The last article I posted was about how to put together and decorate a beautiful ‘Eid appetizer table and I hope you were inspired by the tips and ideas for serving ware and the quick and easy foods you can offer your guests. One of the dishes mentioned still needs a recipe to go along with it, so here it ... Read More »
Here in the Midwest, much like other parts of the country we’re experiencing a complete and utter freeze. It’s incredibly hard to imagine colorful flowers, edible gardens, or even water that doesn’t freeze when poured right now, but this is the best time to think about your spring garden. The Butchart Gardens Seeds- Vancouver, Canada Yes, your spring garden. And summer ... Read More »
Strolling through the farmer’s market on a humid summer morning is enough inspiration to seek out the best salad ingredients you can find. I returned recently with beautiful radishes and purple scallions. Combining that with my balcony garden herbs made this a super local food. Ingredients ½ bunch radishes, julienned 1 cucumber, seeds removed, sliced lengthwise 3 scallions, cut ... Read More »
This is such a light pasta, perfect for warm early spring or summer days. Bring home fresh vegetables from the garden or farmer’s market and come hone to enjoy cooking a quick and easy meal. If you can’t find corrallini pasta, which is a tiny, bite-size pasta, you can use ditalini or any small noodle instead. Corralini Pasta with French ... Read More »
This has been a good month, alhamdullilah (thank God). It’s spring. The weather has been beautiful. The trees are blooming and everything seems so green- my favorite time of year so far. In fact, there’s so much more motivation to cook when you have great ingredients such as what is available in the spring. I was honored to contribute to a few publications ... Read More »
Swiss chard is a spring vegetable that thrives and grows in cool weather, which means you can enjoy it again in the fall. I found some lovely swiss chard, bright green and firm, at my local Asian market. Here’s what I did with it to make a delicious side dish to meat, but will go great with fish or poultry ... Read More »
One of the joys of living near a big city, in my opinion, are the public botanic gardens. Among my favorites in the U.S. are the Japanese Gardens of San Francisco and the English Gardens of Roanoke Island in North Carolina. If I ever go back, I’d love to take photos of the splendors there. In Chicago, we have one of the nicest ... Read More »
Sunday we took a trip out to the Chicago Botanic Gardens, just to capture the budding spring flowers on trees and, of course, the beautiful, colorful tulips. We also saw asparagus, which reminded me of my mom’s recipe for asparagus burgers, which is one of my favorite dishes. Here’s the beautiful purple asparagus plant I spotted on our last leg of ... Read More »
There was a bit of a glitch with the last post not being sent out to our email subscribers. Sorry for the trouble. Here’s the re-post. For the original post with a bit more detail, click here. [wp_eStore_buy_now_fancy id=1] The E-book includes: What is Halal Cleaning? Products to Use Getting Started Cleaning From Top to Bottom Inside the Cabinets Cleaning Large ... Read More »
Spring Cleaning…the thought of it is refreshing while at the same time overwhelming to some people. In Chicago, we’re feeling as though we’re back to winter- cold temperatures and icy wet snow visited us this weekend and will hopefully leave us with warmer temperatures soon. insha’allah. Since I have been planning for and writing this e-book for quite a while now, I decided ... Read More »
My Halal Kitchen | Inspiration for Wholesome Living Simple Recipes and Useful Household Tips
