24Jun/19

Ganda Gola, Snow Cone

June 24, 2019American, Indian Cuisine, Pakistani Cuisine, Recipes, Uncategorizedganda gola, gola, healthy eating, indian cuisine, indian street food, kidd recipes, pakistani recipes, pakistani street food, snow coneadmin

Gola Anyone? My first time having a gola (snow cone) wasn’t in the dead heat of a Lahore or Karachi summer. It was in a Chicago summer! I was in my thirdRead More…

31May/19

Eid Gift Ideas for Children

May 31, 2019Uncategorizedanthropologie finds, eid gifts, eidi, gift giving, gift giving guide, islamic gifts, Muslim kids, ramadan essentialaadmin

Would you believe this is the first time we’re giving our daughter Eidi (Eid gifts)? This is because my family already gives her Eidi, she has had three big birthdays where sheRead More…

21May/19

Raising Kids in Current Times

May 21, 2019Islam, Lifestyle, Parentingfamous quotes, hazrat ali, parenting, toddler momadmin

Do not raise your children the way your parents raised you; they were born for a different time – Hazrat Ali We grow up swearing we won’t do some of the thingsRead More…

16May/19

Pastry Sheet Mince Patties

May 16, 2019Appetizer, Indian Cuisine, Pakistani Cuisine, Recipes, UncategorizedAppetizer, beef patties, indian recipes, keema patties, pakistani cuisine, pakistani recipes, Pepperidge farm, puff pastry, puff pastry sheets, ramadam recipesadmin

Pastry Sheet Mince Patties These flakey, buttery, crispy patties are filled with mildly seasoned ground beef and are perfect to prepare ahead of time before Ramadan or even for quick appetizers forRead More…

03May/19

Kindness is Not Weakness

May 3, 2019Islam, Lifestyle, Parentinghappiness, kindness, personal growth, wellnessadmin

Time for self-reflection; are you a kind person? Kindness is defined as the quality of being friendly, generous and considerate. It is an interpersonal skill that strengthens bond and helps with personalRead More…

02May/19

Tiramisu Ice Cream Cake

May 2, 2019Uncategorizedeasy tiramisu, ice cream cake, tiramisu, tiramisu cake, tiramisu ice cream cakeadmin

Tiramisu Ice Cream Cake Is there anything that sounds more heavenly than when two favorites are combined in one dessert? How about if I tell you this is the easiest ice creamRead More…

24Apr/19

Firni

April 24, 2019Uncategorizedfirni, indian cuisine, indian dessert, indian sweets, pakistani cuisine, pakistani dessert, pakistani sweets, phirni, rice puddingadmin

Firni is rice pudding similar to kheer but is made of ground rice, resulting in a smoother textured rice pudding that takes much less time to cook. “Tootian” are clay plates inRead More…

22Apr/19

My Salah Mat – an Interactive Prayer Mat

April 22, 2019Islam, Parenting, Uncategorizedinteractive prayer mat, islamic education, muslim blogger, muslim mom, my salah mat, my salah mat review, parentingadmin

Being first generation Pakistani American, I was taught how to pray by my parents. In the 1980s and early 1990s there were no Adaan clocks and certainly no interactive material to makeRead More…

19Apr/19

Seven Years Later, Seven Years Stronger

April 19, 2019Lifestyle#pakistanibloggers, happily married, marriage, marriage adviceadmin

Seven Years Later, Seven Years Stronger – Lessons from seven years of marriage. 1. Once the endorphins rising, heart palpitating, palms sweating, cliché romance type love fades, it must be replaced byRead More…

09Apr/19

DIY Eid Countdown Calendar

April 9, 2019Islam, Lifestyle, Parenting, Uncategorizedadvent calendar, diy countdown calerndar, eid countdown calendar, muslim blogger, pakistani blogger, ramadan, ramadan advent calendar, ramadan calendaradmin

Growing up I always had mental countdowns for various targets going on in my mind simultaneously. X days till school ends. X days till my birthday. X days till such and suchRead More…