Author: designadmin

  • 25, May
    I have been neglecting the blog recently. Too many things happening and too many deadlines but today I decided to…

  • 11, November
    Yesterday, my great friend Reda sent me a clip of a belly dancer for my monthly feature all the way…
  • Saffron

    11, November
    Yesterday I was taken to buy saffron by my wonderful friend, Maryam Abdallah, Qatar’s first TV chef and a wonderful…

  • 11, November
    I don’t normally like contemporary belly dancers but my ‘cousin’ Saida is an exception. She has the most perfect body…
  • Mujaddara

    11, November
    I am just back from Beirut where I saw my beautiful mother and of course every time I visit her,…

  • 11, November
    Last month I forgot to post a belly dancer. Too much travel and work but here is my choice for…
  • Blue Hill at Stone Barns

    11, November
    Every now and then, I eat in a restaurant where I have an absolutely perfect meal. Recently, it was at…

  • 11, November
    I have been very lax about posting recently. A combination of deadlines and too much travelling but I am back…
  • Almond Blossom Tea

    11, November
    I wonder if I will miss London once I leave. I will certainly miss bumping into friends, and sometimes friends…
  • Mehyawa, an Arabian Fermented Fish Sauce

    11, November
    I don’t know if mehyawa (or mahyawa), a fermented fish sauce that has its origins in Iran and is used…