Mama Used to Say…..Waste Not Want Not Banana Cake

by Karimah bint Dawoud,muslim chaplain & well being writer. Should you want to use any of the fotos without the logo, just write to us, thank you. As you know I hate waste and we recycle our kitchen waste; egg shells, tes bags and peelings, at our local community garden. About once a month we make a cake or cakes and share with the…

Rhubarb and Rice Flour Pancakes

Rhubarb And Rice Flour Pancakes, By Karimah bint Dawoud, muslim chaplain & well being writer. I love rhubarb not because of its great taste but because it’s good for me. It looks like red celery with its long tubular stems and like celery it is full of calcium, 1 cup provides a tenth of your daily requirements, it’s also high in vitamin…

Benghali Dhal Lentil

By Karimah bint Dawoud, mulsim chaplain & well being writer Serves 4 This is the sort of soup most of us have eaten when we go out for a curry, except that it’s a little bit more authentic. Since embracing Islam the Benghali community are my second adopted family after Moroccans, I even went to ummrah with them. Sis-stars I know invite…

Antivirus De Tox

By Karimah bint Dawoud, muslim chaplain & well being writer In the UK there is always some virus floating around. Why I don’t know, especially the big cities like London, maybe it’s an international phenomenon. A virus in the body , folks, not my PC. Symptoms of viral attack can be congestion in head, blocked sinuses, sore throat, headache, runny…

Moroccan Milkshake

By Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain and well being writer. Alhamdulillah, all praise is due to The Creator, things are changing in a positive way. Over 11 years ago when Allah guided me to Islam ,I took my shahada within a friendly Moroccan community. Like all communities have their positive and negative points  and one of those negative points that used to get…

Bad Days

 Bad Days , by Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim Chaplain & Well Being Writer I would love to share with you a terrible day I had yesterday food wise, pain wise etc. I woke up tired, very tired and was good , I had fruit juice and then everything went downhill from there. I had 2 pieces of whole meal bread…

ALLERGY BUSTER!

 Pineapple, Kiwi  And Cucumber Smoothie,  GOOD FOR HAYFEVER SUFFERS AS WELL by Karimah bin Dawoud, Muslim Chaplain & Well Being Writer, 1 pineapple, 3 kiwis and 1 cucumber makes about 750ml wash all fruit and vegetable and take skin off pineapple, cut kiwi and cucumber long ways , makes it easier to get in juicer,…

Sorrel- When You Feel A Cold Coming On

By Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim Chaplain & Well Being Writer. A left over from my Rasta days and still a friend in my store cupboard- dry sorrel flowers. When I feel a cold coming on, I make tea  with this flower. Hot water, a big pinch of dried flowers, brew, strain and a tea spoon…

QUEENS OF CUISINA – MUSLIM WOMAN’S ROLE IN THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY

by Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain & well being writer Over the next few weeks, months we will be taking this to another level, from a talk I was scheduled to give with Mercy Mission at Excel. Through this wonderful medium of technology I’ll share the new and improved lecture notes inshallah. We will be calling this…

Have What You Body Needs First Then What You Want

 by Karimah bint Dawoud, muslim chaplain& well being writer As I was lying in bed thinking about that pecan and almond butter pastry I had bought yesterday, deliberating whether to have it or not. I am not praying at the moment and for this reason, this time of the month, I could easily justify this binge, this act of urban…