These days are all about comfort food- and this simple, delicious and quick chocolate sheet cake with chocolate chips and salted caramel drizzle is like a warm hug on a cold day. Recipe coming soon, stay tuned! Sending you lots of virtual hugs BY YASMINE IDRISS
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Continue ReadingNo resolutions, no contemplation, just a lot of gratitude for this tough year. People assume that these small squares on insta are the full story but these are snippets of a real life just like yours- with the ups and downs, worries and lessons, laughter and tears and pressures. I wish you health, I wish you love and I thank you for your continued support. May the new year be a gentler one. Love, yasso. BY YASMINE IDRISS
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Continue ReadingIf you want last minute gingerbread cookies, roll them into a log, roll into sprinkles and cut into discs. You get all the flavor but zero of the rolling and cutting hassle. Recipe below inspired by queen @peggyporschenofficial.
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Continue ReadingWhile we toured the best pastry shops, worked alongside top chefs and enjoyed Michelin star meals, the highlight of my trip with @thecreamlab.me was getting to know the French way of food production. Understanding how special care is put into making fresh French milk, cream and yogurts is mind blowing. Many start with family owned businesses, rules and regulations set for the welfare of the animals, sustainability, local and artisanal production. French are very big on maintaining traditions and passing on the knowledge while improving it for the well-being of the planet and their communities. I can’t wait to share with you…
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Continue ReadingWe came here 14 years ago and since then felt at home. Beautiful UAE has taught us that culture and traditions are as important as adapting and evolving. 50 years of unity, of being welcoming to so many of us with opportunities, love and tolerance. 50 years of vision. For someone like me who loves (but is broken hearted by) my own home country, all I can say is: God bless UAE and thank you for being my family’s, my friends’ and my own home.Recipe in previous post for these super easy and delicious cookies made with pure French butter…
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Continue ReadingWould you like to take cooking/baking classes in my kitchen? And if yes, what would you like to learn? BY YASMINE IDRISS
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Continue ReadingAbsolutely love being with likeminded people who share the same passion for food . Thank you @sopexa_agency, @thecreamlab.me, chef @nicolas_lambert and @fsdubai for a fantastic evening celebrating cream of Europe and French cream BY YASMINE IDRISS
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Continue ReadingWill you try my take on the delicious Café de Paris steak butter sauce? It is the easiest to prepare and will take your grilled steaks and veggies to another level of deliciousness! Recipe in the previous post. BY YASMINE IDRISS
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Continue ReadingIn a time of uncertainty and worries, I feel it is important to celebrate the arrival of the New Year, no matter how simply or modestly.If we’re lucky to safely gather with a few loved ones, have some music on, a nice simple meal, warmth and love, we are set for a great start.I created 4 canapés recipes using delicious European butter. It is a 100% natural and a great flavor enhancer. The ingredients are simple, but put together, they create flavors that are gastronomical!These delicious butters made using French butter can be prepared a few days in advance, making…
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Continue ReadingLebanese. These talented people are my friends from Lebanon. André @andre_arysta moved here with his family a year ago. Nadine @thekitchenbabe and Nicole @eatlikenicole are now between Dubai and Beirut. So much talent in this photo. So much love. So much heartache. I believe our strength lies in our connections, in the social aspect of us Lebanese. We love to be amongst friends, we love to share a meal, and have a good laugh. And for that moment, we are home. We are in Leban(ese/on).