Aromatic Rice Pilaf: Yakhni Pulao in the Pakistani / Afghan Manner
Sunday, 31st January 2010. There are 38 Comments.
Memories of Childhood Summers in Lahore
It was a hot day in Lahore. The kind of day when the Loo wind blows in from the Cholistan Desert, as the sun casts its tungsten-white glow on the people of the city. The canal’s water a dirty brown, small children leaping in one by one, to cool themselves off in the 40C heat. The willow trees lining the bank, drooped and in prostration, praying for the monsoons to come. (more…)
Wordless Wednesday
Wednesday, 27th January 2010. There are 30 Comments.
Wonders of Pakistan Part I: Mum-in-law’s caramel custard, (crème caramel), Karachi, January 2010.
Highlights of 2009: The Shoes that Launched a Thousand Words
Saturday, 23rd January 2010. There are 40 Comments.
Happy New Year, all. Having just returned from hols, this year started off very well, despite the fact that there was a certain case of the re-entry blues, (a term coined by my friend Motherhood the Final Frontier’s mum). But it wasn’t anything that a good book, a few early nights in, in PJs with some green tea with cardamom could not fix. Having started this food blog in October, 2009, I have been feeling quite guilty as of late for not having blogged any recipes this year, especially since I was honoured by the lovely Liberty London Girl as Top Ten Blogs to Follow in 2010 and my dear IRL (In Real Life) friend, the clever, elegant Mrs Trefusis Takes A Taxi for “My Blogs to Watch in 2010“. I do admire bloggers who are able to write posts despite having busy schedules. I am only just catching up now.
I have been requested to do a Highlights of 2009 post by my friend Motherhood the Final Frontier for a mème. (more…)
