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I think I can say this now as the ends seems to be near: We survived yet another Dubai summer with scorching heats and unbearable humidity. Every year I dread the summer. AndRead More

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 Crackers and dips are my current favorite convenience food. The convenience comes from the fact that I can make a big batch in advance (both crackers and dip) and then have it asRead More

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Do you sometimes buy fruit or vegetables because of its color?  I find myself putting yellow and orange stuff into the basket. Mandarins, oranges, butternut squash is what I buy by the kiloRead More

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Have you ever checked the ingredients list of regular store-bought french fries? In the “best” case it only has gluten and sugar in it, in the worst case, the list is longer thanRead More

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Dubai is not known for selling health foods to affordable prices. I should know that after 7 years. But some things you have to learn the hard way. I recently bought a 1lbRead More

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Our 1 month holiday in Germany is slowly coming to an end. We have been here for 4 weeks, and have another few days to go. Every year, after being away for 3-4Read More

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Every year in summer we escape the heat of Dubai for a month. Any weather is welcome and Germany is always good for a change in climate. All we want is fresh air.Read More

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Hello and welcome from Germany. I am on holiday, finally! Everything is good. Although the journey so far has been not exactly smooth. Our plane trip was delayed by 2 hours (not coolRead More

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These truffles are a by-product of my Raw Lemon Cashew Cheesecake. I was playing around with the proportions of the crust ingredients, that left me with a whole batch of nice “truffle dough”Read More

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 Homemade lemon sorbet is one of the recipes that surprises me by its simplicity: what, you can make that at home? What, it only needs two ingredients? No ice cream machine needed? I’mRead More

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Are friendships worth to put at stake for a piece of cake? Well, this is what I did. After I made this raw lemon cheesecake for the first time, I was so blownRead More

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Yet another recipe with chickpea flour. I am crazy about this stuff. I posted a similar chickpea cracker recipe before, but this one deserves an extra post. Do you know hummus? Its mainRead More

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I have been trying to keep my diet gluten free for some time now. Not rigorously, but as a general rule I tried to avoid it to see what it does to myRead More

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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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After a series of kitchen disasters, during which several new dishes went straight into the bin, I tend to cook and bake things that are well known to me and disaster-proof. Like granola.Read 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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 Rosewater is one of those ingredients (and I will not even name the other ones, in case they never make it to the daylight), that has been sitting in my pantry for months,Read More

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I want to sing an ode to my grandfather who came over to Dubai from Germany to spend two weeks with me, my husband and his great-grandchildren. My granddad is 85 years old.Read More