tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113462680445167830.post942300935093807324..comments2023-07-01T10:46:36.098-05:00Comments on joyeux dans la journée: breaking bread~quite literallydivatobehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06095147565213985782noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113462680445167830.post-38460787119177756002018-03-08T14:00:37.058-06:002018-03-08T14:00:37.058-06:00Date pudding is also delicious~not very sweet. (ap...Date pudding is also delicious~not very sweet. (appearance is rather vile, but if you don't look at it, it's fine.) I think one reason that entire region (Turkey, Greece, etc.) has such strong coffee and tea is to be able to balance out ALL their gooey sweets.divatobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06095147565213985782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113462680445167830.post-52182767119663275762018-03-08T13:57:09.467-06:002018-03-08T13:57:09.467-06:00I do notice there's a sort of gooey-heavy emph...I do notice there's a sort of gooey-heavy emphasis on foods from the Middle East -- dates and baklava can both be SO MUCH for me, but others don't mind. I do think fresh dates are QUITE a bit different from dried ones. February is date season here in Cali, and I was a bit mindblown when D took me to Hadley's years ago in SoCal... they have camel races (which we didn't see) but all this date harvest stuff, and date shakes, etc. (also way sweet: vanilla ice cream did not need to be involved), and they let you taste ALL the dates. It was something!tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.com