Green tomatoes – as a child, I thought they were a different plant altogether but over the years I wisened up to the fact that they’re just unripe or raw tomatoes. Still, to me they are exotic, very different from their ripened selves – maybe the fact that they’re raw and hence younger lends...
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I am inspired by fellow bloggers who are talking about going Locavore, which basically means eating and cooking food sourced within a 100 mile radius. Like I’ve said earlier in one of my posts, in UAE it is extremely difficult to source locally grown and organically grown food. Recently in Lulu supermarket I came...
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There are the odds and ends in the fridge that need to be chopped and turned edible before I restock. There’s some cauliflower, a few carrots and beans, and also a bunch of spinach which I couldn’t resist picking up yesterday! Sometimes I lack inspiration in the kitchen, and that’s when cookbooks come alive...
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When I saw Arundhati’s and then Zlamushka’s recipe of Spring Onion pancake – I was not just tempted to try it, I was determined. But I’ve always had this problem of not sticking to anything in a said pattern and really I had no idea while chopping the spring onions of what it was...
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For the simple, simple pleasure of eating a quick, yet deeply soul satifying meal, all you need is a fridge overflowing with tomatoes and a husband who thinks the world of your ‘special’ skills with the fruit. Though spicy, for me its a great summer meal, especially washed down with a can of beer,...
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This weekend was kind of busy. In the UAE Fridays and Saturdays are weekends and usually we spend a lot of that time outdoors. We also try and take NT to nearby parks for some fresh air. During weekdays its pretty difficult to get out to the parks and I have to make do...
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