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  • A Poem on the demise of my beloved friend…

    A Poem on the demise of my beloved friend…

    Stapenhill cemetery, Burton, once an anonymous place Now holds the beauty of my friend’s face Her mischievous smile, her twinkly eyes, Her loving gaze, her words so wise A place I never knew before At once becomes a place I adore The trees so strong and tall that guard the entrance I envy, They now…

  • A Recipe: A Simple Chilli Cheese Toastie

    Now this is a very simple recipe so please forgive me. The only reason I’ve put this in is the conviction that the most simple things are the best! Now, there are so many variations of this recipe, I half expect you to reply back with your own favourite versions. Of course you can make…

  • A Recipe: Dhaal or lentils…

    A Recipe: Dhaal or lentils…

    This is one of my favourite go-to recipes when I haven’t cooked and I need a substantial meal for the seven of us. The most difficult thing is getting the children used to it as a main meal. I do this by serving it with paratha- buttery fried chappati- and also offering scrambled eggs as…

  • A Recipe: Meatballs In Rice

    A Recipe: Meatballs In Rice

    This is a wonderful special-occasion recipe that never ceases to amaze guests. The only reason I am now comfortable with it is that, following my mum’s example, I tend to make a big rice dinner at least once every week and now, after a little practice, it’s a variation of rice we enjoy regularly aH.…

  • A Recipe – Shami Kebabs

    A Recipe – Shami Kebabs

    Hello my dears, You lovely people seem to be reading these recipes and I’ve already had some great feedback so I guess I’ll carry on posting these until you guys lose interest 😁…hehehe. I’m a little hesitant sharing this recipe with you because my mum shared it with me about ten years ago and it’s…

  • A Recipe- Naan

    A Recipe- Naan

    Making homemade naan has always been something of a novelty for me. I visualised one day owning a purpose-built outdoor tandoor, to make fresh naan and tandoori roti and then I discovered these recipes online that don’t require anything more than a bit of baking soda and yoghurt in the dough mixture and and a…

  • A Recipe – Afghani Pilau

    On Tuesday I threw caution to the wind and cooked a big meal as it was our anniversary. I usually make big meals on the weekend as I find it’s more relaxing when I have more time. But as it was a special occasion I decided to give it a go. Fifteen years has gone…

  • A stunningly simple show of love

    A stunningly simple show of love

    Hello lovely readers, In thinking of the importance of love as a bridge between us all I came across a stunningly simple short video that illustrates that love transcends all languages. I thought I needed a translation. Turns out I didn’t and here it is. This Iranian filmmaker is only 20 years old and has…

  • O Ye dearest readers of all faiths and little faith and those with no faith at all

    Hey there, If you’ve stuck with me so far, here I am dedicating a post just for you 😁. I am so grateful for your readership and hope that you still get something from these posts even though I have been told to focus on a particular market for my book by my editor (I.e…

  • Enough of Enoughism and A Change

    Enough of Enoughism and A Change

    Hello again, I can’t remember the last time I wrote to you all two days in a row so it must be a good sign. I thought I’d speak about the fact that I’m ready to stop writing about enoughism at the end of my posts. If that was a part of the blog post…