On thursday, I celebrated my birthday. I am proud of my age. I have come a far way. I have grown in ways I never thought I could be stretched, yet I feel like I have never left the happy, carefree age of 5. I am a grown woman who has not forgotten to greet…
How do I love thee? With Orange Crème Brûlée
This Orange Ginger Creme Brûlée is the perfect make ahead dessert so your V-day cooking will be minimal and you will have enough time and energy to turn up the heat elsewhere! You may know by now that we never get to spend Valentine’s Day together. Chef couples make the ultimate sacrifice on the most…
How to make real vanilla extract in time for the holidays
Warning, this post contains alcohol. One of the dilemmas we have about cooking and baking in the UAE/Gulf Region is that vanilla extract, which, though commonplace elsewhere, is not available on store shelves due to restrictions on alcohol. Restaurants and bars must be issued a very expensive license to serve highly taxed alcohol and…