June in Ibiza
I fell in love with Ibiza for the first time when I was 17. The island is just magnetic. It gets a bad reputation for being a party island. The natural beauty of this Balearic [...]
Kalam Journal
Al Rihla with Block Prints
Ibn Battuta’s journey across Asia is our source of inspiration this year, the amount we have learned from our research is enough to keep us going for a while! A real treasure trove of information. [...]
Meet the Artisans
We want to introduce you to some of the artisans with whom we have been working with for many years. Most of the artisans we work with are self-employed and work out of their own [...]
Creme Brûlée with a Hint of Spice
Livio is back with a classic French recipe from his family’s recipe box. Here he makes it with a twist, he adds a little cardamom for a hint of spice. Ingredients 450 ml of fresh [...]
The Cheaters Kibbeh bil Sinyah
One of my favorite dishes is Kibbeh bil Sinyeh, especially the one made at Nur’s house. Last year I finally worked up the courage to make it, and it turned out delicious. The only thing [...]
Livio’s Story
azulī is the genitive form of the Medieval Latin lazulum, which is taken from the Arabic لازورد lāzaward, itself from the Persian لاجورد lājevard. It means “sky” or “heaven”; Source: Wikipedia At the age of [...]
Happy Memories with our Mothers
Noor My mother has breakfast in bed daily, and always has fresh flowers delivered weekly, so when it came time to treat her for Mothers Day- it had to be something different. We knew that [...]
Al Rihla الرحلة
“I set out alone, having neither fellow-traveler in whose companionship I might find cheer, nor caravan whose party I might join, but swayed by an overmastering impulse within me and a desire long-cherished in my [...]
Bukhoor
We spent one evening together at the Mubarakiya Souq selecting some bukhoor. The hunt that night was for an everyday simple and beautiful scent to bring a smell of Kuwait to our Jaipur bungalow. So [...]
قرص عقيلي Girs Eqaili
I have a soft spot for Middle Eastern desert, and especially local Kuwaiti desserts. One of my favorite cakes is Girs Eqaili, a delicious fluffy milk saffron cake. When I first started working in ecru [...]
