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I can’t believe it’s May already. Only two more months and I will leave Dubai for our annual  one- month summer holiday and escape from the heat. I wonder what have I doneRead More

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Chickpea flour is still new in my kitchen, but the fact that it is gluten free, grain free and has a higher protein content than regular grain flour makes me want to exploreRead More

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If I had to appoint one fruit or vegetable to each season of the year, my spring fruit would definitely be lemon. Each year in the spring months, I find myself buying lemonsRead More

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Do you have certain flavor combination that you absolutely dislike? I have. I hate chocolate and mint. I cannot in the least understand how this can go together. It’s like brushing your teethRead More

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 Due to my recent concerns about the growing number of people with food allergies and food intolerance, I got a little obsessed with creating and eating gluten free and dairy free dishes. IRead More

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Our family is blissfully saved from any sort of food allergy or food intolerance. Only once I became a foodie, who reads lots of blogs and meets lots of other foodies and whoRead More

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While people in most parts of the northern hemisphere are waiting for the winter to end, here in Dubai the end of winter means unbearable heat and the end of many activities. MyRead More

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People are creatures of habit when it comes to foods and food routines. For instance, many like the same breakfast every morning. Lunches can be the same for 2 or 3 days inRead More

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 Winter season is soup season. So far we didn’t go much beyond our hearty Ribollita and my husband’s all-time favorite creamy leek and potato soup. No adventures into new soup recipes yet thisRead More

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There is two kinds of recipes. The ones with very long ingredients lists. Those dishes usually take a long time to prepare. However, there will provide layers of flavor, either by an extendedRead More

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 Do you watch food channels on TV? I love them. It’s an acquired taste, at least in my case. When I met my now husband years ago, my cooking skills didn’t go muchRead More

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Is it time again again to bring up the topic of New Year resolutions? I have never really been a big believer in New Year resolutions. In fact, I don’t really give muchRead More

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Merry Christmas to everyone! I wish you all some lovely holidays and the best for 2011. Our Christmas is as good as over. That’s me at 8pm at night, with the kids beingRead More

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 Before I pester you with yet another Christmas cookie recipe (be sure it will come BEFORE Christmas), I’d like to offer you an alternative to the notoriously sugary and buttery things that weRead More

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Less than two weeks to go until Christmas!! I am still struggling a bit to get into the festive mood. Perhaps it’s because we have to combine so many traditions. Germans, for instance,Read More

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I often get annoyed when the regular available portion sizes are much too big of what one can use up or eat. For example, ice cream. My kids are still small. They wouldRead More

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 I had Indian food a few times last week as we had visitors from Europe who don’t eat Indian food very often. Half (if not more) of Dubai’s population is Indian, so youRead More

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I ran my first 10k race of the season yesterday. The season in Dubai is in winter, as the summer months are far too hot for these kind of outdoor activities. I amRead More