It's never too early to get prepared for Ramadan, cooking ideas and inspiration included. This year, I want everyone to start thinking way ahead of time about eating healthier, making dishes simpler, using local and fresh foods as much as possible...
I get a lot of questions from readers asking whether or not a product or ingredient is halal. I don't claim to be a scholar of the fiqh of food or to make any proclamations about whether something is...
I am so incredibly excited to announce that I'll be touring the Chicagoland area to talk about the recipes in my cookbook, Summer Ramadan Cooking! I'll be making stops at various locations to do cooking demos, talk tips on Ramadan...
If you don't know who Monica Bhide is, perhaps you're not reading enough books, magazines or essays about food because this woman is everywhere. She's a Virginia-based food writer who writes beautifully about how our lives, cultures and emotions are influenced...
by Raana Smith
My Eid-al-Adha 2012 checklist:
Decorations: check
Gifts: check
New clothes: check
Eid menu: check
Pre-prayer snack: not needed
Prepare refrigerator and freezer for meat: by October 27
Distribute meat: October 27-29.
Silver Envelope Goods
Going through my checklists, I recall a time when I didn’t have...
Local food products are quite the buzz lately. Any time you shop at the supermarket and see products like local honey or local jams, they're typically strategically placed where fresh produce is to give you the feeling of shopping...
Several months ago I attended the Eat Write Retreat event for food writers and bloggers, which took place in Washington, D.C. It was a weekend filled with discussions and a chance to meet some very interesting people in the...
It's so hard to believe the month of Ramadan is nearly over, which is a bit sad for us because we love it so much. It's such a time of being scheduled and focused and distraction-free. However bittersweet the...
One of my favorite summertime recipes is for Buffalo Wings. The first time I ever had them was way back in college- it was the late night food of choice with friends- we didn't have a care in the...
Uzma Sharif is a Chicago-based chocolatier and owner of Chocolat Uzma, both an online shop and a brick and mortar one in Chicago. I just love supporting women in business, and those running a specialty food business at that. Her...
