Before you gift a Baby

After having two kids (one fairly recently) and being part of a big family and having a good number of friends (sounds a bit conceited here I know); we have had our fair share of great useful gifts and some not so useful ones. Cash is king, but if you want to send an actual…

Aish El Saray – Arabic Dessert

A very tasty Arabic (commonly linked to Lebanon and Egypt) dessert, this is almost a no fail for anyone who wants to try something unique and exotic tasting without actually doing a lot of work. It satisfies a lot of different palettes and is an easy win if you’re hosting or for pot luck. The…

8 Food Foto Feelers

There are those that grind their teeth whenever someone put out their camera to take a picture of a restaurant meal, or eve their own cooking.  In fact, many chefs are starting a world wide campaign to ban food photography (or food porn to some) because by the time people take all the pictures they…

Son of Music

My son is obsessed with Music, obsessed.  It might be due to the fact that I used to put some Buddha Bar tunes for him to sleep between the ages of 1 to 3?  Or the fact that I’m also obsessed with music and must have them on all car drives?  Or my fascination with all things music videos?  Or…

Iraqi “Halawat Tahin” dessert

This is a very traditional Iraqi dessert, literally translates to “flour dessert” and is usually done for special occasions.  But I think it can be done anytime since it doesn’t need a lot of ingredients (or utensils) just your undivided attention while you cook.  It’s on the heavy side (as you can tell from the…

Instagram for Newbies

Great you say, another post on photos and Instagram, aren’t there tons already?!  Yes! So in order to avoid being tedious, here are a few for those how are new to Instagram – where have you been the last decade people?  Instagram is probably one of the few social media platforms which still hasn’t reached…

Zesty Yogurt Cake

I like recipes that taste difficult but aren’t, that use everyday ingredients easy for me to get or probably have already, and don’t take long to make.  Bonus plus is if they minimise dirty appliances and/or dishes.  Here’s a sure hit that’s really most (somehow) and not too sweet (but sweet enough to give you…