Hello dear readers! Wow, have I missed typing those words. To say a lot has changed since I last shared a post on here would be an understatement. But rather than bore you with the details, I’ll offer you the reader’s digest version. Last we left off, I was starting my journey at culinary school…
musings
Changes
Hello dear readers, It feels so strange to finally be typing words on to the pages of this treasured blog that I have to say, I have missed oh so very much. I know that the age of TikTok and video content means that fans of the written word are dwindling – but I plan…
An Ode to Cairo
The thick fumes of gasoline swirled with the smell of deep-fried food. A wild, boisterous and seemingly endless racket comprised of beeping cars and zooming scooters, the shrill voices of scolding mothers, lofty claims from overzealous salesmen and the sweet sounds of Um Kulthoum and Abdulwahab singing love songs from yesteryear. Never before have I…
Saying goodbye
Home. What an odd concept, right? After all, how do you define home – is it the place where you’re born? Is it the country your parents hail from? Is the place where you’ve spent the largest number of cumulative years? The geographic location tied to your earliest memories? Can I tell where your home…
An open letter to my relationship with food
(Disclaimer: the following touches upon the difficulties of my personal relationship and journey with food, weight, and body image. If you have a history of disordered habits and find any of the above triggering, I recommend you skip this post.) Hello, old friend. It’s been a while since you reared your ugly head. I’m sorry, I…