When I'm on holidays, and we visit historical sites, I tend to imagine what life was like when the city we're in was hustling, bustling and lively. Melbourne, for example, has beautiful buildings which spell heritage and stories from centuries ago. During our holiday there this summer, I would imagine Victorians in their prime - … Continue reading tiger prawns, chips & kaleslaw
Being jet lagged was a classic. Waking up at 2am and sleeping from lunch time til the stars shine. It took a good week to readjust to the climate Down Under after visiting the two Holy Mosques in Saudi for my first pilgrimage ever 🙂 I had some preconceptions of what the place will be … Continue reading polenta fish n chips with tartare sauce
Since it's year's end and blog posts are trending around the topic, I thought I'd join the party and post: a warm welcome to all my new subscribers - I hope to dish up delicacies that'll tickle your taste buds this coming year; a tribute to my blogging friends... a roundup of some of the … Continue reading ☆ my 2013 resolution | recipe roundup from my blogroll ☆
With uni back in full swing, there's been little time to cook - so I'll be sharing a few recipes I managed to cook up during the summer 🙂 I love salmon - it's one of my go-to choices when nothing on a menu tickles my fancy, or when I feel the need for something … Continue reading pan fried salmon steaks
If you're after a party in your mouth, then this is the recipe you're after. It's packed with flavour, fried nutrition (:P), and loaded with texture to kick-start the best flavourful experience you'll ever have. I'll make an outright confession here: these aren't as healthy as Rufus' baked sweet potato fries, but they're fries, so I'll fry … Continue reading chilli sweet potato fries
I wonder if anyone is finding today a particularly weird day. Because it's the 29th of Feb. Since I don't know if I'll be here or alive after 4 years from now, I thought I'll put up a recipe for the occasion. A while back I tried a recipe for 2-toned curry puffs I saw on Tes … Continue reading spiral curry puffs
I'm always in a battle when it comes down to cauliflower. Hence the name for this recipe card! Cauliflower always gives me this nice set of straightforward arguments as to why I should not hate it. And I'm always replying with illogical responses like "but you make people burp - like ew!" I don't know … Continue reading Syrian cauliflower stew
I came home from uni a couple of weeks ago, and found a plate of gorgeous looking potatoes sitting there waiting for me! 😀 I asked who'd made them, and how, but I was answered with a question. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to guess everything in this recipe card, but that didn't matter, because I … Continue reading zesty za’tar potatoes
Now that the semester is slowly coming to end, my classes have started to drop, and scramble time for exam study is shining bright. In the hours that I once spent sitting in lectures, I've decided to trash study and prep for my great Eid morning tea/lunch, and a Saturday iftar dinner party. All this … Continue reading homemade jam-filled doughnuts
Today was a day of "if only"-s. If only .. If only.. If only.. Fried ones on the left, baked ones one the right 🙂 Today was also the day that I made an official decision that Asian cooking is that area which I sometimes struggle with. And that it takes a LONG time. Like 2 … Continue reading homemade sweet chilli sauce & spring rolls
