What Are Scones? My childhood was one happy dream full of magical lands, simmering adventures and glorious food – thanks to Enid Blyton. I still wonder why didn’t she have…
Continue ReadingPotatoes With A Panache: Usually we associate qualities like “hearty”, ‘yummy” and “rustic” with potato dishes. These Afghani Tamarind Potatoes have an oomph factor and verve of flavour like none…
Continue ReadingWhat’s So Special About Pakistani Bakery Style Lemon Tarts?! Come summer and lemon flavour desserts and drinks climb up the popularity charts for how refreshing and appetising they taste and…
Continue ReadingBelieve It Or Not, Summer Is Here! Sattu ka Sharbat means an instant nostalgic return for me to the summer of my graduation year. While I was studying for my…
Continue ReadingWe Say Potato! Is potato your family’s vegetable of the choice too? It sure is a staple in our kitchen. I cook a variety of dishes with potatoes through the…
Continue ReadingWhy Do You Need a Basic Homemade Pizza Dough 101? Pizza is perhaps the most sought after comfort food when ordering a take out or home delivery everywhere in the…
Continue ReadingEasy Chickpeas Pantry Recipes for Ramadan: Ramadan is here. Is it going to be any different from all the ramadan months that all the muslims had the blessing to observe…
Continue ReadingWhy Bake a Cake Without Oven? You must be wondering why bake a cake without oven when all variety of ovens are so easily available in the market, right! Well,…
Continue ReadingIce cream is happiness condensed. Jessie Lane Adams Looking for Happiness? My definition of happiness has always been simple – for example, these Creamy Custard and Strawberry Popsicles are my…
Continue ReadingChap Shoro – the famous Hunza Pie: We were introduced to this delicious dish two years ago in the beautiful Hunza Valley. Chap Shoro (also popularly known as Hunza pie)…
Continue ReadingHunza People – the friendliest lot ever! Hunza Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan is famous for its scenic beauty, its fruit trees, its unique location but what strikes most to a visitor…
Continue ReadingChitral – the Land of Fruits and Flowers: Before visiting Chitral, I had a very different idea of the place. I thought it would consist of mostly tall, dark, barren…
Continue ReadingAlong the Silk Route – the Miracle of Karakoram Besham I’ve travelled twice (2017 & 2018) with my family along the ancient silk route on Karakoram highway to visit Hunza.…
Continue ReadingThere were times we regretted The summer palaces on slopes, the terraces, And the silken girls bringing sherbet. Journey of the Magi (T.S.Eliot) Sherbet – Origin & Evolution: The word…
Continue ReadingThe Philosophy of Ramadan: If you’ve never fasted before, you might think of it as an extreme form of penance and something very hard to do. However, the goal of…
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