Macaroni and Cheese, despite being one of the easiest and most popular of comfort foods, is still the most messed up usually. It can end up being really bland,…
Continue ReadingThere are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. Henry James Whenever I pick up my cup of masala chai,…
Continue ReadingWe all know how popular samosas are in South Asia, specially the ones with potato filling. We don’t need an occasion or particular season to eat samosas, just passing by…
Continue ReadingA food community on Google plus challenged it’s members to try making Japanese cuisine. They offered wonderful guidelines and I accepted the challenge. When I said I was there for…
Continue ReadingJaffles are the ultimate fast food for me ! These are sandwiches toasted in an electric sandwich maker or more traditionally in a device known as a pie iron, pudgy…
Continue ReadingThe Waldorf salad was created by New York City’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in the late 1800s. Waldorf salad is traditionally made with apples, celery, walnuts and mayonnaise but a variety of…
Continue ReadingStuffed Chicken Drumsticks are a delicious, easy and prepare ahead meal for any day of the week and perfect for lunchbox as they are good hot or cold, they’re easy…
Continue ReadingThe idea of writing about offal eating occurred to me as Eid-ul-Azha or the Festival of Sacrifice approached. All over the world Muslims sacrifice sheep, goats, cows and camels on…
Continue ReadingFritters are an extremely popular street food and snack in many parts of the world. Be it apple fritters, potato fritters, corn fritters, crab cakes in the Anglo-American cuisine culture…
Continue ReadingIn Pakistan ‘noodles’ are almost synonymous with Chinese food…ChowMein, Chop Suey and noodle soups being as popular as the local cuisine. The history of Chinese food in Pakistan goes back…
Continue ReadingOde to the Pineapple Deliciously flavoured – juicy, sweet bite, Exploding senses preparing to ignite, Inspiring to escape from the suffocating night. Claudia Bakker This Pineapple and Yogurt Dip Recipe…
Continue ReadingIf there is one Chinese recipe that is perhaps loved more in Pakistan than even in China, it has to be chicken and sweet corn soup. The moment the weather…
Continue ReadingEggplant is related to potato and tomato family and is one of the oldest cultivated vegetables on earth. It adapts well to almost all cooking methods – bake, braise, boil,…
Continue ReadingI find phyllo to be such a versatile pastry…something that works equally well for both sweet and savoury recipes. In Pakistan we have a similar looking, thin pastry sheet…
Continue ReadingEggs are the best fast food option in this world for me. Whenever I want a quick meal which is nourishing and tasty, I choose eggs. Luckily, everyone in my…
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