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Our Annual February Visitors in Dubai

February 25, 2012
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February in Dubai is one of the most popular months for visitors. While it is cold and snowy in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, it is still T-shirt and sandal weather for us here. Last year, Scotch’s parents visited us in February to escape the chilly Edinburgh air. Among many other activities, we took [...]

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Emirati Recipe: Shrimp Fried with Spices (Ro-be-yann nashif)

February 16, 2012
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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) this past November. And recently, I went to an Emirati restaurant for the first time – Al Fanar [...]

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Girls’ Supper Club: Manvaar – Rajasthani in Karama

February 8, 2012
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Saturday mornings at our place is clean-the-house-day. We have a weekly maid service that provides us with JL for two hours to help us with the heavy-duty cleaning. I still can’t fathom the idea of leaving JL alone in the house (trust issues?) while we bugger off for a few hours so as I am [...]

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Choucroute Garnie – hearty, warming, and perfect for chilly weather

February 3, 2012
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It all started with a bag of leftover sauerkraut. A $3 bag of leftover sauerkraut that I didn’t want to go to waste. So I went out and spent $50 on pork sausages, wine and other accompaniments to make a dish that used sauerkraut as a main ingredient. (I find myself in this type of scenario [...]

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Celebrating Chinese New Year with Hong Kong Egg Cakes

January 22, 2012
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I didn’t realize that Chinese New Year is tomorrow! That means Chinese New Year’s Eve is tonight! Eek – I feel so out of touch with holidays, living in Dubai, and this one really snuck up on me. Traditionally, my mom would prepare a lavish meal at home for Chinese New Year’s Eve but now that [...]

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Running Along Dubai Marina

January 15, 2012
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When the weather is nice outside, I like to run the path along Dubai Marina right by the water. When I first moved to the neighborhood four years ago, it wasn’t a very nice run because of all the construction and detours. But now, almost all of the trail down by the water is paved [...]

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A First Taste of Uzbek Cuisine @ Gulnaz Restaurant & Cafe

January 8, 2012
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Happy 2012 everyone! It’s a new year and although I hardly ever make new year resolutions these days (because they’ve been the same year after year so why bother?), I do have one for 2012 and that is to clear out all some of my draft posts. I often come up with all these great [...]

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Happy 2012!

January 1, 2012
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For New Year’s Eve, Scotch, Wee Scotch and I spent a low-key evening at a friend’s apartment overlooking the Burj Khalifa (still the tallest building in the world). Some photos from our viewing point before the fireworks: *   *   *   *   * Here are some photos of the New Year’s Eve [...]

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