink is water with fresh lime squeezed into it. But sometimes I like to have something different, something with a...