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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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 Three more days!!!! On Friday I’ll be running my first ever full marathon. Today I did my last training run, a leisurely 6k around the block. I am getting excited. And nervous! ThreeRead More

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I love watching food programs on TV. One program that has almost turned into an addiction is Come Dine With Me on BBC. Four or five amateur chefs competing against each other byRead More

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It’s winter finally in Dubai. It’s so cold that one wants to wear long pants and long-sleeve shirts and sometimes even socks. This is as bad as it gets. Most Europeans and NorthRead 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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Happy New Year to all of you! I want to start this year’s blog with a dessert, because this is how I started 2011. With dessert. As far as I can remember (andRead 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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Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, I have an announcement to make: I finally registered for the Dubai marathon!! I mentioned in many recent posts that I was training for it, but never told youRead More

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If you are not in the mood of hear me bleating about my marathon training, please skip to the next paragraph. It’s fine, really!!! You are not missing much. I ran 24 kmRead 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

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 Ladies and Gentlemen, I have a new favorite treat. Homemade spicy honey-roasted cashews. DELICIOUS! I actually wanted to make spicy-roasted chickpeas. I have never made them at home before. I have seen theRead More

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 Seasons are a little upside down here in Dubai. We are situated in the northern hemisphere, but when it comes to growing your own fruit or vegetables in the garden, it resembles moreRead More

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I am training for a marathon again! I did so about one year ago, but had to cancel the whole adventure after 8 or 10 weeks of training. This time, I am trainingRead More

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Fat Does Not Make You Fat! This is the title of a post of a fellow Dubai food blog Bon Appetit! It is a beautiful summary of why fat is an important partRead More