WELCOME TO MY CULINARY CORNER, WHERE THE AROMA OF HOMEMADE GOODNESS FILLS THE AIR AND THE FLAVORS OF TRADITION AND CREATIVITY DANCE ON YOUR TASTE BUDS. JOIN ME ON A JOURNEY THROUGH THE KITCHEN, WHERE MEMORIES ARE MADE, AND DISHES ARE CRAFTED WITH LOVE AND PASSION. MY EXPERIENCE WITH COOKING STARTED WHEN I WAS JUST A GIRL. I LIVED WITH MY GRANDMOTHER FOR A YEAR WHILE I WAS IN 5TH GRADE IN THREE RIVERS, TEXAS. MY GRANDMOTHERS COOKING WAS TO DIE FOR, SO IN HER SMALL KITCHEN IS WHERE IT ALL STARTED FOR ME. I LEARNED THE BASICS OF COOKING WHILE STANDING ON A LITTLE STOOL TO REACH THE BOWL TO MIX MY FIRST PAN OF HOMEMADE BISCUITS. AFTER THEY TURNED OUT SO WELL IT OPENED THE GATES OF CURIOSITY AND I WANTED TO LEARN MORE. I COOKED FOR THE FAMILY MANY YEARS AFTER THAT TRYING MY RECIPES OUT. LATER IN LIFE WHEN I MARRIED, I WAS INTRODUCED TO A NEW WAY OF COOKING, MIDDLE EASTERN CUISINE (BY MY FATHER IN LAW MAY HE REST IN PEACE). I BELIEVE THAT RECIPES SHOULD BE LEFT A LITTLE GENERAL SO THAT PEOPLE CAN USE THEIR IMAGINATION AND JUDGEMENT. I DON’T BELIEVE IN EXCESSIVE ATTENTION TO PRECISION IN COOKING; WHEN I COOK I USE MY OWN JUDGMENT, DEPENDING ON HOW MANY ARE EATING AND HOW HUNGRY THE FAMILY IS, AND A HOST OF OTHER FACTORS IN COOKING SUCH AS HOW FAST YOU CAN WORK, HOW FLEXIBLE YOU ARE ABLE TO BE, AND WHETHER AND WHAT INGREDIENTS ARE ON HAND. I BELIEVE LEAVING A RECIPE GENERAL OFFERS AN OPENING FOR CREATIVITY AND TRYING NEW THINGS. I HOPE YOU ENJOY MY RECIPES AND HOPEFULLY I CAN CONTINUE TO POST NEW IDEAS AND RECIPES. SAHTAIN (GOOD HEALTH).