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Apr 4, 20211 min

Mountain Ebony, Evocations of Time Gone By

Recently a friend of mine came back from Pakistan and came back with some buds from a Kachnar tree (Bauhinia variegata), also called...

Aug 12, 20201 min

Cool Down Classic from the Punjab

So these are very hot days, how do you cope? In South Asia as you know, it gets a lot hotter, and there's a special drink to help people...

Jul 27, 20202 min

Garden to Kitchen – Things to do in Lock Down Part 2

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog about planting a few vegetables in the garden. We already have some fruit, apples, berries, figs, a few...

Jun 26, 20204 min

Magnificent Rice

I get asked a lot about how to use rice so dishes turnout as best as they can be.Here are my tips, but first a bit of background. In...

Jun 3, 20201 min

Garden to Kitchen, Things to do in Lock Down

Like many people that are lucky enough to have a garden, I’ve been taking advantage of the great weather while we have been in lock down....

May 1, 20202 min

Turmeric & Pepper, the Dynamic Duo

I try and understand as much as possible what the health benefits are of the ingredients I use. I’d like to highlight two that work together

Apr 28, 20201 min

Sleeping Well, try the natural way

Though my main interest in herbs and spices is related to cooking, my family have been for a many generations practitioners in herbal...

Apr 25, 20201 min

Waste Free London

I try and keep waste to a minimum, definitely avoiding plastic as much as possible. With a growing understanding of the impact we have on...

Jan 11, 20202 min

A Journey in Cooking

10 years ago I started thinking about creating my own curry paste recipe. At this time I was remembering my childhood in Pakistan in a...

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