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Emirati Recipe: Lamb Biryani (La-ham biryani)
“Where are the Emirati restaurants in Dubai?” When I first moved here, almost four years ago, I used to ask this question a lot. I soon stopped asking because I would get the same responses over and...
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A Taste of Arabic Home-Cooking at an Emirati Home
When I started my Emirati cooking project in June 2008, almost three and a half years ago, it was so that I could learn more about the culture of the host country in which I was living. With a dearth...
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Emirati Recipe: Shrimp Fried with Spices (Ro-be-yann nashif)
I never did get back on track with my Emirati cooking, did I? Lamb Biryani was the last recipe I posted but I did get to observe a few home-cooked Emirati dishes (namely, Chicken Machboos and Balaleet)...
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Emirati Recipe: Samboosa (fried savory triangles)
Emirati Samboosas Have you been watching the Summer Olympics? The UAE has never participated in the Winter Olympics but has participated in seven Summer Olympics starting with the 1984 Summer Games in...
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Emirati Cookbook Review: Sarareed (by Chef Khulood Atiq) & Emirati Recipe:...
Sarareed Cookbook by Chef Khulood Atiq Sometime last year, I heard through the food buzz that there was a new Emirati cookbook released and I attempted to get my hands on a copy. I know I have been a...
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Celebrating the UAE’s 44th National Day at Al Barza Restaurant with Emirati...
Al Barza Restaurant When I first moved to Dubai in 2007, there weren’t any restaurants (except maybe hole in the wall cafés) serving Emirati cuisine. So I started my Emirati cooking project to teach...
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Tashkent Restaurant (Al Barsha, Dubai)
I have been dreaming about fried lagman since that last time I ate at a Uzbek restaurant. Which would be early 2012 when I posted about Gulnaz restaurant in Dubai Marina. Lagman is a Uzbek dish made...
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Do You Yum?
Someone posted last week on a social media site, “Do you Yum?” And I thought: Do I what? Is this a trick question? Do I yum what? You mean like coffee? Or tea? You see, “yum” in Cantonese Chinese...
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Garden Update: February 2016
Each morning, just as the sun rises, and as I hustle the children into the car for the school run, I quickly glance at my little vegetable garden, full of greens, reds, (and purples!) these days. Then,...
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WIN! 2 Free Passes To Frunch @ the Radisson Blu (Dubai Media City)
First there was Breakfast + Lunch >> Brunch. Now take Friday + Brunch >> Frunch. If I were witty, I would write something here about logic and maybe even Venn diagrams. Alas, witty I am...
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50 Flavors of Vietnam Brunch @ Hoi An (Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai)
While my mom was visiting us in Dubai last month, Scotch and I took her to Friday brunch at Hoi An restaurant in the Shangri-La hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road. It’s an awesome deal because for 145 dhs you...
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A Taste of Arabic Home-Cooking at an Emirati Home
When I started my Emirati cooking project in June 2008, almost three and a half years ago, it was so that I could learn more about the culture of the host country in which I was living. With a dearth...
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Emirati Recipe: Shrimp Fried with Spices (Ro-be-yann nashif)
I never did get back on track with my Emirati cooking, did I? Lamb Biryani was the last recipe I posted but I did get to observe a few home-cooked Emirati dishes (namely, Chicken Machboos and Balaleet)...
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Emirati Recipe: Samboosa (fried savory triangles)
Have you been watching the Summer Olympics? The UAE has never participated in the Winter Olympics but has participated in seven Summer Olympics starting with the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles. This...
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Emirati Cookbook Review: Sarareed (by Chef Khulood Atiq) & Emirati Recipe:...
Sometime last year, I heard through the food buzz that there was a new Emirati cookbook released and I attempted to get my hands on a copy. I know I have been a real slacker in regards to my Emirati...
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Celebrating the UAE’s 44th National Day at Al Barza Restaurant with Emirati...
When I first moved to Dubai in 2007, there weren’t any restaurants (except maybe hole in the wall cafés) serving Emirati cuisine. So I started my Emirati cooking project to teach myself what local food...
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Emirati Recipe: Fried Fish (Sa-mak ma-ga-lee)
As part of my Cooking Local project to learn more about Emirati food and culture, I am attempting to cook through Celia Ann Brock-Al Ansari’s The Complete UAE Cookbook. I have completed 8 recipes so...
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Emirati Recipe: Chicken Biryani (Biryani de-jaj)
I can’t help but think of biryani as the Indian equivalent of Chinese fried rice. Both dishes are made of, well, rice, and both are ingrained into their respective cultures. Not surprisingly, biryani...
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Emirati Recipe: Lamb Biryani (La-ham biryani)
“Where are the Emirati restaurants in Dubai?” When I first moved here, almost four years ago, I used to ask this question a lot. I soon stopped asking because I would get the same responses over and...
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WIN! 2 Free Passes To Frunch @ the Radisson Blu (Dubai Media City)
First there was Breakfast + Lunch >> Brunch.Now take Friday + Brunch >> Frunch.If I were witty, I would write something here about logic and maybe even Venn diagrams. Alas, witty I am not....
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