All posts of Shaheen

Za’atar

Za’atar is an aromatic spice mixture used in the Middle East. Like many spice mixtures, there are many variations, but all contain toasted white sesame seeds, ground sumac, thyme and salt. Za’atar has a unique pungent and zesty flavor. A friend of mine got me Za’atar from Dubai (I love it when I get authentic […]
17 years ago

Blogging by Mail

Let me begin by telling you what Blogging by Mail is. It is an event hosted byStephanie at Dispensing Happiness where everyone send in their names, addresses, blog and food stuff they particularly like or dislike. After collecting all these, she will match people up – and my is she good at that! Everyone who has […]
17 years ago

German Apple Cake

After having a slice of the German Apple Cake a while ago, I simply had to make some of my own. A layer of chopped apples and handful of raisins between moist layers of cake was something I have been contemplating for a while, and today I finally got around to making it.The recipe I […]
17 years ago

Passionate Baking: French Bread

Why passionate, you ask? Well that is because I was very excited about this month’s challenge (more so, because I had to miss the last one). I signed up for an Online Baking Session that was being hosted by Bread Chick of The Sour Dough. The only problem being that it was to be held […]
17 years ago

Oreo Memories

The first time I had the Oreo cream pie I was completely bowled over – I could not stop eating! With every bite, I kept saying to myself, “this is going to be the last bite.” The smooth and creamy filling against the wonderful pie crust was something I had never had before. This pie […]
17 years ago

What is Kokum?

The then NY Times food critic, Ruth Reichl (Garlic and Sapphires) was on one of her visits to the New York restaurant, Lespinasse. One of the dishes she sampled was a Braised salmon and crisped Artichoke with a syrah wine reduction. It looked familiar – a fat slice of salmon on a bed of crispy […]
17 years ago

Nutty Biscotti

After a friend suggested this recipe to me I knew I just had to make some Cranberry Pistachio Biscottis and more so after the excellent ratings the recipe earned itself at Allrecipes. I made these today morning, and I was quite happy with the results. My health conscious mom couldn’t be happier when she learnt […]
17 years ago

In a Pickle

I stumbled upon these beautiful fresh red chillies at the supermarket yesterday. It looked so fresh and alluring, I just had to buy some! I will figure how I’ll use it later, I thought. (Going overboard shopping for groceries is one of my biggest problems. I love having my pantry well stocked, but now it […]
17 years ago

Golden Star Thali

I have been longing to try out the thali served at Golden Star Thali; and I got the opportunity do so last weekend. A thali service is where the foods is served in a thali– a big plate with several bowls. There will be so many things on your plate that you will be spoilt […]
17 years ago