Murtabak or Mutabbaq (Arabic: مطبق) is a dish which is commonly found in Saudi Arabia (especially the Hejaz region), Yemen, Indonesia, Malaysia,Singapore, and Brunei. Depending on the location, the name and ingredients can significantly vary. The name mutabbaq (or sometimes mutabbag) in Arabic means “folded”. I went a little mad in the kitchen last week, not in a knife wielding ala Psycho kind of way, but in… Continue reading Cooking through home sickness
Month: November 2008
Knitting and baking
Crappy disjointed week and the same is looking the same for next week unfortunately. Trying to finish projects that I have started, but I haven’t had much time to sit down properly do so…Above is an almost complete set of Peekaboo mittens (pattern by Pensive Frog) knitted using Jaeger Roma, shade 020 I picked up… Continue reading Knitting and baking
Autumn postcard
Some photos taken during the weekend when I wandered into Epping Forrest with some Flickr peeps. It was a gorgeous day and I didn’t take as many photos as I should being happy to soak in the atmosphere. My grandmother used to have a gigantic print of a European forrest in autumn and when I… Continue reading Autumn postcard
Laura Marling
I discovered Laura Marling a while ago and managed to infect my housemate with her music as well. Consequently, while I was sick in bed she managed to hunt up some tickets for a sold out concert that was the perfect reason to recover as quick as possible, because there was not way in hell… Continue reading Laura Marling
Time Out On The Up – Goldielocks and newfound bands
Time Out On The Up is a free monthly gig showcasing the best in emerging new talent specially selected by Time Out’s music editors. Somewhat broke this month and trying very hard not to spend money and save, so free gigs are always welcome. I was lucky enough to nab tickets for the previous On… Continue reading Time Out On The Up – Goldielocks and newfound bands
Westfield London
Visited the new and very shiny Westfield at Shepherd’s Bush during the weekend with one of my housemates for a dose of retail theraphy and general nosying around. Considering the number of High streets London has, it’s a little nuts to see an entire city going crazy at the idea of an indoor mall. On… Continue reading Westfield London
5th of November
Remember remember the fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason why gunpowder, treason Should ever be forgot… On the 5th of November the following occured: Guy Fawkes Night US election results was announced innocent’s big knits went on sale I woke up to the second not quite knowing what to expect… Continue reading 5th of November
aMaze-ing – dinner at maze
It’s official, I have November-itis. Sympthoms include feeling sorry myself, not liking the cold and dreading being outside. Expert sources have identified it as a close relative of the Man Flu, but blogging about food is taking the edge of it somewhat. On top of my list of things to do while living in London is… Continue reading aMaze-ing – dinner at maze
Halloween and November
Happy Halloween to those who celebrated. This is probably the first year that I actively participated thanks to a Halloween loving house mate. In any case, the pumpkins were carved, guests were invited and it was a whole lot of fun eventhough we didn’t get any kiddies trick or treating in our direction. November is… Continue reading Halloween and November
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