Blogs
I have spent two and a half years with the Army in Iraq and Afghanistan, including some time in Kuwait and a short time in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. I discovered a few things. One is that their food is excellent. But, more importantly, is the ignorance most Americans have about Muslims. Americans tend to [...]
I just got back to Kuwait from a trip to Turkey and the contrast in fast food restaurants between the two countries, as well as the United States, is startling. I always thought that the United States was the fast food capital of the world and have always been ashamed that one of the main [...]
You can get almost everything you need at the Old Souk in Kuwait City, including cookware, clothes, housewares, health and beauty supplies, electronics, handmade carpets, and perfumes. And more. When I walk through the meat and vegetable part of the Souk, I just wish I had a kitchen. If I did, I would be loaded [...]
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It is hard to write about food when you are in a place like Iraq. Complaining about how bad the mess hall is and our inability to get mail gets old. So, I write about food related things that I am passionate about. I also peruse food blogs to live vicariously, since I can’t actually [...]
The latest addition to my blogroll is The Culinary Cellar. The primary focus of this great blog is cookbooks, but that is not all. Debbie Vanni has a huge collection. I am a huge book lover and have a pretty good cookbook collection, so I can appreciate her passion. The really cool thing about this [...]
I was honored to have been interviewed for the foodie site FriendsEat.com. Doing the interview was fun and FriendsEat.com is a site I enjoy reading regularly. Check out the interview at http://blog.friendseat.com/interview-with-food-blogger-virgil-huston/
This one isn’t a foodie blog but is intriguing and looks good so far. Plus, @FacetiousMuse keeps recommending me on Follow Friday on Twitter, so it must be good! I have actually read the blog and looked at the podcasts, so I can tell you this is a good one. Last podcast topic was “Zestra [...]
One thing I haven’t done well is develop my blogroll, which I think is important for any blog. Funny thing, it seems that times have changed a bit in the blog world, probably out of the greed that has ruined much of the great Internet sites of the past. I like to be put on [...]
