June 2008

Emirati Recipe: Rice with Chicken in the Bottom (De-jaj ta-ha-tah)

June 29, 2008
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As per this post, the first dish in my latest cooking project is: Rice with Chicken in the Bottom (De-jaj ta-ha-tah). This was my first attempt at an Arabic recipe. It is from Celia Ann Brock-Al Ansari’s “The Complete United Arab Emirates Cookbook.” I will not be re-printing the recipe here but you can access [...]

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Finding the Time to Blog

June 25, 2008

Today was day 7 of the new job but the first day that I was actually (physically) in my office. Can you believe the last 6 days were spent in Orientation classes? Holy moly – I am so orientation-ed out! Now I have to deal with getting a workstation, email access, figuring out this new [...]

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Cooking Local

June 15, 2008
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Previously, I had talked about wanting to learn how to cook up some Middle Eastern dishes due to the ease of obtaining the necessary ingredients here and also to learn more about the local culture. After some Googling, I have found a collection of online recipes from Celia Ann Brock-Al Ansari. Her book, “The Complete [...]

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TT#7 – Things I’ll Miss When I Start Working Again

June 12, 2008

A non-food related TT this week! 9 months after quitting my job in New York, getting married to the BF of 5 years, relocating to Dubai, and taking the time to explore a new country, I am just about to say goodbye to the life of leisure and embark on a new job, new career, [...]

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Celebrating at the Burj Al Arab

June 11, 2008
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Only 4 days of unemployment left! I decided to reward myself with a fancy dinner at Al Muntaha in the Burj in honor of having finally landed a job. Scotch and I went last night and this time we did indeed valet the car to avoid the horror of the last self-park episode. Although we almost [...]

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Soon to be an Ex-Jumeirah Jane

June 6, 2008

Just a quick post to say that this past Wednesday (1.5 weeks after I received my offer letter) I received my employment contract and am now due to start work on Monday, June 15th – WOOHOO!!!

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Brad Pitt – more marketing for Dubai?

June 4, 2008

On the way to work in the mornings, Scotch likes to listen to Dubai Eye FM 103.8 (therefore subjecting me to listen to it as well). From 6 to 9am, they have a segment called “Business Breakfast” where the hosts Brandy Scott and Malcolm Taylor interview different guests on business and financial topics like oil prices, [...]

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What happened to my Jay-Z?

June 3, 2008
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A weird thing happened to me at lunch today. I got into my car, turned on the radio, and expected the usual Jay-Z, Maroon 5, or Rhiannon to be blasting through the speakers. Instead, all I heard was classical music. I tried another preset – more classical. In fact, ALL my presets were either classical [...]

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