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Peach Melba Trifle 13 Aug 2013 | 09:53 pm
Trifles was one of the first desserts I ever ate. Or made at home. My mom would only make them in the months of Ramadan. I remember waiting in anticipation as she assembled the different layers. First...
Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich with Tomato Avocado Salsa 7 Aug 2013 | 12:20 am
The first ever recipe I posted on this site was savoury. And carnivorous. The kind that graces our table at least once in 2 weeks. You know the one where you don't even need a recipe to make? The kind...
Banoffee Pie Popsicles 1 Aug 2013 | 03:18 pm
When Maryam was 6 months old, I decided I needed to go back to work. At least part time, to give me some sanity, adult conversation and take a break from being a mommy for a few hours a week. Don't ge...
Strawberry Cheesecake 26 Jul 2013 | 12:37 am
Baking has become a much sought luxury in our house. With temperatures searing, the last thing I want to do is cook, let alone turn the oven on. Besides, we just moved this weekend. For the 10th time ...
Prawn Cocktail 16 Jul 2013 | 11:07 pm
Woah. What a few weeks it has been. Maryam finished school, I went to London, came back at the start of Ramadan and in between all that, I've been shooting images for various projects non stop. And lo...
Raspberry and Coconut Summer Cake 19 Jun 2013 | 09:43 pm
Early in May of this year, I travelled to Morocco for a blissful ten days. As with any holiday, if my room is good and I can find traditional and authentic food to fill my belly, I can rest assured th...
Classic Beef Burgers 3 Jun 2013 | 11:25 pm
I photographed these burgers in February. I had my fuzzy grey socks on with a hole where my little toe sticks out. Maryam likes to play 'this little piggy' with it when I wear it. It was just overcast...
Breakfast Pizza 26 May 2013 | 10:51 pm
This post centres around my recipe for a basic pizza dough. Or......it could also be about what to make when you feel down. Last September, when Hassan was only nine months old, we moved from a two b...
Watercress and Pea Falafels 15 May 2013 | 10:36 am
It's been a few days since we returned from Morocco. We are still jet lagged. Signs of our epic holiday show from the tans on our faces to the piles of laundry waiting to be done. We had a wonderful ...
Of Perfection and Failure 29 Apr 2013 | 09:23 pm
A while back, I received a lovely email from a reader telling me how much she enjoyed reading the blog. Not condescending in any manner, she told me that whenever she read a post, she thought about wh...
