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Enchanting Egypt

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#Abu Simbel #Agatha Christie #Aswan #Aswan High Dam #Cairo #Death on the Nile #Dendera #Edfu #Egypt #Egyptian Temples #Egyptian Toms #Felucca Boats #Giza #Giza Plateau #Kom Ombo #Luxor #Memphis #Nile #Nile River #Nile River Cruise #Pyramids of Giza #Sakkara #Sphinx #The Old Cataract Hotel #Travel to Egypt #Uniworld #Visit to Egypt

Visiting Egypt - Helpful Tips

Visiting Egypt – Helpful Tips

Pre-Departure Visas – Prior to our departure we obtained our visas for Egypt on their portal listed in the links at the bottom of the article. Egypt E-visas: https://www.visa2egypt.gov.eg Covid Travel Restrictions and Requirements: Make sure you read and understand the COVID restrictions and requirements imposed by both your airline and by Egypt. Uniworld and Egypt required proof of vaccine.…

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#ATM&039;s in Egypt #Before you travel to Egypt #COVID travel requirements #COVID travel restrictions #Egypt #Egyptian Food #Egyptian Museum #Egyptian visas #Foods to try in Egypt #Museums #Pedestrians in Cairo #Private Transfers from Cairo International Airport #Restaurants in Aswan #Restaurants in Cairo #Restaurants in Giza #Security #Security Measures in Egypt #Travel to Egypt

Happy 4th of July

Today we commemorate our nation’s Declaration of Independence which took place on July 4, 1776 in Philadelphia, stating that the 13 colonies of America would no longer be under the rule of Britain’s monarch King George III.

To me the 4th of July represents the perseverance that can drive a people to not only achieve their freedom from a tyrannical government but to change an unjust way of…

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#4th of July #Independence Day #Preamble to the Constitution of the United States #The United States Constitution

Happy Memorial Day!

Today is a day to commemorate our veterans and thank them for their service.

Memorial Day Weekend also kicks off the summer season. For our family this weekend marked the continuation of my son’s graduation from college with some very delicious meals. The Kitchen Blackboard shows our meals for Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Memorial Day Monday.

Since I ran out of room for my quote on The…

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#Commemorate service people #Graduation Celebrations #Memorial Day #Memorial Day Weekend #The start of the Summer

Hurrah, Hurrah Pennsylvania!

This weekend we started the celebration of our son’s graduation from the University of Pennsylvania with a double major in Economics and Political Science. Yesterday was the virtual acknowledgement by the separate colleges and today was the virtual university graduation commencement. The University of Pennsylvania promised the Class of 2020 an official commencement to be held hopefully next May.…

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#John Legend #The Red and Blue #U of Penn Class of 2020 #University of Pennsylvania #University of Pennsylvania Class of 2020 #University of Pennsylvania School Songs #Virtual Commencement

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful women who are caring for someone in their lives. Today I salute you for your love and dedication. It is also a special day to remember those mothers who may have left us, but whose memories and love still remain with us.

I share a story I wrote in my other blog in 2012 about a very special mother, a friend I met in while living in London. https://thela…

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Saluting Our Healthcare Workers!

Happy month of May! This is one of my favorite times of the year. The cold winter is behind us and the warmth of spring and summer is here. Today The Kitchen Blackboard salutes all Healthcare Workers on the frontline of the corona virus pandemic.

This evening our menu is super international. We are having a Spanish dish of Pinchos Morunos, Indian Tomato Rice, and an Asian Kale, Carrot, and…

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#Asian cooking #Asian Kale #Asian Kale salad #Dr. Seuss #Indian cooking #Indian Tomato Rice #International Cooking #Pinchos Morunos #Saluting Healthcare workers #Spanish cooking

Zoom Global Happy Hour

Today I joined a Zoom Global Happy Hour at noon E.S.T. with my section mates from business school. To put it in perspective, every incoming class at business school was divided into 9 sections of 90 people each who spent the first year of grad school together. Teachers rotated through our classroom. We lived and breathed with each other during what would be a very challenging experience in our…

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#HBS #Section mates #Tilapia with Thai coconut red curry sauce

Getsemani in Cartagena, Colombia - Where the Art Does Not Hang in a Gallery but on the Walls of the Neighborhood

Getsemani in Cartagena, Colombia – Where the Art Does Not Hang in a Gallery but on the Walls of the Neighborhood

I had visited the beautiful colonial city of Cartagena, Colombia on various occasions but it was not until my 2018 trip that I made it to Cartagena’s neighborhood of Getsemani located right outside the walled city. While Cartagena as a city enjoyed a renaissance during the 1990’s, not all of its communities enjoyed the prosperity. Getsemani was known for its crime, drugs, and prostitution. By…

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#Artists of Getsemani #Cartagena #Colombia #Getsemani #Getsemani Murals #Mural Photography #Traveling in Colombia

"Cause I'm the Taxman"

“Cause I’m the Taxman”

If you are a Beatles fan like me you’ll recognize the title of my post today. Under normal circumstances today would have been IRS day, the deadline to submit our tax forms to the government. However the April 15th deadline has been moved to July 15th.

Today we are enjoying a family favorite: Crunchy Coconut Lime Chicken Strips. These are chicken strips that brined all day. I then coated them…

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#Carl Jung #coconut rice #Crunchy coconut lime chicken strips #Tax day #Taxman

Yay! Abuelitos' Quarantine is Over

Yay! Abuelitos’ Quarantine is Over

Happy Easter and Happy Passover to all.

“Abuelitos” translates to grandparents in Spanish. My parents live in Queens, New York. They usually spend their winters in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. This year they left to Puerto Vallarta in mid-February before the craziness. They were supposed to return on April 9th but by mid-March their airline, Aeromexico, had cancelled one of their legs of their…

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#Completion of Quarantine #Desmond Tutu #Easter #Hope #Smoked Pulled Pork #Taking care of elderly parents during pandemic

The Colombian with the Greek Name

I am an American naturalized citizen, born in Colombia, with a Greek first name because my father as a young person read it in Greek mythology and loved the name Ariadne, so here I am. I must admit, I love my Greek first name, and its story, and I love Greek culture. I pretend that I am also Greek. So tonight we are enjoying a Greek menu of Moussaka. I took some liberties with my recipe. Moussaka…

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#Ariadne #Chickpea Blondies #Crete #Greek Culture #Greek Food #Greek Island #Greek Mythology #Greek Salad #Moussaka #Samaria Gorge

Senior Years Cut Short

A college senior recently shared on Instagram,

“Imagine sitting down to watch a movie, you love it and are enjoying it. Then with 20 minutes left to go it just shuts off and you never find out what happened. That’s what happened to my college experience.“

I take this moment to mourn with our college senior son and all the seniors out there, the loss of the end of their senior years. Yes,…

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#accepting a loss #adaptability #Maya Angelou #mourning a loss #ricotta gnocchi #Senior years cut short

Hunting & Gathering

Happy First Day of April Everyone!

I used to joke whenever I went food shopping that I was “hunting & gathering”. Well, hunting & gathering has taken on a new meaning these days. Last week after staying in the house for 10 days I went on a “hunting & gathering” expedition. Can I say how grateful I feel for having the privilege of being able to stock up on food. Among the many goodies I…

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#Chicken with Mangos #Cilantro Lime Chicken with Mango Avocado Salsa #Creating grocery lists #Hunting & Gathering #Marie Curie #Planning menus

A Time for Trying and Learning New Things

Happy last day of March! Most normal years, I am delighted when March ends because Winter is behind me and I prefer Spring and Summer. This year is obviously different. I don’t want to wish the rest of the year away, yet part of me wants this pandemic to pass and for life to get back to normal.

Rather than listening to the news about COVID-19 all day I am trying to use my time constructively.…

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#Eggplant Parmesan #Free courses from universities.#Free on-line courses #Learning new things #Melanzane Alla Parmigiana

Green Curry Night

Today I made a family favorite, well almost. It was supposed to be a red curry with homemade pork meatballs, but I only had green curry paste in the pantry. And I was not about to make an unnecessary trip to the supermarket. These times call for flexibility! So tonight I added green curry paste to the coconut milk and broth. Since green curry paste is milder than red curry paste I added chili…

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#Curry with Pork Meatballs #Dealing with obstacles #Flexibility #Michael Jordan

Spring Semester 2020 - Remote Learning

Spring Semester 2020 – Remote Learning

It has been a while since I updated The Kitchen Blackboard website. I thought with so much happening with Covid-19 that I would start once again to share our blackboard with my readers as a distraction to all the negative news. Both are children are doing remote learning for their colleges. Our daughter, a junior, is back home with us. Our son, a senior, has stayed in his off-campus housing to…

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#Covid-19 #family dinner #family project #staying positive

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