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It’s getting to the end of the month, which means I’m looking for cheap recipes! Thank goodness for my stash of Indian vegetarian recipes; I already have the spices, and the lentils in my cupboard, so all I had to do was buy a bag of spinach, and hey presto: dinner’s ready! Spinach with moong [...]

Oh man. It just keeps coming. First my laptop died. I mean, DIED. And I lost everything on the hard drive. And no, before you ask, I didn’t back it all up. Don’t even think about saying “I told you so”. I’ve been saying it to myself (and Bren, poor thing) for weeks! Thankfully, it’s [...]

Growing up in Dubai, Dad would sometimes surprise us with a feast of Lebanese food on Fridays (our day off). I’d wait impatiently whilst he drove to the little place 10 minutes down the road from us, prepping the ONE soda that my parents allowed me per week (chilling the glass in the fridge, slicing [...]

I heard Frank Bruni on my favourite public radio station, KPCC, yesterday. He’s promoting his new book, “Born Round” which details his lifelong battle with his weight, and how that was impacted by his long years as the famed New York Times restaurant critic. My favourite part was when he described how, as a baby, [...]

I’m inspired! I’ve never felt like I had a beautiful figure. Not one person on TV or in the movies has ever made me feel like my particular configuration of boobs, hips and thighs was beautiful. Not Marilyn Monroe (my boobs are bigger), not Salma Hayek (her waist is smaller), not even the heroines of [...]

The mercury is coming down a tad now, thankfully. But a few days ago, it was so hot that I realised that I didn’t want to cook. That hardly ever happens! Thank goodness I had this recipe tucked away: a thick, chilled soup made with cucumbers, green grapes, yogurt, almonds and mint. Just listing the [...]