The best thing about Kuwaiti weather is that, in the middle of the winter were the snow is falling every where, water is freezing , and all the trees become naked and without a single leave; you can enjoy and have fun, even in front of the sea! Can you believe it?
The average temperature nowadays is 68°F (20°C). Which means perfect climate ever! You can enjoy the warmth of the sun and the zephyr. In the night, the temperature may decreases two to three degrees. Which still perfect for a winter weather! Usually, this is the normal winter in Kuwait, except for a very cold couple of weeks (usually in Jan.), plus some rain.
When I say very cold I mean it! See, I have been to Canada in middle of the winter, and I experienced how cold was the -22°F (-30°C). Although temprature will never be lower than 30.2 °F (-1°C), but beleive me it is much colder than the -22°F. I think the reason is that, Kuwait is a desert which means dry and very cold in the winter.
Me and my friends (who are also my colleagues at work) decided to go on Sunday (which was a holiday for the Hijri new year) in a picnic to the beach. The in total we were 8 people, 4 adults (me and my friends) and 4 kids (two of my friends are married and each one of them have two kids, total of 3 boys and a girl). It was the best picnic I went on since long time ago! The moment we gathered, all the kids started to play with the sand enjoying the warm sun! They were so happy to have all that space to run and jump here and there without disturbing this person or ruining that furniture. The kids and also us were so alive and living the moment.
Enjoying to eat under the sun beams was fascinating. Especially when you eat the old days food! Different kinds of cheese, cucumbers, tomatoes, different types of olives, Iranian bread (as we call it), beans, tea with saffron, milk and etc. So I decided to share with you some of the pictures that I have taken during that day!
I like these pickled tomatoes so much, especially with grilled stuff. The preparing time is few minutes and the pleasure of the taste will last for hours..
Ingredients
1/2 pack mini tomatoes cut into half
1 tablespoon apple cider viniger
salt and pepper
2-3 gralic cloves crushed
1 tablespoon cumin powder
very small amount of red chili
Mix all the the ingredients together and that’s it! your pickles are ready to be served. It is preferable to prepare the pickles before 2 to 4 hours before serving if you are interested to get more flavor. Usually if you place it in the refrigerator it will expires after 3 to 4 days.
Wish for all of you happy new year,
Maryam
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I never tried to pickle tomatoes before! Great idea that I’ll have to try next time!
I love tomatoes and this looks like a fantastic way have them :)
Yum, so delicious and fresh. I love pickling vegetables — great way to preserve seasons with a kick of strong flavor!
Lovely story – and it’s nice to take a peek into a day at the beach for Kuwaitis! I’m in Chicago, USA and it’s snowing right this moment and about 28F!
Yes it is! although I like snow so much, especially when you wake up at the early morning and see everything covered with white ..
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