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One more week to go until I run my 3rd marathon. It’s taper time. That means less running, less physical exhaustion, and so much more time to think and worry. Here are someRead More

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I am craving salty and hearty meals these days. Yes, it’s winter. But more so, I am in the final stages of marathon training. I’ve been logging in my longest long run ofRead More

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An icy wind is blowing that laughs at the temperatures on the mercury.  Numbers on the thermometer can be very deceptive in Dubai: yesterday it went es low as 20C which would probablyRead More

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 There is many good things about Christmas in Dubai. If you can get your head around sunshine, blue skies and rather warm weather (which is something you have to get used to whenRead More

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With less than 10 days to go before Christmas, it’s time for a little indulgence. I won’t bore you with more broccoli recipes before the end of the year. Instead, I’ll share someRead More

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Tomorrow is the previously mentioned Dubai Creek Striders Half Marathon, and I am gonna run it!! Yes, I will. If you have read my previous post, you will know that I got aRead More

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Bad news today ! Be prepared for a big whine.  I’ve got my first ever running injury. After last week’s 25k long run (which was part of my marathon training), I realized thatRead More

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Christmas is only a month away. It’s a scary thought: I will have my parents over from Europe for 2 weeks. So the pressure is on. They have never really spend Christmas inRead More

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Do you agree with me that certain foods should not be transformed and processed through cooking? Lettuce, cucumbers, grapefruits, and kiwi fruit fall into this category. Lettuce will loose all its fresh crispnessRead More

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Lentils are the perfect autumn/winter food, don’t you think? Comforting, warming and filling and very versatile when it comes to its usage in a dish. I bookmark almost every lentil recipe that IRead More

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Halloween is around the corner. I will have to go Trick or Treating with my kids again. My son wants to dress up as a devil. My daughter doesn’t like scary creatures andRead More

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One of my favorite autumn and winter flavors is orange zest in combination with dried dates or some deep dark chocolate. Or both. It cannot be deep or dark enough. Here are someRead More

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May I make a very bold statement today? Here we go: Everything tastes better with tahini.There, I said it. These days, I hardly have a meal without tahini. It’s either in my hummus,Read More

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It’s end of September and the Dubai running season has officially started. A few weeks ago, I signed up for all the races that I want to participate in. It adds up toRead More

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Did you ever lose luggage while traveling by aeroplane? Did you ever have to go to the lost luggage depot of an airport? We get visitors very regularly here in Dubai. Once orRead More

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School is starting again tomorrow for my son. It’s been lovely summer holidays that we spent in the Dubai heat, in Germany and in Portugal. It’s been long too, about 10 weeks. ButRead More

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We are finally back home in Dubai after a month of holidays and travelling. It feels good to be home, although I am still in the process of settling in: unpacking suitcases, fillingRead More

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We are in the last week of our holiday in Europe. In a week’s time, we’ll be home. As in previous years, after about three weeks, we start to looking forward to goRead More

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We are past half-time on our one-month vacation in Europe. On the weekend we returned to Germany after two wonderful weeks in Portugal. What a beautiful place Portugal is! We stayed in CascaisRead More

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Bom Dia from Portugal this time! We are at our second stop of our one-month vacation in Europe. For two weeks, we are staying in a coastal town near Lisbon. The beach isRead More