Everybody knows how cray cray I am about Asian food, and that Japanese is one of my favorite Asian cuisines to stuff my face with. What a lot of you might not know is that I’m a sucker for Tuna Tataki. So …
What is up with the weather in Dubai these days? No, I’m definitely not complaining; the grey-ish skies are a sought after treat in the Middle East, but the winds have been absolutely crazy lately! Also, I think the lack of sun …
This is one of my most favorite, most reliable, go-to recipes. It’s so super quick, and extremely delicious. My Crispy Fried Fish was a successful product of random experimentation. The tomato and kaffir lime sauce on top was the result of rummaging …
M got back from his work trip yesterday. He didn’t bring back any souvenirs, but he did bring back a nasty case of food poisoning. When he backtracked his steps and tried to remember what could have brought on this nasty bug, …
Bircher Muesli: easily one of my favorite breakfast dishes containing oats. When it comes to lunch or dinner, I crave variety. I can’t have the same thing more than two days in a row (if at all), and then I don’t want …
Noodles are life. I don’t think there’s anyone out there who’ll want to even debate that. They’re the best form of carbs, with optimum levels surface area to coat themselves in your sauce or oil of choice. Whether it’s twisty fuesli smothered in a …
Hi, my name is Haiya and I am a Noodleholic. For the first ever Noodleholics Party- an initiative started by Soe Thein- I would like to pay homage to the culinary idol I’m a hopeless groupie for, and try out his recipe for …
Chicken Biryani. The two single most magical words a Pakistani can hear. There is something about the combination of spices the meat is cooked in, and the layering of boiled rice atop it before a final, collective steam that homogenizes the two …
This Basil and Zucchini Pesto Pasta was a result of one of those lazy weeks. Have you ever had one of those super lazy weeks? The ones that make you feel too lazy to even order groceries? No, not because you’re depressed …
I have a love-hate relationship with fruit. I love it when it’s sweet and juicy, hate it when it isn’t. I love eating it, but hate cutting and washing it. Enter Fruitful Day: these folks have changed my life- and no, this …
What’s good right now? The weather is still fantabulous in Dubai, and the DSF is officially on. The desire to cook up a storm is on the down low though, post all the turkeys and pies and lots of cleaning up. What …
Tis the season to be jolly fa la la la la la la. Ok, so I don’t celebrate Christmas or Thanksgiving, but all the red, green and gold does put me in a very festive mood, and I do celebrate turkey- all …
Winter means many things in Dubai: alfresco dining; laying on the beach; pumpkin spice and gingerbread lattes; red, green and gold; BBQs; the annual stollen charity sale; the food truck jam; winter markets; lots of friends, lots of family and lots of …
There are many things winter means to me, the most prominent of which is getting a cold. In that most frustrating state when the cold hasn’t fully set in but you’ve entered the itchy and scratchy throat stage that let’s you know …
Lately I’ve been busier than ever before. From October to December, it’s almost impossible to catch a breath in Dubai. Restaurants decide to launch; alfresco dining and outdoor terraces decide to reopen; all the PRs want to squeeze their events in before …