This recipe for Saudi Oat Shorba has been sponsored by Mornflake. The recipe and opinions expressed are entirely my own. I grew up in Saudi Arabia. That means I was used to hearing the Adhaan 5 times a day, life coming to …
This recipe for Chocolate Orange Basbousah is in collaboration with Kenwood Chef Sense XL and Hershey’s. Ramadan Kareem everyone! We are blessed enough to be witnessing Ramadan for yet another year. Ramadan is a month for fasting, humility, self-reflection, worship, and also …
I was invited for this meal at Waka. The opinions are entirely my own. Oh boy. Has this been a crazy busy month or what? I’m not complaining in the least though, I love eating and cooking, but with Ramadan around the …
Every time I feel like the subsequent month will allow me a break, I am wrong. I don’t know what it is about Dubai, but life is just non-stop here. Luckily, I managed to run off for 10 days, and recuperate at my …
I love oats, not just for breakfast, but also in desserts. I’m one of those people who is not disappointed to find a “chocolate chip” cookie is actually an oat-and-raisin. Oat Apple Crumble is, in fact, one of my favorite go-to recipes. …
.Matto are the perfect example of marketing done well. There are some hits and some misses on the menu, but within just two months of opening, a lot of people have either already been to Matto, have heard of Matto, and/or want …
I’m not a very big fan of “blogger events”. Unless I know that at least one of my friends will be attending (or be my plus one), I prefer to sit these events out. The reason is that they’re usually poorly managed …
Today I made a rocket salad with an pan-fried, yuzu-miso white fish fillet; but first, let me fill you in on where I’ve been up to. I’ve had such a crazy busy couple of weeks, and as a result have been excessively stress-eating. …
What’s up all ya all? What’s new – besides the already horrid weather? M is out of town (again), and I’ve been down in the dumps with a backlog of work, an apartment move next week, and procrastinating like a pro. I …
I’ve been having some insightful conversations with some like-minded bloggers lately, and in the wake of recent events I’ve decided to pen down some of my thoughts on blogger etiquette. Bloggers have a lot of opinions on how PRs should behave (I …
I’ve dined at my fair share of restaurants in Dubai, and written more blog posts than I can remember. Over time, my palate has evolved (read gotten harder to please), and I consequently cut down on blogging about restaurants because fewer and …
Unless you’ve spent the last four days asleep, you definitely know how romantically gorgeous the weather has been of late. When you grow up in the desert, thunder, lightning and rain welcomed and celebrated rather than dreaded. The last weekend has almost …
WOW! What a ride the Dubai Food Fest 2017 has been! It was non-stop, full-throttle food extravaganza, and I am so glad I made the most of it. From the moment I was handed my influencer badge, I pulled my socks up, …
Ok, I’m just going to come and say what I know A LOT of you are already thinking but keeping mum about: Lima Dubai is a bit of a let-down, mainly because most of us are Vergilio Martinez groupies and were expecting …
The Dubai Food Fest 2017 from 23rd Feb – 11th March was non-stop excitement, and a large part of that excitement was the Etisalat Beach Canteen. Still situated on the beach right behind Sunset Mall, it was bigger and better than last …