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Living in the UAE: Walking Along the Sweets Souk
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Living in the UAE. Wednesday, September 7, 2011. Walking Along the Sweets Souk. When I walk in one direction I walk past a gold souk, then cross Electra -that's it's nickname- and, if I continued walking in that direction, I'll hit the Corniche, the park along the Gulf. I made it to the library! I look forward to cooler weather and more discoveries. I'm very tired and blogger is not letting me preview so I'll post this complete with grammar errors. I'll add photos later if I can take them.
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Living in the UAE: December 2011
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Living in the UAE. Friday, December 2, 2011. I work in a school that has a cafeteria unlike any you would find in the U.S. I've been told that the kitchen is used to cook for the employees of nearby hotels. Anyway, it's high quality, cooked from scratch, and the chefs come out to talk to us about food preferences. There are two cuisines cooked daily, an Indian one (very spicy! Cooked brown rice and lentils separately and then mixed them together. Cooked brown garbanzo beans. Layered them as described.
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Living in the UAE: September 2011
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Living in the UAE. Wednesday, September 7, 2011. Walking Along the Sweets Souk. When I walk in one direction I walk past a gold souk, then cross Electra -that's it's nickname- and, if I continued walking in that direction, I'll hit the Corniche, the park along the Gulf. I made it to the library! I look forward to cooler weather and more discoveries. I'm very tired and blogger is not letting me preview so I'll post this complete with grammar errors. I'll add photos later if I can take them.
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Living in the UAE: August 2011
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Living in the UAE. Saturday, August 27, 2011. I spelled the name of people from this country as "Emarati" in the last post because "Al-Emarati", the blog, spelled it that way so I thought it might be correct. I think that it should be "Emirati", at least in English. The name of the country, in English, is United Arab EMIRATES, so I'll go with that. Also, I look back at the posts and they don't always make sense. My brain races, my fingers and brain get tangled in ideas, thoughts and nonsense! First, tell...
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Living in the UAE: The English Language in the UAE
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Living in the UAE. Friday, August 26, 2011. The English Language in the UAE. Oh yeah, and Shisha, also known as Hubbly Bubbly, is prevalent everywhere. It's the smoking of flavored tobacco in hookah pipes. That Hubbly Bubbly, it sounds like an addition from the Indian expats. I don't know that, just think that it might be. By the way, I just added the blog/discussion link called Al-Emarati. Oh yeah, and the Aussies don't know the expressions kitty corner and katty whompers (spelling? Kate's Food and Books.
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Living in the UAE: Spelling and Grammar
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Living in the UAE. Saturday, August 27, 2011. I spelled the name of people from this country as "Emarati" in the last post because "Al-Emarati", the blog, spelled it that way so I thought it might be correct. I think that it should be "Emirati", at least in English. The name of the country, in English, is United Arab EMIRATES, so I'll go with that. Also, I look back at the posts and they don't always make sense. My brain races, my fingers and brain get tangled in ideas, thoughts and nonsense!
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Living in the UAE: August 2014
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Living in the UAE. Saturday, August 2, 2014. Jam made with Turkish Figs. I have been interested in figs for years (see previous post on fig jam from Lebanese figs), in their botany, in their geographic range - I see them everywhere, and in the diversity of the fruit. I was in southwestern Turkey at the end of July and discovered that Turkey is definitely a good place to go when it comes to figs. I decided to make a small batch of jam from them and bought a kilo at the market. Notes on the measurements.
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Living in the UAE: Jam made with Turkish Figs
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Living in the UAE. Saturday, August 2, 2014. Jam made with Turkish Figs. I have been interested in figs for years (see previous post on fig jam from Lebanese figs), in their botany, in their geographic range - I see them everywhere, and in the diversity of the fruit. I was in southwestern Turkey at the end of July and discovered that Turkey is definitely a good place to go when it comes to figs. I decided to make a small batch of jam from them and bought a kilo at the market. Notes on the measurements.
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Living in the UAE
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Living in the UAE. Saturday, November 10, 2012. Persimmon Bread with Raisins and Pistachios. Today would have been my father's 96th birthday. He died almost 6 years ago, about a month after his 90th birthday. I remember when I was a teenager that he teased me for baking healthy honey-oatmeal cakes, he'd called them 'horse-feed'. I guess this is my way of saying Happy Birthday, Dad, this cake's for you (healthy and delicious). Preheat oven to 350 f. /175 c., coat a loaf pan with butter. 1 cup white flour.
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Living in the UAE: Micro-batching Fig Jam
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Living in the UAE. Wednesday, November 28, 2012. The edible fig, Ficus carica L. Fig jam with za'atar and date jam with lemon. At Sands Restaurant, BanyanTree Al Wadi. My souq friends clowning around with watermelon and figs. I was unable to find the za'atar soon enough for the making of the jam so fig and za'atar jam will have to wait until I can find both at the same time. I have to admit that the chef said they used the dried herb instead of fresh. This batch is Aniseed-Lemon Peel-Fig Jam wonderful.
