The aim is to reveal and share how we operate in our kitchen and inspire you to do something similar. Some recipes will be our own and some inspired by other authors or their modification as it naturally occurred throughout the years. Some recipes will be made from scratch or some others will be using our own pre-made products or products that we trust found in our local market.

By following us on instagram (this is the most up to date social media) our newest recipes/tips/philosophy will go straight on your phone/laptop screen. Please note that we are both full time working people and in parallel we raise our little one in a far away land and we are busy with many other activities  or social responsibilities, if/when the COVID lifestyle allows. There will be sometimes a waiting time between the post in instagram and when the blog post will be uploaded and finalised. The pending items are tagged with as a ‘coming soon’ category.

By subscribing to our emailing list, our newest recipes/tips/philosophy will go straight into your inbox on monthly basis. Otherwise, you can filter below by category and you can search by #tags i.e. almond in the search bar at the top of the screen or by using the ingredients cloud found in the Recipes & More section.

The recipes will be described in a certain structure, in most of the cases (this is the ideal structure but unfortunately that is labour intensive – this is currently under review/change as of May 2021)

• Recipe Insights | info about the cost, difficulty, servings & time required
• Process in Overview | Schematic process in brief
• Process in detail | Detailed recipe and process description
• Variations, when/if any and/or other items worth sharing/having in mind
• Technical Tips | relevant to the product and recipe
• Nutritional Info | per serving, unless otherwise stated

• there are 4 broad category filters found at the top of your screen: Cooking, Baking, How To’s & More & Food For Thought.
• at the bottom of every screen there are more detailed filters by categories i.e. by time needed, by special feature i.e. cheat meal, coming posts that will be updated in the near future. These filters are also found on the right side of every post.
• You can also search in the search section found at the top of every page using a specific keyword i.e. WAFFLES, RYE BREAD, CHICKEN, CAKE.
• You can also search by ingredient in the Filter By Ingredient section on the main screen of the Recipes & More section. That is also found in the side of every post.

Baking items are more technical by default than other items, therefore those might have a longer and more detailed description when that will be compared to other items.

Prices can differ by region; the difference can be from negligible to significant. These to be used as a proxy/benchmark i.e to get a gauge if a recipe is more expensive than another. We are using the UAE average prices as a guidance i.e. prices seen in Carrefour. These are then converted into GBP, EUR & USD. Exchange rate used as at Sep 2020.

Servings/portions are relative to a person. We usually cook generously for 2 and a half.

Variations aim to inspire you and encourage you to be creative and experimental.

Nutritional Info can differ from product to product; the difference can be from negligible to significant. These to be used as a proxy/benchmark i.e to get a gauge if a recipe is higher in calories or certain nutrients. 

With ♥,

Chefs At Heart | Maria & Soteris