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…
Golden Kiwi Tart and a tailgating ode to rugby- Day 2 #FreshMysteryBasket Challenge
If you are into rugby, you already know what time it is. If you are not, my dear, it is Rugby World Cup time. Whereas American Football is huge in America, the original Bristish sport of Rugby is big on this side of the world. Rugby is the original game that led to American Football,…
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…