Fabulous Food Fotography Friday : The walnut lesson
Today I am taking part in my friend Jehanne’s Fabulous food fotography friday (the F in photography is not a typo ). It is a weekly event to work on your food photography skills, get inspired and above...
View ArticleJuly 2013 free wallpaper
It’s the beginning of a new month which means it is time for me to share two free wallpaper images with you. One is from our recent visit to Jerash and the other is for a recipe for sourdough cinnamon...
View ArticleNo knead olive bread
Ramadan Mubarak to all my wonderful readers who observe it. Hello everyone :) Yes, I am still here and I have not vanished off the face of the earth lol Moving a family from one country to another is...
View ArticleBerry almond coffee cake
For this month’s Secret Recipe Club, I had Jess’s blog Inquiring chef. I have to admit that when I got the email with this month’s assignment I was thrilled! I love Jess’s blog, her recipes and her...
View ArticleSnow eggs “oeufs a la neige”
For the January daring cooks challenge we got to make snow :) Being an expat in the UAE, […]
View ArticleFood photography and styling.. How to tell a story with your pictures
This will be the first lesson in a series of posts about food photography and styling. The aim […]
View ArticleEsterhazy torte
This post is long overdue, this gorgeous cake was our daring bakers challenge for January (I know!) but […]
View ArticleHomemade Italian seasoning and a trip to Dubai miracle garden
After writing my post about the things I could not have prepared for when I moved the UAE […]
View ArticleFreekeh soup
Although Freekeh (pronounced free-ka or free-k-) has recently joined the “super food” club, it has been popular in the Arabic […]
View ArticleTamriyeh: a Palestinian dessert from Nablus
Our Arabic flavor recipe for the Month of April took us to Nablus! Rania Al Wazani invited us to […]
View ArticleTea bag cookies
I have a love affair with tea! My husband knows and he doesn’t mind :p Whenever we go […]
View ArticleTurkish Delight “Lokum”
For many, the words Turkish Delight conjure up images from the chronicles of Narnia. For me, they conjure […]
View ArticleApple pie spice mix
We are obviously not in Autumn, so why am I posting apple recipes? Well, I love apples! and […]
View ArticleRed Lentil Soup
Ramadan Mubarak :) Today marks the 4th day of Ramadan. Every year, I try to tell you a […]
View ArticleEgyptian Meamar rice
This month’s Arabic flavor assignment was to make an Egyptian classic. Meamar Rice.The exact translation of the name […]
View ArticleHoney sesame biscotti
My kids love barazek (they are popular Middle Eastern cookies with a sweet sesame topping ) but the traditional […]
View ArticleChocolate waffles
For this month’s secret recipe club, my assignment was Sara’s blog Cupcake muffin. Sara is one of the […]
View ArticleFtoot bread “Nabulsi cheese and seeds bread”
Our Arabic flavor recipe for the month of July was Ftoot bread. This bread is popular in Palestine […]
View ArticleCheese and zaatar sticks
Facing an empty lunch box every morning can be an intimidating task. You want to give your kids […]
View ArticleBatheeth
After spending over a year here in the UAE, some of the local recipes started finding their way […]
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