Before the start of Ramadan 2019, I managed to make a full month's meal plan in advance to free up my daily (or weekly time!) thinking about the dreading question: "Aaj kya banaoon?" (what shall I make today?). Of course, if asked from my husband, his favorite dish is "Kuch bhi!" (Whatever!), but as you [...]
The Best and Easiest Molten Lava Cake Recipe - so simple, easy and fancy that you will be making it so often! The ingredients are mostly sitting in our pantries, and you don't even need a hand beater/mixer for this. You can create the magic with a good old FORK in like 5 minutes and [...]
If there is one thing that I miss about Karachi on the weekends, it is Burns Road ki Halwa Poori and Aaloo. Since I moved to USA, because of that craving, I tried many recipes and have mastered it. This HAS to be on the menu on Brunch Dawats at my place and even my [...]
What is even more scary than traveling with a baby? Traveling ALONE with a baby! It was definitely MUCH easier when he was an infant, when he would spend time sleeping in the bassinet (NOT! But still, some time at least!). This article is divided into 3 stages of traveling on an airplane, the pre-planing [...]
It takes a village to raise kids. But what if that village is only YOU and your husband? A lot of parents, specially living in foreign countries, away from their families, go through this. Even if you have your family around, you still would agree that your kids behave rather differently when YOU are around. [...]
Kids shopping is something that a lot of us leave till the last minute, and it is super exhausting. With the number of designers/brands/businesses growing, catering to this niche, it is becoming more and more challenging for parents to find something cute for your little ones. Don't you worry, I have created a very detailed [...]
Northern Pakistan and its beauty is like heaven on Earth, and there is NO doubt about it. Pakistan has so much scope tourism wise that it can easily be one of it's biggest and strongest industries. You can also watch my Travel VLOG on my YouTube channel here, to know what exactly what I mean, [...]
I am a sucker for flans, and I keep on trying (tweaking) different recipes for it until I get what I want. This Flan recipe is my favorite, because it has such smooth and creamy texture - its a MUST TRY! This recipe has ONLY 6 ingredients, and the only thing you will need to [...]
“With the start of the last ten days of Ramadan, the Prophet (PBUH) used to tighten His waist belt (i.e. work harder) and used to pray all the night, and used to keep his family awake for the prayers.” (Bukhari) Ramadan is the month of blessings, and in these last days we should try to [...]
Chicken Maryland Recipe - Best Kind of Fried Chicken is one of the dishes that my kids and husband absolutely LOVE! Its a famous recipe within the Navy Chefs in Pakistan and was handed down to me by one of them. You can also watch the video of this recipe at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhhNXXMib5Q This Recipe starts with [...]