Helba - A Dessert for New Moms 21 Jun 2013 | 11:55 pm

Monday is 'my' day of the week. It's the one morning when I don't see anyone, I try not to answer the phone and I do not do anything that can be termed 'productive'. After the man and kids leave early...

Carrot-Date-Sultana Cake for Baby's First Birthday 8 Jun 2013 | 01:54 am

The day is done: we have been partied out. The last of the dishes cleared, leftovers put away. Kids in bed. And now the inevitable long stretch of quiet that follows. I've spent the past hour uploadi...

Watermelon Sorbetto 23 May 2013 | 06:58 pm

Summer sneaked up on us. . late-April was deceptive with it's sudden stormy showers and cool evening breezes. For a while we grew complacent, duped ourselves into believing these mild days were here t...

Masala Chai for Needy People 19 May 2013 | 02:52 pm

I've wanted to get back to this space but it's hard to be a foodie when you've lost your sense of taste and smell. January started off great. I had awesome things happening in my kitchen: there was a...

Shakarkandi (Spicy Sweet Potato) 22 Jan 2013 | 01:16 pm

Lahore, beloved. My adopted city. 25th largest in the world. Steeped in history. The food and cultural capital of the country, a city of crowded tree-lined roads and pulsating bazaars. Lahore gets und...

Wordless Wednesday 17 Jan 2013 | 12:26 am

Heidi Swanson's Bran Muffins 10 Jan 2013 | 04:47 pm

I loved the ease of having the kids home for the holidays. The days blended into one another and three weeks flew by too fast because we were busy moving and settling into a new house. With so much to...

Rose Levy Beranbaum's Perfect All-American Chocolate Butter Cake 1 Jan 2013 | 04:01 am

"Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift" The Uses of Sorrow by Mary Oliver I have a hard time saying goodbye. But I'm not s...

Birthday Treats 26 Dec 2012 | 06:28 pm

A little someone turned 5 a few days ago. The celebration wasn't a big one but the anticipation was huge this year. It wasn't for the cake and goodies or even for birthday gifts but for the fact that ...

Meetha Paratha (Sweet Flatbread) 4 Nov 2012 | 01:31 pm

My grandmother is an innate nurturer. After my grandfather passed away 27 years ago she latched on immediately to us, her grand children, as a coping mechanism to try and fill the gap he left behind. ...