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Ever since I  ate my first homemade granola, I haven’t had anything else for breakfast. This granola phase must have been going on for at least 3-4 months now, with no end inRead More

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I love soups. As long as you can puree them, you can make soup out of any vegetables. I usually like my pureed soups with a lot of fancy twists.However, we got aRead More

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I am aware of the fact that I regularly announce new found culinary loves and culinary matches made in heaven here on my blog. To be honest, I don’t quite remember which wasRead More

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  I baked some Lemon Coconut Cookies some time ago that were a huge success with my family and friends. I loved the flavor combination of lemon and coconut so much that IRead More

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  I don’t like to throw away food. I often come home with half-eaten pieces of fruit in the handbag, after a long afternoon on the playground or in the park with theRead More

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  Today is Friday and that’s weekend here in the Middle East. I participated in a 10k race this morning that started at 7am. I must admit, I find it tough to getRead More

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I sit here in Dubai, it’s supposed to be winter. We had about 30C outside temperature, hot enough to just scream for ice cream. We also had a “lovely” dust storm whose dustRead More

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Lupini Beans made it into the 2010 SAVEUR Top 100!!! That’s great, but what’s more important to me is that I finally learned about the English name of these beans. LUPINI BEANS!!!!! IRead More

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Anyone here whose New Year resolution was a low-fat and no-refined-sugar diet? Try these apple walnut squares. They are sweetened with dried dates and otherwise contain rolled oats, whole wheat flour and appleRead More

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  Fresh beetroot should carry a warning: Don’t wear white clothes while cooking. And all recipes using beetroots should list rubber gloves as one of the “ingredients”. I was wearing a white T-shirtRead More

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Let me tell you some good and some bad things about motherhood today. As I am still breastfeeding my youngest one, I have hardly been drinking alcohol for months, apart from the occasionalRead More

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I come straight to the point: this red lentil tomato soup is my absolute favorite soup. I could eat it everyday. Because some other family members may find that a little too often,Read More

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Today was definitely my worst day with regards to overeating at Christmas. We were invited to a Christmas lunch potluck thing at friends. They are Polish, so they had quite a few PolishRead More

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Here in the Middle East, Christmas is not as predominant as the main religion is Islam. Nevertheless, as there is a huge expatriate community here in Dubai, all sorts of Christmas stuff (fromRead More

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  I was looking for some new breakfast dish, as I got a little tired of warm oatmeals, millet or quinoa breakfasts recently. I felt like something cool in the morning: plain yogurtRead More

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These lovely little balls almost look too good to be healthy and delicious, don’t they? They are pure energy balls made solely out of various dried fruits and nuts. No baking or cookingRead More