A Taste of Arabic Home-Cooking at an Emirati Home

December 13, 2011
Pouring Arabic Tea

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 of restaurants to choose from at the time (and I wasn’t even sure how authentic they [...]

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Happy 40th Birthday to the UAE (plus some skydiving videos)

December 4, 2011
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December 2, 2011 marked the 40th anniversary of the formation of the United Arab Emirates. In 1971, seven trucial states, now known as “Emirates” ( Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain) joined to become the UAE. Like July 4th in the United States, flags and balloons of the country’s national colors [...]

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Recreating a Lost Memory – Hong Kong Egg Cakes from New York’s Chinatown

November 30, 2011
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I’ve been reminiscing about a part of my childhood in New York’s Chinatown where I attended Chinese school every weekend. After class, mom or dad would walk me over to Mosco Street where in a tiny red corner stall, labored Cecilia Tam (aka the Egg Cake Lady) to buy a bag or two of her [...]

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Thanksgiving 2011 – Feasting, Drinking, and Fundraising

November 28, 2011
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After days of preparation and planning, Thanksgiving was finally here. As in the past few years, we held our Dubai Thanksgiving dinner on Friday since Thursday is a work day and Friday is not (at least not for us). This was our 4th year hosting Thanksgiving at our place and in addition to the feasting [...]

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Delicious Vietnam #19 – November 2011 Round-Up

November 22, 2011
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Ethnically Chinese but born in Vietnam, my parents fled Saigon for a better life in their late-20s with me barely 2 years old. We ended up in New York City with few physical possessions but with a life-long affinity to Vietnamese food. Growing up, and not realizing it at the time, I could always distinguish [...]

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Oh Thanksgiving, How I Love Thee

November 20, 2011
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A day dedicated to food, family, friends, and all thing to be thankful for. Did I mention food? A holiday that doesn’t involve religion so can be celebrated by all? A holiday that doesn’t involve obligatory give exchanges? No silly costumes (I hate dressing up). No singing (I can’t carry a tune). A holiday where you [...]

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Artsy Fun at Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

November 18, 2011
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We took a drive from Dubai to Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi today to check out the art exhibitions. At the moment, Abu Dhabi Art is going on from November 16 to November 19. There are exhibits, workshops, talks, film screenings, book launches, and more.  According to the program description: Abu Dhabi Art, in its third [...]

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Things to do in Sharjah: A Wildlife Center and An Animal Sanctuary

November 14, 2011
Love Birds

Over the summer months in Dubai, with temperatures in the mid-40s Celsius (115°F) and what feels like 100% humidity, it is just too hot and humid to do anything outdoors for a long period of time and not sweat buckets. Wee Scotch and I would go swimming every other day just to get out of [...]

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