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Whenever you come across some really nice juicy and sweet plums, buy them and make this salad!!!  I love the sweet taste of fresh fruit combined with greens or vegetables in a salad.Read 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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Why do healthy cookies always look so ugly? I am in a serious predicament here, as I am aiming to post healthy, wholesome foods and dishes in this blog. At the same time,Read 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 know, I know, Christmas is just over, and many of us probably had quite a bit if not too much of the sweet stuff. But still: nothing is better than homemade sweets.Read 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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I love recipes with very little ingredients. There is always a good chance that you have all of them at home and you can throw together a meal, or in this case, aRead More

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As long as I can remember, red cabbage has been THE major side dish for special occasions in my family, be it family birthday or anniversary meals, Easter or Christmas. It came alongRead More

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I have developed a weakness for sweets in ball shape. They disappear in your mouth so quickly, you  have immediately forgotten that you actually ate them. So it happened again yesterday when IRead More

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These days that I almost non-stop cook (and food-photograph and food-blog) I always have some dried beans soaking somewhere, ready to be cooked and used  in some salad and or dinner. I mustRead 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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This salad is my version of the salade fermiere, sold at Paul Cafe, a French bakery chain with outlets in parts of Europe, America and the Middle East. I had it the otherRead More

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This salad is my version of the salade fermiere, sold at Paul Cafe, a French bakery chain with outlets in parts of Europe, America and the Middle East. I had it the otherRead More

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My favorite ingredient when Christmas baking is orange zest. I love its smell. Even if I just eat an orange I like to leave the peel lying around for an hour or two andRead More

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I love the fact that so many pasta sauces and toppings are done much faster than the pasta itself.  This one is a quick and lovely pasta and seafood dish that works wellRead More

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Savory tarts and quiches are perfect winter comfort foods. Now that winter (note: that is Dubai winter with around 20C) and some rain have finally arrived, I felt like making some tart.  AfterRead 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