Hello! It's been so long since I last posted anything on here that it’s almost the next ice age. I do apologise. I will also say – rather passive aggressively – “I told you I had problems maintaining my own blogs. What? Don't judge me!” **insert wink here**
So many things have happened since the last time I posted, the most momentous being that I got a new job as online editor at John Brown Media (www.johnbrownmedia.com) Guess what I am working on? FOOD magazine for Spinneys! (www.spinneys-dubai.com) For those who don't know, Spinneys is a massive supermarket chain and FOOD is the fabulous monthly print magazine that we create in collaboration with Spinneys. It is sold in all Spinneys stores across the UAE. Please do pick up a copy the next time you're there. It's only Dh7. Click on the image below to see recipes, our FOOD blog, our favourite foodie products and more.
So you see, food was always in my future?! No, I don't mean the next dish I am about to eat (which, by the way, will be iftar with my good friend Anna.)
To be honest, getting this job (which is really amazing) was one of the reasons I stopped posting so much. No, I’m not blaming anyone for my ludicrously lacklustre personal blogging style. It's just that it’s quite intimidating to be posting pictures of dishes that aren’t quite as gorgeous as the ones that FOOD magazine's stylists and photographers create. And their dishes are really super-styling-stunning-with-a-cherry-on-top.
I'll put it into perspective for you. Next to FOOD's dishes, my meals look like they were fished out of a bin and then nudged into semi-fathomable shapes to be made ready for consumption by confined maximum-security prisoners who are on hunger strike anyway. FOOD's dishes are a millisecond away from being served to the Queen, Lenny Kravitz and Angelina Jolie (if she actually ate anything). They're beautiful.
Having said that, I guess I do have to remember that I am not a professional photographer or stylist, so for now you'll have to do with my cheap and cheerful iPhone pictures. I'm just hoping that the recipes I put up on my blog are at least tasty! **insert another wink here** (I’ll also take this opportunity to state that the recipes I put up on this blog have nothing to do with FOOD magazine or Spinneys. They come entirely from me and there is no cross over between my professional life and this blog. All of my thoughts and opinions on here are my own. I also feel like a trip to the Maldives, but that’s got nothing to do with either this blog or my professional life. Having said that, if anyone has any spare cash they’d like to throw my way so I can make my way to island paradise while sucking on a lolly, please message me.)
If you are interested in seeing what FOOD does though – and if you enjoy eating you should be people, you should be - here are links to FOOD's social media pages and blog. The magazine features absolutely stunning food photography (yes, I said it again) and amazingly simple but tasty recipes for you to try out.
• More from FOOD blog - http://www.spinneys-dubai.com/index.php/more-from-food.html
• Find FOOD on Facebook - www.facebook.com/spinneysdubai
• Find FOOD on Twitter – www.twitter.com/foodmaguae
• Find FOOD on Pinterest – www.pinterest.com/foodmaguae
• Find FOOD on GooglePlus - https://plus.google.com/b/101897286155900557415/101897286155900557415/posts
Happy reading and - more importantly - happy eating!
xxx
PS. I have to add that aside from making a dish look beautiful, there are two other steps to the creation of a successful meal:
1.) It's really important to have fun while you're cooking.
2.) Once you’re done cooking, it’s vital to totally savour the flavours of the meal you’ve so lovingly prepared.
So I guess what I’m saying is, whip up something with abandon and enjoy it no matter what it looks like. If it’s made with love, it’ll taste amazing.
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