Posts Tagged “Coffee”

My Freaky Little Doomed Skull Glass

By | April 30, 2013

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Ever since I set foot in Frotune Cookie EmChakNam last week (post) I’ve been thinking about the Fred‘s little skull shot glass. I have a thing for Fred‘s merchandise, I like almost every single one of them as they cater to my wacky taste (post) therefore couldn’t resist anymore and went back and got me [...]

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Breakfast at Figs by Todd English in the Avenues

By | April 21, 2013

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Ever since Figs by Todd’s English opened up in 360 Mall they served breakfast and judging by the pictures of diners I saw on instagram, it was a breakfast that I really wanted to try. However, I’m not much of a fan of Figs in 360, for one thing the seating area bears too much [...]

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The Taken for Granted Breakfast

By | April 2, 2013

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We take too many things in life for granted, never really appreciating their worth until the day we stop having them around. Who would have thought that one day a simple everyday breakfast setting of cereal and milk with some coffee would be something of a reckless luxury for me?

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These are a Few of my Favourite Things…

By | March 17, 2013

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The one thing I miss most on those dreadful Sunday mornings are my quiet Friday afternoons. I rarely go out on Friday before evening, if at all. I like to stay in and take a day off the face of the earth. After breakfast and the Friday prayers and rituals, I do a bit of [...]

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Breakfast at the Cheesecake Factory

By | March 3, 2013

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  I’ve been wanting to try The Cheesecake Factory’s breakfast ever since their opening in November 2012. Their breakfast is served every Saturday though so whenever Saturday came something would come up and I wouldn’t be able to go. However, last

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Byalah Cafe in The Avenues Souk

By | February 28, 2013

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Sometimes when you are shopping and tired all you want to do is take a break and sit down. Sometimes you might even think to yourself that a cup of tea would be nice but you don’t want to go into a cafe and stand in line and order and and etc. Last week while [...]

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A Picnic in the Gorgeous Weather

By | December 12, 2012

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Its not everyday in Kuwait that you wake up to a perfectly cool weather so my friends and I decided to take our spread and go have a picnic in the park. The one we chose is next to Fatima Mosque, a famous monumnet in Al-Dhahiya area overlooking a lovely

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The Variation 2012 Nespresso Coffee Flavors are Here

By | November 18, 2012

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Last weekend I passed by Nespresso’s Store in 360 Mall to see if they have anything new and they did! They have the new Coffee Variations for 2012 with three new limited edition flavors: Macademia Nut, Hazenult, and Coconut!

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Things 2 Do in London: Monmouth Coffee

By | November 11, 2012

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  Some might argue that Monmouth Coffee sells the best coffee in London but I believe that’s hard to establish given that people’s tastes differ all the time. What I’m sure of is that you cannot walk through the

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Crealto, Nespresso’s New Coffee Capsule

By | October 7, 2012

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Nespresso’s newest limited edition coffee capsule, The Crealto, has just been released and as soon as I knew of that fact I was in Nespresso’s store purchasing myself some capsules

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Picture of the Week: a Time of Day

By | October 1, 2012

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My favorite time of day usually falls between very late evening just before dusk and up until the sunset. Usually the house is calm, you are out of work and done having lunch, the dreaded morning rituals are behind you. The nightfall hadn’t set yet and its still light with a tint of bluish orangeness or pink [...]

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Things 2 Do in London: Selfridges Daylesford Rooftop Cafe & Golf

By | September 13, 2012

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If you are going to be in London before the 30th of September then you are in for a treat, for Selfridges department store had transformed its roof into the “Daylesford Organic Cafe & Golf”. A perfect place to hideout

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Saturday’s Dinner Party…

By | September 11, 2012

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My dear friend FourMe is in Kuwait for a while so I’ve decided to throw a dinner party to celebrate her arrival. Since the guests on the invitation list are all girls I thought we

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A Delicious Elba from Bent Eldeera

By | September 3, 2012

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My dear friend and fellow blogger Bent Eldeera contacted me the night I was due to fly out of Kuwait for my vacation letting me know that she had made me one of my favorite dessert dishes, the Elba. An Elba is like a

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I Love Suzani’s Surprise

By | August 13, 2012

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A few months back as I was preparing for Ramadan I have scouted a very busy exhibition and snatched, literally snatched, a black ma6ara -flask- with tea written on it. I planned to have it as part of a black and white set for Ramadan. The white Arabian coffee ma6ara is

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Picture of the Week: I Miss You!

By | July 30, 2012

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Masha2 Allah one third of Ramadan is gone come today! Days do fly fast 7safa 3leeh. Before you know it it will be Eid and we will be pining for Ramadan’s days and its arrival. Sometimes I have to pinch myself to realize that we are indeed in

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Zain’s Chocolate Day Celebration

By | July 11, 2012

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I can’t believe its been a year already but masha2 Allah times flies so fast and last Sunday Zain invited us to the celebrate Chocolate Day again (post) in Chocolate Bar Al-Bidaa.

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Naora, Summer 2012 limited Edition Coffee from Nespresso

By | June 11, 2012

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Guess who got herself a new treat? Nespresso have a new limited edition coffee tablet for the summer and the name is Naora!

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Things 2 Get 4m London: Nespresso’s Orange Dolcetti Biscuits

By | January 23, 2012

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When I am in London I make sure to stock up on two types of biscuits for my Nespresso coffee: The mini Almond biscotti and the Dolcetti

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Things 2 Get 4m London: Nespresso Descaling Kit

By | January 21, 2012

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As a person who owns more than one Nespresso machine I know that sometimes the machines gets tired and you would have to take her to the Nespresso office for “cleaning”. Only when I was in London this year was I told that

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New Nespresso Coffee Capsule Flavors

By | December 7, 2011

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My husband’s friend was recently in Dubai when he saw the new Nespresso capsule flavors so he very generously brought my husband all three new

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I WANT PIXIE!

By | May 8, 2011

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Things 2 Get 4m London: Tassimo Coffee Machine!

By | December 18, 2010

One thing worth lugging all the way from London is this amazing coffee machine Tassimo. Yes we at home have more than one brand of coffee machines (check here) and we are hopeless coffeeholics. However this machine is MORE than just a coffee machine! How?

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Review: Making a Cappucino using Nespresso Citiz

By | January 18, 2010

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As a devoted self confessed Coffee-holic, I cannot resist coffee machines, between my self and my father we have around ten coffee machines  at home, six of which are still used on daily basis. I have have always been a fan of Nespresso and my latest purchase, the Citiz machine, proved to be

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New: Nespresso’s Palets Amande

By | January 10, 2010

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I have been a Nespresso fan FOREVER! Whenever i travel abroad i like to visit their stores and look around. Being a coffeeholic, a visit to Nespresso is like my very own Disney Land! sso tube and I thought it was some coffee tablets in seasonal packaging. Boy, what I wrong!

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