This week was our semester break. It’s the week that celebrates the end of the long winter term and gives staff, faculty and students the needed rest to tackle the intense, compact spring term. Last year we traveled to Bavaria to visit my sister and brother-in-law. While there, we breathed deeply of the clean, crisp … Continue reading »
Kale is a rare commodity in Qatar. There was a little kale rage when we first discovered a company who would import it for us from Belgium. But that supply fell through and we’ve been kale-less for most of the winter. The “we” here is the little group of Doha-living, kale-loving folks I know. There … Continue reading »
I never thought I’d ever use the words ferment and favourite in the same breath. But I have. I really love fermented salsa. I love that it’s good for me and I love that it tastes great. I love that it’s versatile and I love that it’s not a hard sell to my family. I … Continue reading »
Back in the grain-free days of February, I learned the art of de-graining menus. At first I tried to find or think up new recipes that didn’t include any “forbidden” ingredients. That’s tiring and, as I came to understand, unnecessary when most dishes can be made grain-free without too much effort. Please note I said most. … Continue reading »
In case you were wondering, here’s a little update on our month of grain-free eating. As you may recall, our family undertook an experiment to eliminate grains, dairy and sugars from our diets in an attempt to heal our guts and eliminate negative symptoms – mainly Little Handsome’s eczema. When we started out, we gave … Continue reading »
We’re on a bit of a Dr. Seuss kick at our house. I think it comes with the territory of having a 3-year-old. For a while we only had 2 Seuss books: There’s a Wocket in my Pocket, which Emirates Airlines gave us as a gift on our flight to Canada and The Shape of … Continue reading »
Little Handsome turned 3 at the end of February, which, as you may recall, was our grain-free month. My hope was that his eczema would have cleared up by the time his birthday came and we’d be celebrating with pizza and some low-sugar form of birthday cake. Unfortunately, February came and went and the eczema … Continue reading »
