Manakish is a popular Arabic bread topped with cheese, thyme or even ground meat. It’s generally served as a breakfast item in Lebanon, which is how we have it most […]

Teaching Global Citizenship at Home
Our children, LouLou and Jaf were born and raised in Hawaii, the most racially diverse state in the United States. This makes it a lot easier for us to teach […]

Delightful Diwali Desserts For Kids
This post is part of MKB’s first annual Diwali for Kids series. Follow along as MKB bloggers share crafts, recipes, and activities to share the festival of Diwali with kids. […]

Williams Sonoma Hosts FREE Cooking Classes
Teaching your child how to cook or bake takes a lot of patience. Trust me, I know. I spend several hours a month planning out menus for our family and […]

Kid-Friendly Restaurants in Goa
While most tourists choose to visit Goa during the months of October to January during peak season, we generally prefer to travel during the low season, when crowds reduce. Goa […]

How To Eat PHO Like a PRO
While walking through Downtown Chinatown recently, I stumbled upon a Vietnamese restaurant in Honolulu that was completely filled with at least 100 people having lunch. Peeking in, my curiosity got […]

Fighting Childhood Hunger One Bake Sale At a Time
In the United States 16 million kids struggle with hunger. Shocked? We were too! In fact, childhood hunger in the US is a problem that threatens not only our children […]

Our First Time Trying Roasted Chestnuts
Ever since I heard Nat King Cole sing this famous song I longed to try roasted chestnuts. My wish recently came true during our recent trip to Germany! In Germany […]

Where To Find The Best Dim Sum On Oahu
DIM SUM = bite size portions of Chinese delicacies served on little dishes We eat DIM SUM at least once a month or more when possible. In Hawaii, my kids […]

What a year of RV travel taught our family
When we first began our RV family adventure in June 2014, we had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. My husband had never even seen an RV in […]