Hot beverages somehow double the romance of cold weather. Sitting outside in our front porch, warm inside jackets and shawls, on a foggy winter night with fingers comfortably hugging the…
Continue ReadingIf there is one ingredient that has to be a pantry staple in every healthy kitchen, that has to be chickpeas. Their versatility never fails to amaze me! Stir them…
Continue ReadingAnd my love affair with chocolate continues with this uber delicious Salted Caramel Chocolate Ganache Tart. No, I’m not feeling very humble praising my own creation at the moment because…
Continue ReadingIt won’t be an exaggeration if I called ‘Karahi’ the national dish of Pakistan. Not only its one of the most popular of dishes on all the restaurant menus in…
Continue ReadingWeekend, cold weather and family recovering from flu – all these factors led me to make some yummy, mood-lifting finger food. What’s better than some crispy fried potato wedges coated…
Continue ReadingGobhi or Cauliflower is perhaps one of the oldest vegetables around but came to the Indian subcontinent quite late. It was introduced here by the British in the 1800s and…
Continue ReadingThe very idea of a warm potato salad with peas makes me smile and comforts my soul on a cold night. Any given day, I can substitute all bread and…
Continue ReadingIt’s mid November and an unusually cold day in Lahore! The wind chimes on my front porch and terrace are going crazy in the wind, the sky is the greyest…
Continue ReadingEasy Teriyaki Chicken Baked: Being a mom is definitely the most difficult job on the planet! Why am I thinking this way? Because last evening when I opened my refrigerator…
Continue ReadingSabzi Ka Achar, Pickled Mixed Vegetables: The beautiful abundance of winter vegetables forces one to buy them in bulk. I always end up buying more than I need for a…
Continue ReadingThe name of the poor vegetable begins with the word ‘bitter’ which immediately drops it down to the least favourite foods list for many people. The Urdu/Hindi name for it,…
Continue ReadingApple Walnut Halwa – a dessert-in-a hurry! When monsoon humidity lifts and the air becomes crisp, the first thing I begin to crave for is some comfort food. Don’t you?…
Continue ReadingPathoray Recipe, Punjabi Puffed Flatbread:Pathoray, also known as punjabi fried flatbread, bhaturay or bature, are a puffed up, fried flat bread from the Indian subcontinent. They are quite like pooris,…
Continue ReadingPindi Chole Recipe, Masala Chickpeas: The calendar is moving once again towards cold weather. Though it’s only October but the mornings and evenings are already very pleasant, pink and crisp.…
Continue ReadingBadam Puri, Almond Pastry in Cardamom Syrup: It’s difficult to describe in words why some things feel so good. Some colours, some perfumes and some foods simply cheer us up…
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