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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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Cake? Reason to celebrate? YES, YES, YES. I finished my first full marathon yesterday. Want to hear the full story? Read my marathon report here. The hole that the exertion of the marathonRead 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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Two more weeks to go until my first full marathon. Last week I had my longest training run of about 37k/23miles. I ran it with a fellow food blogger from Dubai. As IRead More

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I’d like to highlight my personal favorites of 2010: foods that astounded me, foods that I cooked countless times, foods that I’d serve to guests, foods that I simply love. Here is myRead 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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Four more sleeps until Christmas. My son is counting the days. Yesterday, we had a Christmas party for the children in the neighborhood. The kids were decorating Christmas cookies and writing their letterRead 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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Hey, do you want to know how my Dubai winter veggie and flower garden is doing? It’s going great. The usual suspects are up and about, like basil, tomato plants and sunflowers. ThoseRead More

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My current marathon training allows me to chomp down cookies like there is no tomorrow. Carbs is what my body needs, right? Well, not only, of course. In fact, I went to aRead 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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Recently, I’ve been finding myself fancying bigger cakes. I feel like I’ve done all possible loaf cakes and got a bit tired of them. Don’t get me wrong, I love them still andRead More

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Winter time is cold season, even here in Dubai where winter temperatures do not go below 20C/70F during the day. Husband has been sniffing and coughing for more than a week. My sonRead More