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An unmissable taste of Turkey in Abu Dhabi

An unmissable taste of Turkey in Abu Dhabi

September 28, 2015March 22, 2020Raffaella CalabriaLeave a comment

One day I went with my Turkish friends to visit the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. After the visit I couldn’t miss the opportunity for us to try the food at Dolmabahce: a Turkish restaurant which defines itself as the “home of authentic Turkish cuisine” – so I suggested going there for dinner. THE…

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A Dubai-based foodie born and raised in Italy. Food and traveling are my greatest passions. Wherever I go, I am always looking for unique food experiences. Here I will share the recipes I love to make and my own travel tips.

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Last year at this time, we were back from a beauti

Last year at this time, we were back from a beautiful week in Italy, and we were getting ready for our first trip to Japan.

In Italy, after a few days in Rome, we stayed in Florence for a long weekend.

When we are in Italy for a short visit it’s very hard to balance the day between visiting the local attractions and the foodie experiences. Florence makes your life easier in this case. Here, you can enjoy delicious food while admiring the historical architecture and natural beauty of the city.

From breakfast to dinner, including the unmissable Italian aperitif, I wrote down an article with my personal selection for two amazing days in Florence that won’t disappoint your eyes or your taste buds.

Find the article with all places highlighted in a map on foodiewithsuitcase.com (link in bio). Save it for your next trip to Italy, hopefully sometime very soon!
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“Do not throw away the cherry stems!” Each sum

“Do not throw away the cherry stems!” Each summer my grandfather was collecting the cherry stems from us to make a detox tea. At that time we were looking at him in a suspicious way, we didn't know the stems have many good properties for our health just like the fruit (just to mention a few, the stems are diuretic, clean blood, aid weight loss, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory). To make the detox tea leave the stems to dry in a dark and dry place for a few days. Boil them in a pot of water for 10 minutes, once ready let the tea rest for 15 minutes. Strain and drink.
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#detoxrecipes #F52GRAMS #f52community #healthylifestyle #healthyfood #summertime #summer #summerfruits

The summer season officially started. This will be

The summer season officially started. This will be a summer like no other, especially for expats like me, neither trips nor family time. We are all stuck. I've been living in Dubai since five years now and this will be the first summer I'll entirely spend here. Summer in Dubai is different than what we all dream about. Here the humid heat hits you all day long, so you are forced to spend almost all your day indoor with the air conditioning that - luckily - surrounds you wherever you go. The best thing we can do now is just see the positive signs. Strangely, the weather this year is givin us a small break at late afternoon so we can breath and enjoy the beach forgetting for a few hours about this surreal 2020. Hope it will last! 😅
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Here we go again. Whole-wheat 'Spaghetti with kale

Here we go again. Whole-wheat 'Spaghetti with kale pesto, roasted cherry tomatoes and buffalo foam from today's lunch. Needless to say, you can replace kale with basil to make a more seasonal dish. This terrific recipe is on the blog (link in bio) and in the highlights. Enjoy! .
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Make it different. We all know the classic 'Aglio,

Make it different. We all know the classic 'Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino' recipe (which is really good and super-easy to make). Today I wanted to make it in a different way, so I used a black garlic head in addition to a clove of the white one. The result is a delicate combination of spicy and sweet flavour that I personally loved. Check out my stories to discover the recipe, and let me know if you'll make it.
The classic 'Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino' is also known as 'Midnight Spaghetti' because we Italians usually cook it at late night when we come back home hungry from a night out.

The black garlic has a soft, slightly chewy texture. It contains higher amounts of antioxidants and fiber than the white one. .
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“…Then, as the show was approaching its end, s

“…Then, as the show was approaching its end, slightly before the elephant had to return to his tent, he was standing tied to a tiny wooden stake driven partially into the ground. A chain was wrapped around his feet. The size of the stake was very small, and the part of it that was driven into the ground was even smaller.

It seemed quite obvious, even to my childish mind, that an animal whose power was so large, so immense that it could rip trees off the ground and hurl them to others, was more than enough to let the elephant just rise and walk away.

That was the mystery of the elephant. Why didn’t he rise and walk away?

The elephant doesn’t run away because they have been tying him to a similar stake ever since he was very very small too. The small elephant would push, pull and struggle with all his strength, trying to free himself, but he would fail. Despite all his efforts, he would fail again and again, because that stake and chain was too big for his strength.

The huge and immensely powerful elephant that we see in the circus does not run away because the poor animal believes that he cannot do that. The memory of the lack of strength he felt a little after his birth is now deeply engraved to his very soul and spirit. The worst of it all is that he has never tried to free himself since.

We live thinking we can’t do many things simply because once, a long time ago, when we were small, we tried to do something and couldn’t. Your only way of knowing if you can do it is to try again, putting your whole heart into it…” The Story of the Chained Elephant - Jorge Bucay
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#quoteoftheday #positivevibes #jorgebucay #books #ilovebooks #reading #quotes #dontgiveup

#ShopLocal Covid-19 has forced us to slow down. Du

#ShopLocal Covid-19 has forced us to slow down. During this tough time, supporting local farmers is hugely valuable, not only for them but for our health, and for the community we live in.

Slow Food Calabria have created “La Credenza”, an interactive map showing the best regional Slow Food producers (Link in Bio). Spread the word and share the map with your family and friends who live in the area or be sure to save it for when you’ll be able to visit this region in southern #Italy.
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I could have posted a more "instagram friendly" ph

I could have posted a more "instagram friendly" photo like ‘Fettuccine al Ragù’ I made a few weeks ago but I decided to post this one instead.

This recipe had less comments than the other recipes that I published on stories so far. Maybe because it doesn't look good enough or because this combination of beans + calamari is not very common or well known. I don't know.

So, why did I post it? This recipe remembered me how important is to step out of my comfort zone and try something new if I want to get the chance to be amazed.

I added the recipe on my blog (link in bio). It is a surprising dish, give it a try.
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What I will remember about Japan... The perfection

What I will remember about Japan... The perfection of its gardens.
The polite crowd. The extremely kindness of the Japanese nationals - who don't leave you go until they are not sure you found your way.
The organized queues. The underground cities.
The small restaurants and their cozy atmosphere. The small portions that don't leave you hungry.
The electric toilets.
The soothing open-air onsen bath at midnight.
The minimalist design.
The curtsy, and the 'arigatōgozaimasu'. #JapanDays --
On my blog (link in bio), you will find all information you need to plan a perfect trip to Japan, and a map with all the places and restaurants to visit in Tokyo highlighted.
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