Category Archives: Baked Goods

Ramadan 2013

Muslims the world over have been preparing throughout the first half of 2013 for the holy month of Ramadan, the most sacred month in the Islamic calendar with dawn-to-dusk fasting, prayers and spiritual introspection. The fast, one of the five pillars … Continue reading

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30 Days of Gratefulness-Ramadan Part 14: Cake

Who can ever ignore a beautifully decorated cake? How the sight of one enchants us all and affords endless potential for discussion points! A friend of mine exhibits extraordinary aptitude for inventing spectacular designs in cake-decorating, and each time she forges another unique arrangement, … Continue reading

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30 Days of Gratefulness-Ramadan Part 2: Home Cooking

Two years ago I experienced Southern hospitality when visiting Tennessee for the very first time. The occasion was momentus: meeting my husband’s dad and his wife Karen, their adult kids – Erroll’s step sisters – and their brood of kids. And of … Continue reading

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Choose Juicy

Who would have thought the simple necessity (for some) and pleasure (for most) of the ingesting of a daily breakfast meal could be fraught with so many decision points? Firstly, to eat or not to eat; that is one person’s … Continue reading

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International No Diet Day

Every year, the international community collectively lets its belts out two notches and we  take leave to gluttonously indulge in the most outrageous and tasty fodder we can lay our mitts on. Oh yeas: for on Sunday 6th May, for a … Continue reading

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Sugar Fix

Greeks love sugar. And syrup. And nuts. I am nuts about a greek sweet. I am Greek. Ergo. What sets Greek desserts apart from Western desserts is their eastern influence. Whereas western desserts are more sponge and cream based, Greek sweets … Continue reading

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Death by Baklava

Delicious, oozing syrup and nutty flavour, baklava is one of the oldest known flaky pastry desserts. Its popularity goes back to the 15th Century’s Ottoman Empire when Sultan Mehmet II set to conquer Byzantium and capture Constantinople. At the age of 21. In … Continue reading

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