All posts of Shaheen

Linguine with Tomatoes, Arugula and Pecorino Cheese

The one thing I realise while studying French cuisine is that I love tomatoes. That’s because they never really use tomatoes to flavour food – it’s always carrots, celery, onions and shallots acting as the main aromatics. In the rare event that the tomatoes do get used, they are cut up into petals or brunoise […]
13 years ago

La fin

I can’t believe it’s the end of my first term at Le Cordon Bleu, Paris. Yesterday, was our last demonstration at school that was made memorable with a fire drill and some champagne in plastic cups. From cutting four fingers all at once while slicing fennel  and learning the perfect soufflé with my favourite chef  […]
13 years ago

Recent favourites {8.5.12}

Lately,  I’ve been enjoying most of the food I’ve been making way too quickly to photograph it. Like an entire Lebanese spread with falafels and pita made from scratch. Or a BBQ with with friends the moment we saw a little sunshine. Or chocolate brownies and caramel sauce I made for a friend’s party that earned […]
13 years ago

Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding

Need a ultra simple dessert that comes together in a matter of minutes and also doubles up as comfort food? This throw-it-together dessert might help: creamy bread pudding with chocolate.
13 years ago

Life, right now

According to my phone, my life is a mishmash of new market finds, school life, Paris, what I’m eating for Sunday morning breakfast, psychedelic beets, Friday Lunches, Dutch cheese, stroopwafels and other random things. If you’re using Instagram, leave your username in the comments section, or follow me if you like what you see. Bonne soirée!
13 years ago

10 fun things I did in Florence

We spent a few days in Florence before heading north to Venice. Florence was gorgeous but somehow very crowed at the time we went. Here are ten random things we did in Florence. Other things included the mandatory gelato tour, a visit to the Galileo museum to satiate the geek in Arjun, a different sandwich everyday at […]
13 years ago

Day One

4:38… Not yet. 5:28. A little while longer. And then, finally, the alarm went off at 6:15, and I jumped out of bed for my first day of school… The school of my dreams. The school for which I was awarded the James Beard Scholarship. First. Day. Today. So excited was I, I kept taking photos […]
13 years ago