Egg Drop Soup
If you like restaurant-style Chinese Egg Drop Soup, just know that you don’t have to go out to have it- it’s so super easy and…
If you like restaurant-style Chinese Egg Drop Soup, just know that you don’t have to go out to have it- it’s so super easy and…
This Spring started out rainy, then became the season I hoped it would be- beautiful fresh air throughout the day without a cloud in the…
Each Spring I wait with anticipation to make my favorite lamb dishes. I’m not sure why I don’t crave it as much in the Winter…
This past Ramadan I got really used to drinking smoothies at iftar and sometimes even at suhoor. Now here were are a couple of months…
This isn’t really a formal recipe post but more of a suggestion for what you can do with summer veggies- stew them in herbs, oil…
If you’ve ever been to an Indian restaurant that has a clay oven, you may have tried their tandoori. It’s typically made by adding the…
I guess this Ramadan proves that I’m drawn to Mediterranean and North African food as my go-to cuisine for the month. The mixture of sweet…
I have a pretty large collection of cookbooks, as you might imagine being the case since food writing, blogging and cooking are all an integral…
There are so many delicious recipes coming out of the North African country of Morocco and when I was there in the mid 90’s, I…
I wasn’t sure how I was going to post this recipe during the summer since everyone wants a good BBQ recipe that actually uses a…
I have been waiting to make this salad since the winter time. Watermelon is my favorite fruit, mainly because it hydrates the body as you eat it,…
This Ramadan is a great time to get eco-friendly or rev up your already environmentally-consciousness mindset by saving all fruit and vegetable scraps, eggs shells,…
I have loved dates for a very long time. I do think they’re one of the world’s best food, and completely more versatile than they’re…
Recently I was interviewed for a podcast by Walid Darab of Greed for Ilm to speak with him about how I started this blog and…
If you’ve never tasted keema, or that wonderfully spiced Indian-style ground beef, you’re totally missing out on some great flavor. Surely every family makes it…
I’m not really sure where I got the inspiration for this ‘green smoothie’ recipe, but I think it was the multitude of magazines and sites…
Jontie and Pik of Sakina Design are some of the most creative people I know, turning basic ideas into the most beautiful visuals I’ve ever…
No time for suhoor, but you need something hot in your tummy? These super-quick quesadillas are so easy to make- you may want to take…
Here’s a reader question I thought everyone everyone could benefit from by answering on the site. Thank you, J. for asking! Question: There is a…
This is how I remove stubborn food remnants from my pans (aluminum or stainless steel): 1) sprinkle the area with baking soda; 2) spray or…