Zareen's (Palo Alto, CA) - I waited over half an hour in line for my food and it was worth it! Zareen's brings Pakistani home cooking - like meals I would actually have at my house or a friend's - to the peninsula. Initially, I planned to go to the Mountain View when it opened, but [...]
BAYFOOD FASTS - Eid is literally a day or two away. I planned to make a dessert but ran out of time so a throwback to my mom's Briyani will have to do. After all, we're going to be feasting on all the things, anyway! Why biryani, you ask? Because biryani is magical. It can [...]
Ramadan is flying by! And it's also heating up... well sometimes out here in the Bay. And even though food is a big part of iftar, you need to quench your thirst too! And with that thought, I had to incorporate a Pakistani classic during iftar - Rooh Afza. I've talked about Rooh Afza in [...]
I have been wanting to make this dish for over a year. Around that time, I was going through a Taco Bell Chalupa phase. (Don't judge, okay? I love Taco Bell.) The chalupa shell is essentially fried bread, but it's thicker and softer than your regular tortilla. It led me to think about about a [...]
Ramadan is one of my favorite times of the year - seems a bit ironic since a big part of it is about not eating. Though fasting is done to remind us what it's like to not be able to have food and water like others who are less fortunate, it's also about the spiritual [...]
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