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

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...

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...

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...

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....

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

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

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...

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...