I actually can’t quite believe I’m sharing a recipe here… I’ve never really enjoyed cooking, but I did discover baking during the lockdowns and curfews of 2020, and I’ve taken to it like a duck to water. Skip my ramblings and jump to the recipe There’s something about baking that just transports me to the…
Category: Made at home!
Restaurant disappointment thwarted by Red Panda Brownies.
This post has no pictures. What this post does have is a massive rant. In a height of massive disappointment I have not felt since a restaurant on the JBR Walk lost my patronage forever by telling my dinner party that the meat in front of us always tasted like the bowels of a salt…
Getting themed and customized cakes in the UAE
It was my 25th birthday this past Friday (March 2) and I had no plans – which was a first for me. I just want to thank my friends for not listening to my insane desire to be anti-social that day. Ringleaders Shruti and Wajiha organized an immensely well-executed surprise birthday party (code named “Devina’s…
How to make chai
Instructions: – Take one cup of water per mug of tea you want to make in a kettle. – Put 1 heaped tsp of loose tea per mug (or just slightly more if you like it strong) and start boiling it. – Put how many ever teaspoons of sugar you want in your mug, and…
My NYE with banoffee pie
People often plan what they’re going to do for New Year’s Eve. Many often tell me about awesome concerts, cool parties and in Dubai, they also tell me about being stuck in traffic (yes on NYE). I’ve never done any of these things on the 365th (or 366th) day of any year. Most of them…
My custard day out
“It says 225ml on the packet, Mom! How do you even KNOW that cup is 225ml? Where’s your measuring cup?” She tells me she doesn’t use one. WHAT? She continues to say she doesn’t need one anymore, she just does it “andaaz se” (which, translated, means, she just knows). I wasn’t even near being done…
Hallowe’en in Dubai
My first Hallowe’en in the UK, I had these amazingly decorated cupcakes with a good friend of mine while we were exploring Fright Night, a city-wide event Sheffield would put on at Hallowe’en. I thought I’d never see such brilliantly done cupcakes before. And then…these: Hoo boy, did Yasmin (also known as Red Panda) blow…
My Eid Feast!
Many were surprised when Eid in Dubai was announced to start on August 30, 2011, but even amidst the surprise and unexpectedness, my brain had started whirring: what am I going to wear, and what will I get to eat? Every Eid, I’ve a standing invitation to squat at my friend Farah’s house. I take…
The Brownie Experiment aka the first time I baked
It started when I was 3 (or perhaps it started way before that, but my first sentient memory is when I was 3. It wasn’t of food but of sitting in the toilet, telling my Mom I wanted to…uhhh…oh right…food blog). Let’s try this again…It started when I was 3. I remember my Mom making…
My Dubai Iftar experience
The kind of iftars I like going to, are with friends…and if at their homes, even better. Not for any other reason, but even though I don’t fast, I believe it’s a much more personal way of sharing an important time of the day with friends and family. It’s like Christmas and Eid – every…
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