In UAE there are just 2 seasons. Burning (aka summer) and winter 💕. Since I moved to the States I kept reading about spring first, then the “pleasant weather” during summer, experienced monsoon and hurricane season myself and then came autumn with all it’s hype!! Everything around me turned orange and I fell in love…
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Singaporean Rice – A Delish Pakistani Version
You’ve probably heard it a thousand times. Time flies by!! And it does. You have probably said it a thousand times yourself! We have already entered the 2nd ashraa of Ramadan and in no time we will be preparing for Eid. Despite my best efforts at ignoring it, Ramadan is all about food (it’s not! it’s…
Cherry and Chocolate Clafoutis
I got cherries some time back and don’t get me wrong, i love them as is, but they were a lot for me and pictures of cherry clafoutis were making me crazy during Ramadan, so i set to bake this sweet french firm custard with cherry. I also wanted to get rid of some of…
Savory Croissant Pudding – give those stale croissants a new life!
It’s been 3 years since i got married and i still don’t know how much to cook for 2 people. I am more than often left with leftovers. But i hate wasting food, so i have always come up with new ways to give the leftovers a new twist!! This week i was overloaded with…
Lentil and Broccoli Soup
Flu season is on, and my whole family was affected at some point. My husband developed a sore throat too and could not eat anything solid. I am a doctor but i strongly believe in home remedies. And so i made this soup which turned out not only mouth watering but therapeutic too. My home…
Mini Broccoli Quiches
Want a quick recipe for surprise guests? Or feeling lazy to make iftar? Or is it just one of those days when you got back so late from work that cooking dinner seems like it will take forever?!!! When i was newly married (and did not start my job yet) i used to google away…
Mortadella Pizza
While doing my grocery shopping a week ago, I completely forgot that it’s Ramadan ( and i was fasting at the time by the way! ) and we donot eat during the day! You can imagine how i stocked up then. So i got 2 trays of mortadella, only to realise that we don’t have…
Konafah – my recipe for an easy middle eastern delicacy
It’s Ramadan and every Ramadan I prepare a traditional dessert to mark the beginning of this auspicious month. This time thanks to my duties i was quite late. And since I am still working shifts, i decided on something quick yet delicious. Konafah is a middle eastern dessert, made with a noodle like pastry and…
Pancake Mix Pizza Muffins
Being a working momma, is lovely (most of the time ?), but something i miss out on, is cooking. I have loved cooking since i was …. I don’t even remember! ( and that doesn’t mean i am very old!). I can cook for hours, and not get tired. But since my little angel has…
Easy Eggplant Lasagne – a quick and healthy dinner recipe
On my last trip to the supermarket, i had an uncontrollable urge to buy vegetables! Yes, i have not been cooking a lot lately, but just looking at all those beautiful vegies made me literally drool. And just thinking of homemade vegetables made me so emotional ( until i was keeping all of them in…
Mama In Scrubs 