RAMADHAN RECIPES – RAMADHAN EMERGENCY CAKE

Suhour Emergency Cake by Karimah Bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain and well being writer.       Working late and can’t break fast on time? Got up late and its nearly time for Suhour? this cake is the answer to your problems, a slice of this handy cake is packed with all teh goodness you will…

Ramadhan Soups- Morrocan Harira Soup

By Karimah bitn Dawoud, muslim chaplain and well being writer. This wonderful tasty signature recipe is from my book , Heavenly Bites, The Best of Muslim Home Cooking”. http://www.amazon.com/Heavenly-Bites-Best-Muslim-Cooking/dp/1847740316   The book has loads of great healthy ramadhan recipes. http://www.kubepublishing.com/product_info.php?products_id=71 If you call them to day , inshallah you will have it tomorrow. MORROCAN HARIRA SOUP Serve 8 persons As a revert this soup is part of my early memories of coming into the…

Sheikha’s Secret – Sage

By Karimah Bint Dawoud, Muslim Chaplain & Well Being Writer. I hate to admit it but my memory is not what it used to be. When I got to 40 I said to myself and anyone who would listen” I need a new memory card”. Well, a few more moons have passed since then I…

HONEY AND DIABETES

by Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim Chaplain and well being writer. I love honey as you all know and advocate taking honey in the mornings with warm water or herbal tea as its  sunnah of the beloved Prophet Muhammad , salah ala alahi wa salem. I was recently asked by sistar who was diabetic about honey and it was something I  wasn’t not sure of, however since then i found this brilliant article  “Honey for diabetes? Yes!” that is worth a read…

I’M STRAW BEET – BEETROOT, STRAWBERRY & CELERY JUICE

By Karimah Bint Dawoud, Muslim Chaplain & Well Being Writer Worried about my bad circulation and threatening DVT which turned out to be maybe a trapped nerve, my raw foodie friend from BLISS BITES, arrived outside my door with bundles of beetroots to improve my circulation and good for my heart, she told me. There’s…

HEALTHY FISH RECIPE- THE NEW PERSIAN

TARROGAN SALMON , By Karimah bint Dawoud, muslim chaplain and well being writer There is no excuse for the majority of muslims to be overweight when there is ample evidence in the Quran and Sunnah warning of this unislamic habit. I know there are a few people whose medication make them put weight. Most of us do not have slow metabolsim, we are just…

FOOD FOR THOUGHT- RIVERSIDE RADIO INTERVIEW KARIMAH

By Karimah Bint Dawoud, Muslim Chaplain & Food Writer. It was a lovely sunny day looking out over river Thames, from the radio recording booth of the long time arty and trendy Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. I had attend many art exhibitions here and one or two theatre performances. Alhamdulillah it was my turn to…

INTERFAITH INTERFOOD DIALOGUE

By Karimah Bint Dawoud, Muslim Chaplain& Wellbeing Writer. As director of Karimah’s Cuisina, a faith based well being charity, I am a firm believer in food as a form of dowaa and tonight’s event was no exception. The Interfaith Forum Of Kensington And Chelsea was meeting at the Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre to learn about…

FAST ROCKET & SALMON LASAGNA

By Karimah Bint Dawoud, Muslim Chaplain & Well Being Writer. As you open the fridge staring at loads of veggies you mumble to yourself “What shall i eat?” When you come home from work or been out all day and haven’t taken anything out of the freezer what can you do? you don’t fancy doing…

MEDICINE OF THE PROPHET – BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM

by Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain & well being writer. There are many things that make our immune systems weak ; stress, pregnancy and menstruation, illness, working or being with children who pick up allsorts of viruses but they have stronger immune systems than us, long distance travelling in buses are airplanes, being in hospital,…