Rutub. The season

We are in the middle of Rutub (fresh dates) season. They are overflowing from our fridges and plied up in our freezers stored in preparation for ramadan. And I have so many i need to start baking cakes and maamoul biscuits with them. Does anyone have any new receipes for me?

Please have one!

Marble Mountain Village

There is a beautiful old village in the Saudi arabian mountains in a place called Al-Baha. It is built on top of a marble mountain and surrounded by banana plantations.

It has been chosen as the site for a new cultural festival here, and having been deserted is being preserved and rebuilt.


A magical place, Dhee Ayn.

Take a look at these sites for more of their photos.
http://www.splendidarabia.com/
http://www.silvija.net/2002SaudiMay/trips3.html