” If you wait for a cake to be given to you so you will be happy- then you will be happy when someone gives you a cake. But if…
Continue ReadingBatair or quail is a delicacy on Pakistani festive menus. My father loved cooking quails for parties. I still remember, an old villager used to come a few times every…
Continue ReadingI wanted to make something quick and easy for a busy day lunch but it had to be something tasty without being too heavy and acceptable to the kids I…
Continue Reading“The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you got to have a what-the-hell attitude”. Julia Child This was the inspirational quote from Julia Child that…
Continue ReadingAre Scotch Eggs Really Scottish? Honestly, it’s one of those recipes that are shrouded in deep mystery and controversy when it comes to determining it’s origin. There are a dozen…
Continue Reading” C’mon, Amy, cinnamon rolls are calling us.” Dan put a hand to his ear. ” Do you hear?’Amy ? Dan ? ” he squeaked . ” Come and get…
Continue Reading“There was an Old Person of Putney, Whose food was roast spiders and chutney, Which he took with his tea, within sight of the sea, That romantic Old Person of…
Continue ReadingHow Weather Changes Our Food Habits: The scorching summer in Lahore forces us Lahorites to change our lifestyles drastically. In many households lassi (a cool yogurt drink) replaces tea and…
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Continue ReadingMy idea of comfort food; something that’s not only a comfort to eat but also a comfort to cook! Summer evenings, picnics, pool parties, movie nights…they seem incomplete without the…
Continue Reading“So few people eat okra (more radishes are grown in this country) that it never even makes it onto the lists of top 10 hated foods”. – Julia Reed I…
Continue ReadingOrange and Bean Sprouts salad is one of the simplest yet most refreshing salad possible. The citric juice from the oranges, the crunch from the sprouts and the zing from…
Continue ReadingWhenever we dine out, the starter we order most are spicy chicken wings. Grilled, barbecued or broiled and covered with thick, spicy sauce. Chicken wings make very appetising starters, snack…
Continue Reading“Friends are like cup cakes in my pantry of memories”. This super fun and easy cup cake recipe is something you can cook even with kids or as your first…
Continue Reading“A hook’s well lost to catch a salmon” Proverb Food can’t get healthier than this recipe for green masala salmon and stir fried coleslaw. Fish cooked in a herb marinade…
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