Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu! In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Two years later and I'm back! And I missed blogging! Not so much recipe posting because that was a lot of work but these monthly posts. So, I thought I would start with one of them. Mainly for myself but I'm really glad if you're here too. These are my highlights from May 2022. Let's do it! We decided on biryani for Eid al-Fitr lunch. I used this recipe but got confused with the rice. It ended up that the rice used was jasmine and not basmati! Oops! Eid gifts! Somebody is two ..read more

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu! In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful I'm just dropping in today to share some snaps from Summer 2020. It's been a weird one because of you-know-what but we've still managed to enjoy ourselves nonetheless. As we prepare for the new season ahead, I've been re-reading this quote over and over again to keep myself grounded. I hope it brings you some comfort too. amidst all that is changing around you, hold on to what is beautiful and true. (morgan harper nichols) a Sunday afternoon spent up in the hills. there is calm in th ..read more

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu! In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Eid Mubarak! We celebrated Eid ul-Adha on Friday 31 July. It was very low-key and chilled but enjoyable nonetheless. The weather was stunning and very hot. In today's post, I'm going to share the prep and the day itself with you. On the menu this year: I made the Oreo cheesecake a few days before Eid. It only uses 4 ingredients and is no-bake. This is the recipe: 2 packets of Oreos 40g butter, melted  250g mascarpone cheese 300ml double cream  Divide 12 Oreos into biscuits an ..read more

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu! In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Guys, it has been such a dull week here. We've had little sunshine but lots of grey skies. I didn't cook that much this week but when I did, it was GOOD. Coming up: spicy keema lasagne, green veggie pizza and more of the giant cookies. The brown sugar chocolate chunk is my new favourite. I just had a bit of it warmed up for 10 seconds in the microwave and it was ??. Monday 6 July 12:42pm I commissioned my 4-year-old niece to draw me a NHS rainbow. 2:52pm Chocolate-dipped waffle cones all th ..read more

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu! In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful July is officially here! ? Lockdown is relaxing here but life is still not back to normal. I'm still working from home and so making the most of my time here. This week, it rained a lot so our food became warmer and spicier. Coming up in today's post, all the happenings from this week including: - cheese scones - Chinese food - so many quesadillas - a huge pot of quick saag - giant cookies - cooking fried rice outside on the deck - grilled croissants - strawberry sugar syrup - and s ..read more

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu! In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Whew! What a week! It has been such a long week here mainly because of the heatwave in the middle of it. I forgot how hot England can be in the Summer! We are still in lockdown but the rules have been easing up. My week was a mixture of the usual working from home, surviving the hottest day of the year so far, picnics in the garden, baking quiches with and without pastry, frying fish on the deck, finally escaping the town, and being gifted the above adorable cupcakes (baked by my c ..read more

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu! In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Settle in for a long post, it's been a busy week! I treated this post like my diary this week and filled in each day every night. That way I can actually remember what happened in the day and what went into the recipes that I featured. Pictured above is my Korean braised chicken which happened this week along with more milk cakes and Mum's chicken pulao. Monday 15 June 1:40pm Guys, it was so hot and humid today. The plants on the deck are doing well though thanks to my Mum and her ..read more

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu!   In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful   Welcome to my week!   One of the reasons I started blogging in the first place was of course to share recipes but also to document my life.  During lockdown, I have loved going back and looking at old posts. I think now, with everything going on, I'm really glad that I posted so much back then. It's so nice to have a look back at years gone by. This is definitely a strange time but for me, it has also been a very grounding time. Life has sl ..read more

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu! In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Three weeks late but oh well! Better late than never. This was a unique Ramadan and Eid ul-Fitr so even though I'm three weeks later in sharing it, I really wanted to document it here. For myself more than anyone else really. I want to be able to have documented that one Ramadan and Eid in 2020 that we spent in lockdown. Let me share some of it with you: These wraps were made at the start of Ramadan. I filled them with cooked chicken, cheese, green yoghurt chutney and salad. Usu ..read more

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu! Ok, nobody faint please. Yes, this is my first proper blogpost since September 2019. Sorry for the looooooong absence. Truth be told, I have no excuse for not being here except maybe that I was a tiny bit busy with work and had also kind of fallen out of love with the whole blogging thing. I believe in doing things properly and if my heart isn't in it, you guys will know. The break felt really good and now here we are - April 2020. I don't know if this is a permanent return so for now I will j ..read more