Make Your Own Vietnamese Curry Powder

November 13, 2011
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Before any other curry touched my lips, there was Vietnamese curry. It was, and still is, a staple at my mom’s house. Coconut and tomato based, thickened by starchy potatoes, I prefer my Viet curry not too soupy-thin yet not too stewy-thick. Like all curries and stews, it’s better the next day. I promise to provide [...]

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Wild Ginger @ Deira City Center

November 10, 2011
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Given my blog’s name, I was excited to find out that there is a restaurant in Dubai called Wild Ginger. Located in Deira City Center, a fellow Dubai Fooderati (who blogs at Rabelaisian Really Gabbles) and I headed over to the other side of the creek for lunch one Saturday. Wee Scotch also came along and [...]

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In case of an emergency, are you prepared?

November 3, 2011
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“Is he breathing?” This is a question I never, ever, want to ask about my child but found myself doing so just recently to my husband. “Check if he’s breathing!” Please say he’s breathing. Please. Please. Scotch finally replied that our son was breathing. Thank you Powers-That-Be! I tried to turn my attention back to [...]

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Join me for this month’s Delicious Vietnam blogging event!

November 1, 2011
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Remember when I said I was obsessed with making curries lately? One particular curry I have been thoroughly obsessing about is Vietnamese Curry. The problem is that I’ve nearly run out of Vietnamese curry powder! Yes, there is actually a very specific thing as Vietnamese curry powder and here is what one of the brands [...]

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Trick or Treat!

October 31, 2011
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Our first Halloween in Dubai, Scotch and I forgot about it completely and had no candy when our doorbell rang unexpectedly. I felt so awful about turning the cute little kids away that I might have put up a sign that read, “No Candy,” so I wouldn’t have to personally disappoint anymore children. Our second Halloween, [...]

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Emirati Recipe: Lamb Biryani (La-ham biryani)

October 24, 2011
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“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 over. Either, “I don’t know,” or “Emirati food is in Emirati homes,” or “Local House in Bastakia.” There [...]

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Cooking Challenge: Homemade Appams and a Spicy Shrimp Curry

October 20, 2011
Shrimp Curry and Appams

I have been obsessed with curries lately. Japanese curries made with dashi, Vietnamese curries infused with lemongrass, Thai curries in all their colors (red, green, yellow and could we pretend that penang is a color?), and of course the endless combinations of spices that make up Indian curries (which are quite prevalent here in Dubai). [...]

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Chicken Curry Spring Rolls (“Cary Cha Gio”)

October 9, 2011
Curry Chicken Spring Rolls

Vietnamese fried springs rolls are probably one of my top 10 favorite foods. These little crispy bundles of a delicious meat-seafood combination are flavored with Vietnamese fish sauce and traditionally rolled with rice paper. To make them extra crispy, the rice paper should be moistened in water that has been mixed with corn starch. I’ve [...]

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