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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Please Don’t Tell Anyone I Made Croissants for Afternoon Tea

October 7, 2011
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TEA. Say that word to me and I will think of Jasmine tea and yum cha. Two things I grew up with in New York. But when spoken at my in-laws in Scotland, it usually means dinner (like that meal you have after lunch. Lunch being the meal one would have around noon in case [...]

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A Morning @ Tavola – learning about Moritsuke, food styling with Fiona Archibold, and gawking at shiny knives

October 6, 2011
food styling a beef burgundy

I’ve been feeling a little under the weather this week with either allergies or a bad cold and with all the sneezing and sniffling I felt like my head was going to fall off and explode. Feeling a bit better today and probably shouldn’t be drinking this glass of white wine in my hand, but [...]

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A Cake-a-Thon for UAE Food Bloggers

September 30, 2011
FiA Cake-a-Thon

Last weekend was a busy one for Fooderati Arabia (aka FiA) – the UAE food bloggers group. On Friday, we celebrated FiA’s one-year birthday with a sugar-high afternoon full of cakes, cakes, and more cakes. Yes, a Cake-a-thon! Then on Saturday, we attended a Food Bloggers Breakfast at Tavola where we were given presentations on [...]

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Gordon Ramsay’s – Verre – Masterclass

September 27, 2011
Verre

When my friend BJ asked me to accompany her to a Masterclass at Gordon Ramsay’s Verre and take advantage of Time Out Dubai’s 2-for-1 special, I didn’t hesitate to belt out a, “Hells Yeah!” Despite having seen a million TV commercials promoting his shows, I have yet to watch a single episode of any of Gordon Ramsay’s [...]

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Golden Chicken Consomme (with Chicken Cilantro Gyoza)

September 16, 2011
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Wee Scotch and I are finally back in Dubai, after 8 weeks away, and slowly settling back into desert life with Scotch and into the incredibly hot 100-degree (38°C) weather. Upon arriving at the Dubai airport, I changed from winter wear to a short sleeve shirt but by the time I had reached our car [...]

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