For many families around the world, preparing and sharing a meal for visitors to their country is a way to extend their hospitality, to express their love for their culture […]
Take Your Child On A Food Tour
We’re lucky. Our children were born and raised in Hawaii, the most racially diverse state in the United States as there is no real majority. With 23% of Hawaii residents […]
The Simple Art of Curing Olives
Home-cured olives are a normal practice in the Middle East and Mediterranean. It has been done this way for thousands of years. Therefore it’s not unusual to find families still […]
Marrakech with Kids: A Day in the Night Market at Jemaa El Fna
We love Morocco and when we’re in Europe, visit as often as we can because it’s only a quick flight away. We find Marrakech to be a family-friendly city and […]
How to Turn Your Kids Into Foodies
Trying different cuisines is like picking different colors of clothes from your closet. It gives you a sense of novelty, adventure, and it opens your eyes to something new allowing […]
Take Your Kids to a Pottery Workshop
Once in a lifetime you’re given a rare opportunity. After a few days in Marrakech the kids were looking at tagines in the house and asked how “those” were made […]
Our First Morning in Marrakech
One thing we learned very quickly while staying in Morocco was breakfast is as sweet as it looks! When we woke up bright and early from our first night’s visit, […]
Moroccan Hospitality
One of the best things about Europe is being able to fly to another continent in 2 1/2 hours for only $80 per/person. Our dear friend Kamal, who is from […]
More Hummus Please!
My husband recently partnered with his Moroccan friend to open Hawaii’s first Moroccan-Lebanese restaurant in downtown Honolulu called Kan Zaman. Kan Zaman in Arabic means “Once Upon a Time”, which […]