Food Photos!

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I’ve been asked quite a few times why I’ve abandoned my food descriptions and photos, so this entry will try to make up a bit for lost time. Here are a few meals worth of photos from the last couple of days at the SAC Center.

By the way, if you haven’t read my Dammam entry from yesterday, please take a look because that was a really interesting place to visit. So have a look!

I’m also including a photos of a few of the participants from today. As you can see, there is a mix of western and Saudi dress. This is pretty typical and I’d say it runs perhaps 60%!w(MISSING)estern and 40%!t(MISSING)raditional.

Announcement Alert: I have agreed to do the May SAC sessions. That means I’ll get home on Thursday, May 7 and fly out the following Wednesday, May 13. I will then be here until June 4. However, Linda and I are working on the possibility of having her join me in Amsterdam in June. Whoops, I haven’t run this by my boss at PDI yet. Molly, do you have a link to this blog?

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Photos

Arabic coffee and dates
You can always count on this being served.

My Dinner Plate (Sunday)
Chicken Curry, tomatoes with pesto sauce, and salmon. Note the Diet Coke can in Arabic.

Bagels, cream cheese and lox
Back by popular demand (my request!). P.S. They don't call it lox here!

Fruit kabobs, FRESH Orange Juice and mini-doughnuts
The fresh squeezed OJ is worth the trip!

Flled Mini-breads
They have this almost every day at breakfast. There are various fillings.

BBQ Chicken and Mashed Potatoes
The steam from this kept fogging my camera lens. Oh, what I do for ya'll!

Kim the Caterer
Kim takes a break

Chocolate covered cream puffs
They have a fancy word that the Europeans call it. But they should see the ones at the Wisconsin State Fair!

Comments

[Jim Podlich]

May i have some more please
Looks to me like the reason you keep going back to SA is the food. Wow. I did have leftover stir fry today. Nice pics. keep up the good work. Jim

[eve]

Yay--the food is back!
And it's almost to gorgeous to eat! What's shrimp katsu--did you try it? Details, please. Well done on the food update!

[Ellen]

Food, Food, Food!
Ted: Can't get enough of that Saudi food. Gracias!

[ellen]

Food Excellent
Great job with the food blog. Keep them coming. More hummus and tabooli.

[Mom]

Food
One for all and all for food! Don't forget to get the recipes. Love, Mom

[Jessica]

Idea!
That food looks AMAZING! See if you can convince those chefs and caterers to fly to Minnesota for our wedding. We could offer them walking tours of the MN lakes, directions to the Mall of America, and maybe a Twins game in exchange! What do you think?

[TedTravel]

Wedding Caterers?
I know that Kim would come over in a heatbeat. Yes, I think you are onto something, Jess!

[TedTravel]

Food, glorious food
Perhaps I should just do photos of the food and call it a day! :)

[TedTravel]

Shrimp Katsu
It's a shrimp and rice with some different nuts in it. It sort of tastes like curry. Today was shrimp katsu. Very tasty!

[Susan]

Ted, we miss you back here in MN, plus, it's always so quiet in the office when I get in. Anyway, the food looks delicious and I'm very jealous you get to try amazing, new things. Hope your "trip" continues to go well!

[TedTravel]

Susan's First Comment
Thanks, Susan. Yes, it can be lonely at 7 am! I miss you guys too. Thanks. Please be sure to say hello to Henrieta (my jade plant). Marianne is kindly babysitting her while I'm gone. Cheers. P.S. I know that you would love the food -- I think you are my food twin.

[tiner]

pass the curry please!
I just had left-over macaroni and cheese for lunch. Not that I'm complaining, but man! I didn't know what I was missing. Mmmm --mmm. And I definitely want an invitation to Jess's wedding if these guys cater!

[Jessica]

Wedding Invite
If you can convince them to caterer (and pay for their own transportation and lodging, of course), I will personally deliver your invitation! :)

[anonymous]

masa aala sbudi arb food or very tasti we like.food