This is not a fancy post involving lots of science. Well, maybe not lots. But whatever, there is, it is justifiable. Since moving to Dubai, I have been hard-pressed to find buttermilk here. I have tried using laban (a Middle Eastern yoghurt drink), which I was incorrectly told is a substitute. It comes close, but…
Ease into your day with Can’t Be Beet Oatmeal
As the weather promises to get cooler (more in theory than in reality in this still hot Middle East, the palate begins to crave foods associated with the cooler fall/winter season. Oatmeal, especially the non-quick-cooking-rolled-jumbo whole grain rolled and unprocessed oats as well as the even more intact steel cut variety, is a great meal…
Low Carb Blueberry Pancakes and Peach Compote
We do not have pancakes often, but when we do, we always make them from scratch. Pancakes, also known as griddle cakes, are so easy that they are often the first things we learned to cook as children. We saw step-by-step, just how much magic a little flour, fat, eggs and sugar can make when…