Shakahuka

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I was out a total of 14 hours working.  I love to cook for my little family but frankly that is not always possible.  I have at least discovered a place that makes something fresh to zap as opposed to a frozen dinner riddled with sodium, etc.  They have been lifesavers — organic, gluten free and low calorie.  I came across this and had never heard of it before.  But scanning the ingredients it had everything I love and I thought it was an interesting combination.  Thanks to Google I know shakshouka is a dish of poached eggs in tomato sauce with chili peppers, onion, and cumin.  Mine also had chickpeas which I adore and have never thought to put together with eggs.  It was delicious!  Apparently it is believed to have a Jewish, Tunisian, and Libyan origin.  I always love discovering something new and, at 45, this was both a surprise and delight.  The word itself means “a mixture” in Arabic and likely came from the Berber word meaning a vegetable ragout.  It may have also come from an old Phoenician, Canaanite language of the Semitic family meaning “to shake”.  This dish dates back to ancient antiquity and I had never even heard of it!  And it will be so simple to make!  I feel like an archaeologist who has just unearthed living treasure.  Life is full of wonder and new joys waiting to be found.  This was such a simple thing but it brought me happiness.  The American writer Will Durant once said, “Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.”  I love learning.  And I love that I still have so much to discover.

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