Best Tips to Help Celiac Stress So you have to change your whole diet, lifestyle, and basically everything. Stressful right? From researching safe food, symptom checking, meal planning, looking up safe restaurants, going to the doctors, and my personal favorite: explaining to everyone over and over again what you can and can't eat. Now you are stressed, and your insides are killing you, lo and behold - celiac stress has struck again! Stress causes inflammation, but getting used to your new lifestyle causes you stress! How do you get out of this endless cycle? "No! Aunt Sharron, please do not a ..read more

Photo from Freepik.   Mama's Masalas started in the kitchen of a mom cooking for her children. Back in Pakistan, decades ago, she was used to Pakistani cooking flavored with peppers and chilis. A couple of years after she and her family arrived in the United States, she perfected her palate-pleasing seasoning blends to her and her family's likings. Chances are your preference is somewhere in the middle, so we want to help you find the right balance for everyone at your table. Walk on the Mild Side?️ Photo by mystraysoul from Pixabay.   If you've resisted making a purchase from Mama ..read more

Photo by Robin Higgins from Pixabay.   Spices vs Seasonings. What's the difference?  Although Mama's Maslas is very excited to be introducing our seasoning tins, what we're most excited about is that we're going to be launching individual spices just in time for the holiday season! This all begs the obvious questions: What is the difference between seasonings and spices and what kind of spices go into seasonings?  Mama is an expert in all things flavor and knows how to get creative in the kitchen. But first thing's first, it all starts with the spice so let's get started there ..read more

You spoke, we listened. Mama’s Masalas seasonings are great, but they only come in one size. Today Mama is proud to announce Mama’s Masalas seasoning tins in 3 and 6 ounces. They are perfect for your craving for Pakistani-inspired food, no matter how large or small it is. Feed a Few Photo by Sophie N-VA from Reshot.   Our initial seasoning offerings are boxed and designed to make a meal for 4 or a couple of meals for 2. Your input has us thinking outside the box. We know that some of you are using half a box and saving the rest for later. While we appreciate your resourcefulness, Mama ha ..read more

You were probably in preschool when pumpkin spice season began. Refinery 29 refers to it as a “17-year zeitgeist” that has crept into nearly every aspect of our lives. At its origin, the green goddess coffee brand (you know who we’re talking about) began selling the spiced latte on the first day of fall, but even that release date has crept further away from the core date, bringing the zesty, rich spice blend back to, well, everywhere. What, exactly is pumpkin spice and what has made it so dang popular? What Is Pumpkin Spice? The trend of the blend that sparked the 17-year zeitgeist is actuall ..read more

Tailgate Tips (BBQ) 2020 has been without a doubt the most (period) messed up (period) year (period) on record--period! It has taken graduations, weddings, and public gatherings from us and now is robbing us of our football season! Rude! Like everything else involved with the pandemic, getting through football season will take some creative adjustment. Okay. We’re not stupid. We know that nothing beats a tailgate, the hoards of fans, the fight song playing across the parking lot, food of all kinds for as far as the eye can see, and the smell of tailgate bbq filling the air. But, Coronavirus, a ..read more

Photo by Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels.   After living under your parent’s roof for, oh, ever, you’re finally getting your own apartment. Congratulations! We know the excitement that comes from having your own space. We also know the frustration that comes from admitting that Mama was right, especially when it comes to having a well-stocked kitchen. The secret is that it takes years of practice and experience to know what first apartment kitchen essentials you need. This new apartment checklist is a guide to help you as you get started packing or unpacking.  Essentials Photo by ready ..read more

Photo by Foodie Girl from StockSnap.   Add some seasoning to your quarantine cooking. COVID-19 has us feeling some kind of way. Staying at home for meals by choice or limited seating at restaurants means that we’re all quarantine cooking. We’ve cooked our favorites. We’ve cooked the classics. We’ve cooked sourdough. We’ve made a mess to make Dalgona Coffee. Now that we’ve emptied out our kitchens, we’ve gone to growing our own food. We’ve even started doing things our foremothers did to “put up” all this food -- jarring and freezing. Photo by Food Network.   It’s been so long. And w ..read more

Photo by Shopify Partners from Burst   Why is Vegetarian Barbecue So Hard to Get Your Head Around? When you think bbq, you think hot dogs, burgers, steaks, and ribs. Maybe you've gone healthy and have tried putting fish on your grill. It's all delicious, but your plant-based friends will tell you that you're missing a whole lot by skipping past the vegetarian bbq. Vegan and vegetarian barbecue has health benefits. Eating fruits, vegetables, and legumes can help lower cholesterol, blood pressure, and stabilize blood sugar levels, oh, and help you lose weight. While those are all good and ..read more

Courtesy of Gustavo Fring from Pexels We’re Moms. We worry.  College kids are getting ready to head back to campus, making parents across the country concerned. Sure they have (expensive) meal plans on campus, and off-campus they have kitchens in their apartments, but are we really ready for them to be out on their own?  Although we did raise them to take care of themselves, the limitations of dorm living and the lack of life experiences have led to a justified parental concern, and Mama gets it. Read below to check out our cooking hacks that will leave both you and your college chi ..read more