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Dr. Weil’s Curried Cauliflower Soup

Curried Cauliflower Soup-9084One way to discover a new cookbook is to join a cookbook club and cosy Words Bookstore and Café hosted their second cookbook club evening. Each person prepared a dish from Andrew Weil’s “True Food Cookbook” and my contribution was a healthy vegan Curried Cauliflower Soup. Each recipe is catered towards a persons well-being and all can easily be prepared at home. A cookbook club is a fun way to explore and taste recipes from a cookbook you might not have bought and a great way to socialize with fellow foodies. The “True Food Cookbook” is available at Words Bookstore and Café, Bahrain. Continue reading “Dr. Weil’s Curried Cauliflower Soup”

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Turkish Pumpkin Dessert with Tahini and Walnuts

Pumpkin Dessert-9044-2Back from a stay in Istanbul and I am still amazed at how many people could be in one place, the city was heaving with a sea of people. Also, it was an important religious holiday (Kurban Bayrami) and many places closed for four days, but we still managed to fill each day. On this visit I signed up for a Culinary Backstreets Turkish cooking class which I came across on Istanbul Eats. The Pumpkin Dessert was one of the Turkish dishes prepared during the class. Pumpkin and tahini are favorites of mine and I wasn’t sure I would enjoy this combination as a dessert, but I was pleasantly surprised. Continue reading “Turkish Pumpkin Dessert with Tahini and Walnuts”

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In My Kitchen October 2014

In My Kitchen_October_2014 Pink Coloured Jars of Sugar and Coconut/ Pink Baking CupsAs part of the In My Kitchen post for October I decide to turn this post pink, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Dedicating this post to all the fighters and survivors of this disease, also honoring the loved ones who are no longer with us. Most of us know someone who has or had some type of cancer, I know how traumatic the experience is… but thank God, I am still here. Once again joining Celia from Fig Jam and Lime Cordial, this is my very pink October entry. Continue reading “In My Kitchen October 2014”