After the longest interval I am back. I was busy with many personal and professional projects. Moreover wasn’t motivated enough for the blog. However, I feel as the summer has officially set in, I have many ideas, DIYs, recipes and fun things to share. So here I am, back to where I belong. This year […]
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Egyptian mint tea
For our honeymoon we went to Egypt. There was a roadside cafe near our hotel in Ciaro downtown. When we went there for an evening shisha session they offered us “egyptian tea”. First I thought it will be something exotic, totally different from anything I have ever tasted. However, I admit I was little disappointed […]
Spaghetti with crab meat
Just got some crab meat from market today. I am dying for some crab linguine, however as I don’t have linguine I will substitute it with some simple spaghetti. I have my version for it, I usually don’t go by rules when I cook. I cook what tastes good to me. You can get crabs […]
Tea Ceremony: Green Tea Mojito
It was crazy hot, so wanted to have something cold. It had to be a tea, pre-requisite. Thus thought about an ice-tea first, and then did a twist to the drink in my own way. Green Tea Mojito. It is an inspired tea from one of my web discoveries, but I totally forgot to keep […]
The art of making butter…
Hi folks… today we shall talk about making butter. If I could I would have become totally organic. However living in Dhaka doesn’t let me be so. Hence, I make homemade items as much as I can. In the process I make certain things at home that is healthy and also makes me happy doing […]
Deviled egg
I have never made it before. But always they were a matter of interest to me. Today I had two of my favorite people coming in for tea, so I made these little devils just as an experiment and they turned out great. Of course I added my own little twist to the recipe. It […]
My mint tub
Growing a kitchen herb garden is impossible in the kind of a house I live in. Yet I try. Here is my mint given by my urban farmer sister Raffat. Mint is yet another magical plant that heals, protects and enchants. Photo: Author