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Dessert recipes are usually the most popular on my site. So has anyone noticed that I haven’t posted any cake or muffin recipes lately? Blame my husband, he is still addicted to theRead More

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I am marathon training again. It took a while to convince myself. Firstly, I didn’t get into the London Marathon next year. Although the chances were pretty slim anyway, I sulked.  Secondly, IRead More

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Continuing my argument from my last post that I am a peasant at heart, I’ll always prefer homemade foods over restaurant foods. And what better opportunity of having homemade foods would there beRead More

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I have always liked foods with little ingredients. It spells SIMPLE and UNCOMPLICATED and TIME-EFFICIENT and FOOL-PROOF to me. That’s just my alley. Because deep in my heart I think I am aRead More

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Going grain-free naturally leads you to exploring nuts and seeds. My first grain free granola, the Orange Date Nut Clusters,  a couple of weeks back has become a staple in my house. IRead More

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I have just survived one of the toughest weekends in the year: my son’s 6th birthday and the party that we threw for him. Every time I organize a birthday party, it takesRead More

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 Is there anything like time management courses at evening schools? I need one. It has never happened before that it took me 6 days to post a recipe on my blog. I don’tRead More

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I couldn’t wait to share today’s recipe with you: Apple Lemon Honey Cake. It’s overdue as it is the only cake in demand here in this house at the moment. When I triedRead More

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I think I can say this now as the ends seems to be near: We survived yet another Dubai summer with scorching heats and unbearable humidity. Every year I dread the summer. AndRead More

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This is my 300th recipe post on this blog. Who would have thought! For about three decades, my mom must have thought I’d never learn to cook. One of her favorite stories toRead More

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 Crackers and dips are my current favorite convenience food. The convenience comes from the fact that I can make a big batch in advance (both crackers and dip) and then have it asRead More

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Do you sometimes buy fruit or vegetables because of its color?  I find myself putting yellow and orange stuff into the basket. Mandarins, oranges, butternut squash is what I buy by the kiloRead More

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 After more than 2 months of summer holidays, I forgot what it was like to get up early every morning and get my son get ready for school on time. He started schoolRead More

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Roasted chickpeas are no news to the foodie world. However, my first few attempts were disastrous. I tried them several times, with canned and home-cooked chickpeas. And ended up with some chewy, rubber-like andRead More

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Conversation between husband and me at 9pm after dinner: H: Why are you still busy in the kitchen? I: Baking some breakfast muffins for you for tomorrow morning. I had the last oneRead More

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Have you ever checked the ingredients list of regular store-bought french fries? In the “best” case it only has gluten and sugar in it, in the worst case, the list is longer thanRead More

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 I tried a new sport yesterday. I went climbing on an indoor climbing wall. I  always wanted to try it, because I figured it would come easy to me because I am smallishRead More