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Zanzibar’s Spice Dreams

By Julie Kunen The scent of warm spices wafted from the pilau steaming in its clay pot over a charcoal brazier in this restaurant in Zanzibar.  Cumin, a memory of Persia.  Black pepper and cinnamon, brought in dhows on the trade winds across the Indian Ocean.  Rice itself, from the Ganges River delta of South Asia.  Together, these ingredients define Zanzibari cuisine, a fusion not just of flavors but of waves of cultural influences washing over the island for millennia.  ...
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Taking the Waters at the Greenbrier (West Virginia)

Editor’s note: Marsha B. Wassel visited the Greenbrier in West Virginia in May. She gives a review and some background on the curative waters of the area. by Marsha B. Wassel History of the Springs There is a history of seeking wellness high in West Virginia’s Allegheny Mountains, where mineral springs flow deep in the Earth, before breaking through the surface. The surrounding forests were home to Shawnee Indians who were the first to value the curative properties of the ...
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