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I cannot repeat myself often enough when it comes to a no-added sugar diet. A couple of years ago I would have never thought that this is possible without sacrifice. I am notRead More

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Don’t you think that the word “adapting” (as in “adapted from XYZ cookbook”) is just a nice term for “stealing someone else’s recipe but having the decency to acknowledge him”? Or does itRead More

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My diet has become more and more vegetarian over the last year or so. I used to enjoy a big fat burger once in a while, but don’t really have a chance toRead More

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I love big decadent cakes, full of sugars, cream and butter. I start salivating when I see them through the windows of bakery shops. But as a general rule, I only indulge inRead More

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Do you also need certain foods ALWAYS in your house, otherwise you get upset and your whole day is spoiled? I’ve got two things: milk to put in my coffee in the morning,Read More

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I’ve been cooking quite a bit recently, trying out new recipes: especially cool drinks and salads as summer is approaching fast. And the irony is, I get hungry doing so. In fact, IRead More

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I love it when I can cook or bake and don’t have to leave the house to buy ingredients. That was the case with these muffins: here in the Middle East dates areRead More

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This okra recipe has been sitting in my computer for the last two days, ready to post, with picture chosen and retouched, etc. Just the introductory notes were missing. It should be easyRead More

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About two years ago,  this banana date loaf kicked off my healthier eating lifestyle: with no or as little as possible refined sugars and flours. That has been my goal ever since. ThisRead More

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Less is more.  If I think about this saying, I realize that I feel the happiest and the most complete when I have little but well chosen things on my daily plate. ThisRead More

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I just go totally crazy about tasty foods that are healthy, or is it the healthy foods that are absolutely delicious?! Can’t decide. This Lentil Salad seems to becoming my new favorite lunchRead More

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I want to squeeze in a last recipe in April, as I have posted comparatively little this month. I mentioned in one of my earlier April posts that we had a streak ofRead More

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The only food magazine that I read regularly is the Middle Eastern issue of BBC Food. I have no idea if it is any different from any BBC Food issues. It’s a monthlyRead More

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I love to sing along loudly in the car (when I am alone): I sing anything from Miley Cyrus over Rihanna to Red Hot Chili Peppers or The White Stripes, no matter ifRead More

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Another day, another muffin recipe…. I have to share this one as it, once again, fulfills many of my criteria to healthier food: these muffins are vegan and sugar free, only three tablespoonsRead More