One thing i always wanted to try is Carluccio’s White Truffle Olive Oil… i actually always grabbed it and tried to sneak it in the cash register but my husband would catch me and lecture me on the fact that we cannot travel with a bottle of olive oil back to Q8. The bottle is [...]

I woke up this morning with the strangest craving ever… I was craving Koshary! Not only plain old koshary… no no no it won’t do… i was craving koshary topped with chickpeas… something we do not have in Q8… this strange craving comes from reading Ansam’s Post about Koshary Abu Tareq!!! What was i supposed [...]

If you are a fan of Ladureé of you know someone who is, then this is the perfect book for you to have or to give as a gift! Page upon page of yummy looking desserts encased in a suede soft green cover making the newly released Ladureé Cookbook. I didn’t buy it for two [...]

The BBQ season has officially started… why aren’t you having a BBQ this weekend?! BBQ night came and it was a blast with the service of Bu Abdulla’s BBQ.  A big thank you goes for all the commenters on my previous post for helping us choose the BBQ service. I will let the pictures tell the story…  Their [...]

You just got out of work. You are hungry. You want to eat something that is home cooked that is both satisfying, healthy, and low in fat. You don’t want to order in something but you are too knackered to cook something? Then this is the recipe for you, if it qualifies as a recipe to [...]

I love m7lbiya… but i usually steer away from it so i do not gain weight during Ramadan. Yet it’s the ultimate dessert after futoor… there is just something about it that is irresistible and irreplaceable. My late Mother In Law Allah yer7amha gave me a small booklet of Ramadan Recipes when i got married. There is [...]

This post is for the wonderful FourMe who has just discovered her hidden baking talent :* I wanted a yummy chocolate cake. I felt like a yummy chocolate cake. I wanted to smell the cake baking in my kitchen… so i have decided that there is no shame in buying a ready made cake mix [...]

Shayouma & MiYaFuShi asked me for a recipe that was easy, fast, and low in fat. I was thinking what to have for lunch when this recipe jumped into my head and i knew it would make a good post that serves that purpose. This is a very light yet very fulfilling summery Pasta salad [...]

On Saturday we unearthed a heart shaped frying pan we bought years ago and never used. We thought why not? Lets try it and see how the eggs will turn out… 2 eggs cracked in a bowl, whisked a bit with a hint of oregano, salt, and black peppers… and then added to the pan… [...]

It’s been a while since i have cooked something in my kitchen. Aside from the odd slice of toast here or there. On Saturday i decided that i wanted to cook something wholesome for lunch especially now i have  *new ingredients* that i wanted to try out… This recipe is so simple, it took me [...]

I woke up Friday morning and i knew from the moment i opened my eyes that i wanted a Cinnabon for breakfst! Laish y3ni? I <3 cinnabon, yet i do not allow my self to have any! Considering the fact that i am no longer 25 and my metabolism is not like what it used [...]

I woke up Friday morning and i knew from the moment i opened my eyes that i wanted a Cinnabon for breakfst! Laish y3ni? I <3 cinnabon, yet i do not allow my self to have any! Considering the fact that i am no longer 25 and my metabolism is not like what it used [...]

It was the middle of the nigh… 2 AM to be precise, i was watching ER when a lady on the show had some bagels over for staff breakfast… it was bagels, fresh OJ, and coffee… and at that very moment my stomach began having a somersault and i wished i could blink and it [...]

If you are  a pizza lover then you have tried frozen pizza’s for a quick pizza craving fix every once in a while… i have tried the best frozen pizza ever in the UK from M&S… and to my sheer surprise i found out it is being sold here in the M&S Frozen Section!!! Highly [...]

My beloved husband Butootee is a very talented man… but cooking is not one of his traits… One day i was taking a nap and woke up because of a strange smell… i open my eyes to find the above plate of pasta, lovely unusual colors… but i did not think it looked good enough [...]

There is nothing better than waking up to a platter of hot fresh blueberry chocolate chip pancakes… topped with fresh fruits, dowsed in maple syrup, strong coffee and fresh OJ on the side… and you have the ultimate wake up catalyst… YUM!!!!!
How to? Scroll below and tell me how it goes if you decide to [...]

No one likes the flu! It ruins your plans, wastes precious days off your life, you feel horrible, and you suffer the aftermath of flaked nose and a strong couch FOREVER…!
Every year i get the flu 60 times… every month i must have the flu, be it summer or winter, spring or fall, i must [...]

If you are on a diet but just can’t stop thinking about a sandwich, or you are confused between two sandwiches and can only have one, or maybe you want a light snack? Here is the solution for you! While shopping in the bread section of TSC i found this tiny tiny bag of toast from [...]

I was looking for ways to decorate cupcakes when i saw several recipes for a cookie dough cupcake… i liked the concept and wondered how it would tastes? So i came up with my own combo using a new vanilla cupcake recipe incorporated with ready made cookie dough … the result?! AMAZING CUPCAKES!!!!
You can make [...]

I was looking for ways to decorate cupcakes when i saw several recipes for a cookie dough cupcake… i liked the concept and wondered how it would tastes? So i came up with my own combo using a new vanilla cupcake recipe incorporated with ready made cookie dough … the result?! AMAZING CUPCAKES!!!!
You can make [...]

I have always fancied my self cooking on the stove, then reaching out to my sunny window sill and plucking some fresh herbs right out of their growing pots… then sprinkling them on my pot and feel that my meal will be as fresh as it can be!
Needless to say when i saw the above [...]

Since the cupcake mania is not going anywhere soon and the cupcake business is booming, i was wondering how hard it can be to bake a good cupcake my self… i got my hands on the Hummingbird Bakery cook book… i decided to make my first cupcakes using their recipes… did you know the Hummingbird [...]

As a devoted self confessed Coffee-holic… i cannot resist coffee machines, between my self and my father we have around 10 coffee machines @home, 6 of which are still used on daily basis. I have have always been a fan of Nespresso… and my latest purchase, the Citiz machine, proved to be my best machine EVER!
I [...]

I found some pop corn kernels in TSC with the label ‘Yellow Pop Corn’! Apparently it’s being grown without chemicals.. and since i never knew the original white pop corn had chemicals i was intrigued and wanted to try it at once!!!
By the way… it tastes exactly the same as white pop corn, only you know it’s [...]

Good Morning It’s the weekend!
How about some french toast for breakfast?!!! It’s easy and will take you 10 minutes only!
What do you need?

 
 
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Today, we decided to have the lovely pancakes i make for breakfast topped with the Migros Chocolate Spread and Bananas! What is Migros chocolate spread?

Migros is a swiss chain of supermarket or hypermarkets in Switzerland. My hubby loves a chocolate spread they so whenever we go we must buy tubs of it for him. It [...]

Mo9akha kil yom wel thane a huge platter of pasta ijramiya … See the pictures and judge for yourselves…
Though it is low in fat and very healthy with tons of vegetables and a side of green salad… it is a lot of carbohydrates and it has a little guilty secret: Slivers of Luzerner RahmKase Cheese [...]

The feeling that u have just arrived home, so it’s OK to eat things out of nostalgia… is becoming a CRIME against my health and weight…
Diet… with a breakfast of an apple and coffee, a lunch of soup and salad, and a dinner of pinapples and laban will start on Sunday Insha2 allah…
Ama for now… [...]

I am truly sorry… i don’t mean to hit on the hunger nerve during fasting hours in Ramadan… it’s just i have been bit by the desserts bug lately!
I am a person who truly dislikes cheescake. It is just not my cup of tea -or slice of cake for that matter-
But my earliest cooking memory [...]

Um Ali must be the easiest, fastest, simplest dessert ever made! I personally can never get enough Um Ali’s… and this recipe is both fast and gives great results…!
This year my famous “mean” Um Ali was not going to be made in my Kitchen though every one has been asking after her… But i  made [...]