Life & Style
Crossing the line
March 8, 2010
Crossing the line
Winners of the 2010 Egypt Rally Cup were met with an explosion of cheers, screams and whistles as the first…
Meat pie and oven sweet potato wedges
March 7, 2010
Meat pie and oven sweet potato wedges
Stuck with ground beef and sweet potatoes? (It happens!) I went out on a limb with the pie crust... but…
Broadway with a twist of jazz
March 7, 2010
Broadway with a twist of jazz
Last night the Riff Band entertained a full house at El Sawy Culture Wheel in Zamalek with a carefully chosen…
Trailblazers
March 7, 2010
Trailblazers
For the past two decades, the Egyptian desert has been the premier destination for rally-car races. This vast wilderness, which…
The starting line
March 6, 2010
The starting line
The 2010 Egypt Rally kicked off early this morning, with the 15 participating teams driving their cars to the starting…
Desert storm
March 6, 2010
Desert storm
The ground shakes. A cloud of dust rises on the horizon, growing steadily. From its heart comes a low, angry…
The kickboxing workout, pt. II
March 4, 2010
The kickboxing workout, pt. II
A kickboxing workout is high-energy and strenuous. Amr Shinawy leads his class through a kick warm-up and then a sparring…
Super easy creamy mushroom chicken pasta
March 4, 2010
Super easy creamy mushroom chicken pasta
There are many ways to make this dish--each with it's own steps and levels of difficulty. This is one of…
Danger in the mummy’s make-up bag
March 3, 2010
Danger in the mummy’s make-up bag
Dark, black kohl surrounded the eyes of ancient Egyptians for beauty and protection, but were they using toxic lead in…
Gathering over French cuisine at the Ramses Hilton
March 1, 2010
Gathering over French cuisine at the Ramses Hilton
On Monday morning, a group of expatriates, Egyptian housewives and several journalists gathered at the Windows on the World restaurant…