It just doesn’t seem fair not to take advantage of the lovely Fall produce and since a juicy harvest of carrots has just hit my city so I’ve baked two…
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 ReadingSomehow sausages change a simple, ordinary meal into a delightful experience for both kids and adults. Use them to make hot dogs, add them to pita pockets, pasta or frittatas,…
Continue ReadingThey say you can’t make everyone happy so stop trying…but I continue trying where food is concerned because I’ve seen everyone feeling happy around a good dish of simple and…
Continue ReadingSo strawberries and cherries leave my city, Lahore, around midsummer…and then arrive grapes that stay till mid autumn. Not only they are one of the most delicately delicious fruit…
Continue ReadingMeaty, spicy, crunchy and hot from the wok – this is my idea of a delicious meal in minutes. I rarely eat red meat, especially beef, and this is one…
Continue ReadingThough I love pumpkin pies and apple desserts but they are hardly a novelty by this time of the year. The season is brimming with all sorts of luscious winter…
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 ReadingThe area of Central Asia includes parts or all of the modern states of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and many of the newly independent former Soviet Republic. It is a historically…
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 ReadingSometimes I think a food processor is a foodie’s best friend in the world…specially when your mind gets obsessed with something particular to cook and eat like a do or…
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 ReadingChanging weather brings along one of the most irritating of ailments-common cold. I recently fell a victim to the disease with a sore throat, sinus problems, coughing and sneezing fits…
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 ReadingWarm potatoes and carrots, aroma of roasted garlic and creaminess from the sauce make this salad a delightful culinary experience. I love to make this salad as a side for…
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