food+!


 * Merissa- Pink. **


 * Shai (Mint Tea) and Baklava **
 * Ingredients **
 * ** 1 package mint tea (loose or in tea bags) **
 * ** Sugar **
 * **4 to 6 cups water (depending on how many people are being served) **


 * Lemon and Garlic Potato Salad **
 * Ingredients **


 * ** 2 pounds of red potatoes, scrubbed but with skin left on **
 * ** ½ cup parsley, chopped **
 * ** 4 garlic cloves, minced **
 * ** Juice of 1½ lemons **
 * ** 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil **
 * ** Salt and pepper, to taste **

Besides fish, bread and beer put into the majority of the ancient Egyptian food and drinks. The fertile soil deposited by the Nile River allowed the ancient Egyptians to grow wheat in their land. ** Thousands of years ago, ancient Egyptians left evidence of their love for food. **
 * Well-preserved wall paintings and carvings have been discovered on tombs and temples, depicting large feasts and a variety of foods. Many of these ancient foods are still eaten in Egyptian households today. Peas, beans, cucumbers, dates, figs, and grapes were popular fruits and vegetables in ancient times. Wheat and barley, ancient staple crops, were used to make bread and beer. **