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Watermelon and Lychee Mocktail

June 18, 2014

Ten more days to Ramadan! I am sooo excited! The month I have been waiting for, the most beautiful thirty days in the year according to me. :) Ramadan is always family time for me. I believe it is the same for a lot of other Muslim families too. Somehow during Ramadan, everyone seems to be around the house and…

Asian Deepavali Meat Quick and Easy Ramadan Swift Spoon Yum Picks by Maya

Tandoori Chicken Recipe

June 16, 2014

I was busy with my cousin's good-friend wedding cake over the weekend. The bride wanted a simple and sweet cake. I have done quite a number of wedding cakes over the past few years, but I still get the jitters every single time. It is always in my head that this cake is for someone's big day, so…

Asian Deepavali Dessert Eid Quick and Easy Ramadan Swift Spoon

Rice Kheer – Indian Rice Pudding

June 11, 2014

Growing up, dessert wasn't something we ate very often. In fact, we rarely ate out back then. When my late dad was still around, eating out every weekend was a norm though. Mom started working 2 years after dad passed away. Expenses were pretty tight and cooking was definitely a better option than eating out. Lucky us, my mom is…

Healthy Soup/Salad Vegetarian

Southwestern Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

June 9, 2014

Did you all have a good weekend? I know I am always jabbering about my weekends, but not this time round I guess. We have a bunch of sick people in the house. It seems our anti bodies decided to weaken up, all at the same time. As I type this, they are recovering though. Amin to that. So it's Monday!…

Bread Breakfast Healthy Quick and Easy Ramadan Swift Spoon Vegetarian

Easy Tomato Bruschetta

June 6, 2014

Every day, I wake up at the break of sunshine and from under my super cozy leopard print duvet, I gazed out of the window thinking what a beautiful day it is gonna be. I think of the flowers that are blooming away in my garden. I think of the yummy sandwiches and tea that must be waiting for…

Breakfast Dessert Healthy Ramadan

Skinny Avocado Smoothie

June 2, 2014

I have been ill *sniffles*. In-fact I am still not well but I am getting better gradually. I was running a temperature and was coughing as loud as a godzilla (yes, they are LOUD), lots of sniffles and I couldn't eat anything. You could have shoved a plate of hot pipping cheese fries right in my face and that would have not tempted…

Christmas/Thanksgiving Dessert Quick and Easy

Two Ingredient Nutella Mousse

May 29, 2014

Bonjour Nutella lovers! This is your lucky day!!!! (four exclamation marks seems so less) So today we are doing an easy peasy two ingredient recipe!! This recipe is GOD sent because you can literally whip this up blind-folded!! Can you sense my excitement already?! With all these exclamation marks, if you still couldn't feel my excitement, I figure that you…

Appetizers Christmas/Thanksgiving Healthy Quick and Easy Soup/Salad Vegetarian

Corn and Avocado Salsa

May 26, 2014

Hello Skinny People on the blog! Hope everyone had a fulfilling weekend. So how does it feel when someone calls you skinny? I think in the past, it would have been quite offensive but thanks to those darn sized zero models, being skinny is considered cool now. It's the "in" thing and basically fashionable. I am pretty sure that zero sized models…

Meat Ramadan Yum Picks by Maya

Easy Cottage Pie

May 22, 2014

Dear all, Kindly take note that Shepherd's pie is made with lamb, wherelse Cottage pie is made with beef. I find it disturbing when there is beef in my shepherd's pie and lamb in my cottage pie. I do consume both lamb and beef, but I NEED to know which one I am consuming. It irks me when I wanna…

Bakes How-To’s and Tips Others Ramadan

Tips for Baking Cookies

May 20, 2014

During Eid, I always get a lot of guests asking me as to how I get the nice crunch on my cookies. There is always a debate going on in my mind as to what are the actual steps that I take to ensure that my cookies are crisp and remain crisp. This is the reason as to why I…

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Watermelon and Lychee Mocktail

Tandoori Chicken Recipe

Rice Kheer – Indian Rice Pudding

Southwestern Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

Easy Tomato Bruschetta

Skinny Avocado Smoothie

Two Ingredient Nutella Mousse

Corn and Avocado Salsa

Easy Cottage Pie

Tips for Baking Cookies