As I sit to write, my mind is buzzing with thoughts from the excitement of the day. I am dying to share them with you. But I pause. Something is missing. I get up and head to the kitchen. Why are you not surprised? After all, this blog is all about food! I turn on…
Farmer’s Market on the Terrace- Farming in Dubai’s desert
This article was first published in the Khaleej Times for Kari’s weekly food column When Hunger Strikes on November 25, 2011. It had been over two years since I last visited a farm and I was eager to connect with the people, hearts and hands that plant, nurture and harvest the food we ought…
Spice up your menu
I often write about finding inspiration to cook in this column, for good reason. If you have to cook more often than once per week or some rare special occasion, you will understand how grandiose an effort it is to cook everyday. Days blur into one another and meals become as unsurprising as the experience of…