Author: fatimarana

It's all about food!

Homemade berry Jam

Jam is something that is truly rewarding when you make it at home. You taste it and you think to yourself: Wow, I made that! As much as I love a good strawberry jam, I cannot deprive myself or you guys from the amazing layers of texture and flavor that come when you add raspberries. I don’t strain the mix, because I only add 1 cup of raspberries to a pint of strawberries, and the seeds give a nice texture once everything sets. The raspberries also give a gorgeous deep beetroot hue that you don’t get with only strawberries…

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Chicken Spring rolls

Gosh, these are such a classic. They’ve been made and eaten to death, but you still see yourself going for one more, whether it’s at your favorite restaurant or that trolley with all the fried food and chai. I personally like a higher vegetable to chicken ratio, but you do you. I also like a crispier roll, and you get that by frying low and slow…

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Apple Crumble

…It reminds me of my kitchen in Lahore. I can see myself sitting on the marble counter, kicking my feet against the cream colored cabinets. I can smell the apples and cinnamon, and I impatiently wait for the crumble to get that perfect golden brown so I can take it out, spoon a heaping amount of crumble into my bowl and top it off with vanilla ice cream and devour it before my mom finds out I’m baking at 2 am again! Oh the memories!

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S’mores Bars

…These S’mores bars are so perfect for a quick dessert that’s decadent enough to make for thanksgiving, but if you double the batch it could keep on giving all weekend long. It’s the type you need to hide from your kids though, because if you make it the night before, you’re gonna be dessert less on thanksgiving day…

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thanksgiving tahdig

I’ve been mixing things up on Thanksgiving for the past couple of years, and it’s a hit every time. Bringing in Mediteranean and Persian notes into your meal can add so much to the table, literally and figuratively! Last year I went for a Mediteranean theme, with my potato fatteh and hummus, but two years ago I went full persian and made a sweet potato tahdig. This year, I’m going to make a Tahdig, keeping in mind the feedback I got from looking at my husband grudgingly picking off the sweet potato from his rice as he ate(he’s a picky one). So this year, I’m skipping the veggies and keeping the flavor…

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