Madhbi @Mandilicious
Mandi and Madhbi are traditional Arabian rice dishes slow cooked with meat. I have often seen restaurant boards selling Mandi in some parts of Dubai.
Meeting Joanne Harris at Emirates Lit Fest’14
It’s the season of Lent and I am off meat and desperately trying (but failing miserably) to cure my sweet tooth. Rich, silky, nutty, soft
Street festival at Dubai Marina Mall
The Rain Gods have been very kind with the intermittent showers (so uncommon in Dubai) making April evenings pleasant and breezy. Add to this weather
Dubai Festival of Lights
Mesmerising, spectacular, amazing — you will need to use these adjectives if you plan to view the light installations at the inaugural Dubai Festival of
Breakfast at Shakespeare & Co
Yumminess alert!!! We opted for the English Breakfast and the Lebanese breakfast at the Shakespeare & Co, Jumeirah. Tough choice to pick one from these mouth
With seagulls at Dubai creek park
The weather is simply awesome these days and the best places to enjoy the cool spell are the numerous huge parks in the UAE. In
UAE’s oldest Al Bidiya Mosque
Last weekend we went for trip to Fujairah and visited the oldest mosque in the UAE. The Al Bidiya mosque is a few kilometres after
Rice creamery
Versions of the rice pudding can be found in every Indian home. In south India rice cooked with jaggery is called Payasam, in the north
‘When the home is happy the world is happy’, says Dr Kalam
On Nov 7th it seemed all roads in Sharjah led to the Expo Centre. We braved traffic enroute and outside the centre only to find
Book fair, Air Show and Motors
The sun is no longer blazing hot. With the November air getting cooler it heralds the beginning of the short winter in UAE. A time