Kuwait is not Saudi Arabia nor Dubai. Kuwait is a separate country in the Middle East. It’s not fast and trending as Dubai but also it is not mandatory for all women to wear a burqa/hijab like they do in Saudi. Making this clear because that is what I am most asked about. Yeah we have the highly valued currency in the world and all … Continue reading It’s been 5 years in Kuwait
We had a long weekend in the end of February for the National and Liberation day of Kuwait. Of many things that we had planned, picnic to Wafra was one. We visited Yasmin Farms, owned by the same family as the renowned wholesale supermarket, The Sultan Center in Kuwait. The farm is widely spread across acres and a perfect place for a picnic. The farm … Continue reading Picnic to Yasmin Farms, Wafra
Past – There was once a girl who would starve than having to eat in the office cafeteria alone! Then slowly she realized there is no point in starving and have a bad headache. Soon she was found having food alone at the cafeteria, belting HP1 thaali at Mast Kalandar, Adyar, Chinna Vengaya Othappam at Murugan Idly Besant Nagar, Saravana Bhavan at the Central Railway Station – all … Continue reading Dining Solo at Udupi
When you are living abroad, it is always a pleasure to meet people from your own state/town. Like any other country, Kuwait also has many forums and communities where people gather to celebrate their festivities, technical seminars, cultural programs for kids and adults and also for protesting against any issue in India to express solidarity to our fellow Indians back home. Tamil Nadu Engineers Forum (TEF) is one … Continue reading My first cooking competition
We have been having very pleasant temperatures in Kuwait for the past few weeks and summer hasn’t really shown its presence yet. There were continuous rains and we even experienced flooding! Climatic changes are for real, huh! Evenings are cool and breezy; perfect for a walk and some spicy food. The plan for a barbecue dinner came in time and finally we did this weekend … Continue reading Weekend Cooking Episodes – Barbecue
Kuwait is a country with very unpredictable weather conditions. Though we have cinemas, shopping malls and beaches, sometimes the weather will be not in favor to step out of the house; it will be either very hot or humid or dusty or very cold. We will be forced to stay indoors during those days. Weekends are boring when you have bad weathers but some good food and … Continue reading Weekend Cooking Episodes
Farmers Market in Kuwait!!??? Okay, may be they sell only Dates, you think? I thought so too until I visited the place. Kuwait is a very small country by landscape located in the Arabian Peninsula. It is one of the biggest exporters of oil in the world. The source of water is the Arabian Sea and a litre of water is expensive than a litre of … Continue reading Farmers Market, Kuwait
Sometimes accidents are good ! Me and my husband were out for dinner in a complex which houses a few restaurants of various cuisines. We were supposed to enter into an Indian restaurant but we took the wrong door which took us to Lebanese cuisine! That’s how we landed at Kebabji, the Lebanese restaurant on the sea-side road in Abu Halifa. It is a small … Continue reading From Lebanon, in Kuwait
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