All posts of Shaheen

Apricot and Rosemary Tartines

When I told you about the incredible flavour pairing that apricot and rosemary make last week, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. In the words of my classmate, “That was a party in the mouth!” I came back home and looked up my favourite reference book, The Flavour Thesaurus, and this is what it said […]
11 years ago

Week 2: Life As A Culinary Student

On the first day of the week, I got myself locked out of my locker, again. This had already happened once before, back when I was studying Basic Cuisine and the folks at school had to break into my locker with mighty big cutters. I really didn’t want to go through this all over again. […]
11 years ago

Life As A Culinary Student at Le Cordon Bleu, Paris

If you’re following me on Instagram, you probably already know that I began my Intermediate Cuisine course at Le Cordon Bleu, Paris about 2 weeks ago. I’m so excited about being back at school and hope to make the most of my time here, after having spent a wonderful 3 months each at LCB Paris […]
11 years ago

Sticky Vanilla and Coconut Rice

It’s been a crazy week ten days. Totally crazy. Jennie and I are working hard on our dream project, and we’ve been off to a good start. Working on your dream project means you do everything: the fun things like tasting 4 different strawberries, eating at different places in the name of “research” as well […]
12 years ago

Rocky Road Recipe

This post is published in association with Thorntons Chocolate Photo credit: Andreas Ivarsson There aren’t many no-bake recipes on this blog, and this rocky road recipe helps fill that little void. This one’s easy: melt chocolate with butter, fold in a bunch of ingredients and pour it all into a mould to set for a few […]
12 years ago

Chocolate, Olive Oil and Sea Salt Toast

This morning while I was emailing Arjun some shops to go to in Barcelona to bring back olive oil and chorizo, I got distracted by blogs filled with photos of padrón peppers and patatas bravas. But what really stuck in my head was something I hadn’t tried in Barcelona before: chocolate with salt and olive […]
12 years ago

Crusty Hazelnut Loaf Cake

I’ve got to admit, I’m not one of those people who always picks a corner piece of a brownie or the first slice of a freshly-cut pound cake. I’ll let others have it. I much prefer the soft, gooey or buttery (as the case may be) interior. Inadvertently, one fine afternoon, I came across a hazelnut […]
12 years ago

Eating Alone

I’m a lazy cook when it comes to cooking for one. I’ll go to great lengths to cook a meal when I have company, and even take a three hour drive to break bread with friends – but when it comes to fixing myself a meal, I’ll look for as easy way out. I usually […]
12 years ago

Of Copper Pots and Making Memories

For as long as I’ve know the value of cooking in a copper pot, I’ve yearned for one. Every time we’d pass by a shop window at Dehillerin or catch a glimpse of them in kitchens, I’d sigh at the sight of them, hoping that I’ll save up a little money and own a copper […]
12 years ago