All posts of Shaheen

Apple Chips

I love apples. As a kid, apples were my favourite fruit. But, then when I grew up, apples stopped being seasonal. With their all year round availability (and multiple varieties at that), they suddenly weren’t something I pined for. Now with the apple season in full swing, I’m reminded of the local, seasonal apples I […]
16 years ago

Brownies from Baked NYC

Okay, so these really aren’t from Baked, NYC, but from their book, Baked: New Frontiers in Baking. And truth be told – these are the best brownies I’ve come by in a long, long time; I have fallen in love with brownies all over again! (If you think I’m exaggerating, go check with Oprah). As […]
16 years ago

Candied Ginger + Ginger Ale

Have you ever candied something? Maybe some orange or lime zests? If you haven’t, I urge you to give it a go. I only realise now what I had been missing out on all this while once I candied some ginger this morning. What’s more, it put my skepticism about candying at rest – waaay […]
16 years ago

Crispy Apple Crumble

You: So what is this apple thing that you’ve made today? Me: Umm, apple crumble (or is it crisp?). I think they’re kinda the same thing. You see, the thing is, I’m not sure what the difference between a Crisp and a Crumble is. With a little help from Google, I’ve come across various explanations […]
16 years ago

Chocolate Chip Pound Cake

It’s established. This chocolate chip pound cake is comfort food. You know why? Because I ate this cake for three meals straight. Only this. Just so you know I’m not exaggerating, I will tell you the sequence of events. I ate this for dinner the evening I made it. Then, for breakfast the next morning, […]
16 years ago

Stuffed Aubergine

  Over the past weekend, while I was catching up on my feeds, my heart skipped a beat when I saw a beautiful photo of stuffed eggplants on La Tartine Gourmande. The stunning visual was enough to convince me to make them.   On my weekend grocery trip, I made sure to buy a firm […]
16 years ago

Za’atar and Feta Pizza

  A few weeks ago I discovered a new local restaurant with a wood fired oven. With the quality of ingredients on the pizza and the smoky flavour from the oven, I was sold. Since then, I’ve been having sporadic bouts of pizza craving.  When I’m low on supplies, I just stand in front of […]
16 years ago

Buckwheat Pancakes (Blinis)

You know what’s the best part of being a food blogger? You meet so many like-minded people. It’s only with them that you can whine about not finding cacao nibs where you live, or figure out why you’re having a bad photo day, or wonder why your yeast isn’t bubbling up already. A place that […]
16 years ago

Vanilla Bean 101

When I was in college, I remember an economics class where one of the basic financial instruments was called a vanilla bond. Having never seen a vanilla bean before, the only thing associated it to the basic ice cream flavour and didn’t pay much heed. Years later when I had my brush with the real […]
16 years ago