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     I feel like my blog post inspirations lately have all been about food.  Spices to flavor your food, the wonders of H-Mart, canned biscuits, restaurants....  Last night I dreamed about food!  For one thing, I recently realized that I'm something of a foodie.  For another thing, I am a waitress at an upscale restaurant, so since my livelihood depends on serving food, I tend to think about it all day. Here are some food topics I'd like to cover in future posts: My amazing canned biscuit hack (a game-changer) Tips on cooking for one* We don't know what our food looks like in nature (and how H-Mart is one small step to fixing that) Reasons to work at a fancy restaurant Recipes and meal ideas** Food reviews    𓅣 𓅥 𓅦 𓅓 𓅃 𓄿 𓁐 𓁈 𓀭 𓀰 𓀎 𓀃 𓀀      I would just share the biscuit hack with you now, but I'm afraid I need to take some pictures in order for that to make more sense....

     I just love spices.  Rows and rows of small glass jars, all neatly lined up (or sort-of lined up, anyway) in the pantry, each with a cool name, a great smell, and a thousand uses!      Making your own spice blends is a lot of fun, and very easy!  In cooking anything at all, you need a certain amount of skills and practice.  Making a spice blend, however, is even more fail-proof than making toast or boiling water!  You only need measuring spoons, and a clean spice jar!  Here are some easy spice blends to make: Ras El Hanout Pumpkin Pie Spice Za'atar      The first on this list, Ras El Hanout, is used in Morocco.  You can add it to tagines, meat, couscous, and all kinds of things!  I used it to make kefta, and a hot chickpea "salad," and was thrilled with the results.  The kefta recipe is below, and at some point I think I'll share my recipe for the chickpea dish.  (N...

     We all know that Mary Poppins believes that "In every job that must be done/ Is an element of fun."  I see no reason why this maxim shouldn't also apply to bathroom cleaning-- one of the less appealing chores.  We make chore charts with colorful stickers for our kids and students, so why shouldn't we do the same for ourselves?  Sometimes all it takes is a sticker and a ridiculous chart to make life just a little bit more fun.  Princess Jasmine agrees with me.