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Today I talked to a friend about “where are you gonna go when we can?” Today was the day I started to think about, and therefore started to want, to travel. ⁣ ⁣ This was the first such feeling in months. ⁣ ⁣ It’s not a popular opinion right now. So many places still in lockdown. So many people unable to get home. So many people job hunting. This does not even touch upon the events around the world voicing and protesting against systemic oppression again black people largely in America. ⁣ ⁣ I

a white plate topped with shrimp and veggies covered in sauce, sprinkled with parsley

Dried Cherry Tomatoes

Tip toeing out into Dubai’s restaurants looking for sea views, wine and a taste of what used to be. ⁣ ⁣ Ammos was on my short list of places to go for some time but never quite made it for one reason or another. ⁣ ⁣ There was a time when every other restaurant opening in 2019 was a greek restaurant so I was also munching my way through others. ⁣ ⁣ Mrs EatGoSee and I came grazing through mezze options like this octopus carpaccio with scattered with dried cherry tomatoes, black olives, leaves, lem

a piece of pie on a white plate with a fork stuck in the middle and someone's hand reaching for it

Baking is just not my thing. You?⁣ ⁣ I am more of a “cook” and I don’t know if that’s a distinction without a difference but I’m not aspiring to be a master baker (it’s funny when you get it...)⁣ ⁣ In recent months I’ve turned my hand to cookies and cake but I approach it with all the anxiousness of a middle school kid approaching his crush at the school dance. Or so I’ve heard that’s ... awkward 😳⁣ ⁣ The measuring, the precision and - for me - what feels like a lack of flexibility during the p

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I am proud of those companies that are not just participating in #blackouttuesday but also directing people to meaningful resources and information so people can fully participate and reflect. ⁣ ⁣ I hope these same companies will direct their marketing and investment choices accordingly. It tells me that you are doing more than just “virtue signalling”. Show me the money, I want receipts. ⁣ ⁣ In a stark contrast, it is striking how the Trump Administration responds with threatening to deploy an

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Cards Against Humanity

I will be honest: I debated whether to talk about what is going on here. Some people use Instagram for different things. Sometimes people want escapism. Also does my opinion matter? ⁣ ⁣ To be clear, not talking doesn’t mean that I don’t feel a ways. ⁣ ⁣ I’m disgusted, but not surprised. I’m hopeful but not expecting. I want accountability, scalps and change but I’ve been here wanting, hoping and feeling before. ⁣ ⁣ My heart breaks for the Floyd family. I anxiously clutch my face witnessing riote

an orange slice sitting on top of ice cubes

Oh to sit in a restaurant and have a drink at lunch time. The sheer, toe curling pleasure of it all. ⁣ ⁣ I will never take this for granted. ⁣ ⁣ I hold a few drinks very close to my heart. A dedicated rum drinker (dark, aged and never spiced). You will often see me clutching a Mai Tai or Cuba Libre. ⁣ ⁣ Yet my go to aperitif is, very often, an Aperol Spritz. ⁣ ⁣ The aromatic orange, the dry prosecco, the refreshing soda. It’s a perfect long drink to start before lunch. Or after work. Or brunch.

a pizza with pepperoni, cheese and other toppings on it's crust

Beef Salami

Dubai Design District

Have you been to Akiba Dori? ⁣ ⁣ Many years of living and working in Downtown Dubai yet I never made it to @akibadori until now. I packed up the car and made the drive out to Dubai Design District because @chopbellehfull talked a big game about their pizzas⁣ (yes girl, you did 🤣)⁣ ⁣ Featured:⁣ ⁣ ➡️ Kabucha Pizza with fresh pumpkin purée, smoked provola cheese, crispy beef salami and basil leaves (AED63)⁣ ⁣ ➡️ Wagyu Beef tacos with homemade tortillas, yuzu-marinated wagyu beef avocado salsa, car

several croissants are arranged in a circle on a baking sheet with powdered sugar

Waste not, want not. How do you use up vegetables in your house?⁣ ⁣ Switching more to a plant-based diet means I am now elbow deep in an obscure collection of fruits, vegetables, provisions, legumes and pretty much anything else that comes from the ground. ⁣ ⁣ For someone who loves cooking, it is a great challenge to try to make dishes and re-build skills outside of the (insert pasta here) model. ⁣ ⁣ A pair of lonely sweet potatoes wanted more than an obvious fate of baking, wedges or mash. ⁣ ⁣

a blue plate topped with a chocolate cake covered in nuts

Chocolate Sponge Cake

So, this is a mess. ⁣ ⁣ Mrs EatGoSee wanted me to make a cake. I haven’t made cake since the world was black and white but, on this Friday morning, I threw myself towards the challenge. ⁣ ⁣ A stout chocolate sponge cake layered with dulce de leche buttercream and a chocolate ganache. The bold aspirations I held. ⁣ ⁣ So much went right but some frustrating things went wrong. Instagram is laced with hyper edited perfection so here’s my contribution to balance. A drop in an ocean of photoshop. ⁣ ⁣

two sandwiches with meat, cheese and lettuce in paper wrappers on top of each other

Cooking At Home

Support Local Business

What do you order when you just don’t want to cook? 👇🏽⁣ ⁣ I am cooking at home more and more partly for fun and partly to manage weight / cost. ⁣ ⁣ Still, I want to buy from local restaurants that I enjoy because, hey, it’s a break from all this cooking. It’s also important to support local businesses more nowadays. They pay salaries, suppliers and overall keeps the world turning. ⁣ ⁣ I was making a coconut curry when Mrs EatGoSee callee sating she needed a burger fix and STAT. Curry wasn’t go

a green plate topped with meat covered in sauce and garnished with cilantro

Oh to go back outside! The first dinner out as lockdown restrictions ease up in Dubai.⁣ ⁣ Restaurants are opening up with certain restrictions so going out for dinner is not quite what it used to be. But it still feels good. ⁣ ⁣ Moody atmospheres, the occasion of sitting at a table, the absence of Netflix. Someone else doing the cooking, someone else clearing the table, someone else doing the washing up. The glory. ⁣ ⁣ I stopped off at @maidenshanghaidubai on Friday night. It is a popular Moder

an aerial view of several boats in the water near rocks and coral reefs, surrounded by blue water

And so, this weekend, hotel beaches in Dubai are reopening their doors welcoming hotel guests to return. ⁣ ⁣ Iceland announced its taking tourists subject to an option of self quarantine or testing at the airport. ⁣ ⁣ The world is showing green shoots in isolated cases. ⁣ ⁣ How do you feel about going back outdoors after weeks / months of lock down?⁣ ⁣ My skin crawls with the desire to see the world and traipse the streets I missed so far this year, especially in South East Asia. I’m storing up

a plate topped with meat covered in sauce and garnished with cranberries

This cauliflower shawarma turned out better than expected - would you eat it?⁣ ⁣ A simple marinade of shawarma spices topped with a hummus dressing jewelled with pomegranate seeds and some@of those crispy chickpeas I made in an earlier post. ⁣ ⁣ Those crispy chickpeas are being used in salads and devoured by the fistful as a snack. ⁣ ⁣ Consider this a Middle Eastern twist for your #MeatlessMonday, a tasty vegan main course or side or something to roast on a Sunday and snack on leftovers. ⁣ ⁣ I a

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Chicken And Cauliflower

What’s your go to simple meal? 👇🏽⁣ ⁣ The simpler the better. Sometimes that’s all I want. ⁣ ⁣ This weekend I worked on a chicken and cauliflower shawarma recipe. Is there enough all spice? What about the cinnamon? Should I marinade the chicken over night or just four hours? ⁣ ⁣ To grill or to pan fry? Let me do both and see what’s better? Ps. Me thinks pan fry but, if you have a barbecue, light that up 🔥 ⁣ ⁣ Enough. Sometimes I just want something simple. But good. Chorizo fills that gap. Cho

My weekends are busy cooking and writing recipes with pantry staples.⁣ ⁣ This weekend highlights chickpeas like these bad boys seasoned, bathed in olive oil and dusted with cumin, turmeric, oregano and lemon zest. ⁣ ⁣ These are roasted for 20-25 minutes until crunchy. They make for a lovely topping on salads or eaten on their own. If you roast them further, you can blitz them in the food processor until they are a seasoned crumb. A handy topping for fish or other dishes. ⁣ ⁣ Alas these chicks ar