I’ve talked about spring being my favorite season a number of times on the blog and with spring coming up in Doha, it’s the opportunity to jump right in. Have you tried making a season bucket list? It’s a great way to welcome a new season and take full advantage of the weather, food and [...]

The ONLY good thing about working out at 5:00am is having time to eat a proper breakfast in after the workout. I treated breakfast as a reward for surviving Shaun T’s Insanity workout and this motivated me to prepare a healthy meal to refuel my body. Eating the right food post workout can speed up [...]

Walking around The Pearl esplanade is something Anthony and I do often, whenever I need a break from watching KUWK (Keeping Up with the Kardashians) re-runs or when we feel guilty for not working out (walking to Spinneys and carrying a bottle of milk back home is considered exercise in the Nicolet household). It’s become [...]

Eating healthy is a reoccurring New Year resolution that usually happens for the first couple of months and goes downhill by March. So here you go, my fifth-year attempt to eat healthy. My strategy this year is to teach myself easy and healthy recipes using readily available ingredients (no more traveling great distances to find [...]

Baking homemade goods has quickly turned into a Christmas tradition when I attempted to make Anthony gingerbread cookies last year. This year I tackled making sugar cookies with the help of my mother-in-law where we made use of her drool-worthy kitchen and complete baking equipment. We baked the cookies first using this Martha Stewart recipe, which came out [...]

Although Halloween is not widely celebrated here in Doha, I don’t pass on the chance to gobble on Halloween candies (candy corn and Reese’s Pieces are my weakness) and make a special spooky cocktails. Last weekend happens to be my cheat day so Anthony and I decided to organize a date night that involves burger, [...]

Kale is a rare commodity in Doha that when you see some in the supermarket, you buy right away and figure out what to do with them later on. That was the case last weekend when trying to figure out a kale recipe other than kale chips. Since it was my ‘carb’ day, I naturally [...]