Health Benefits of Green Tea by Karimah bint Dawoud, muslim chaplain an well being writer The Chinese have known the benefits of green tea for nealry 5000 years.I remember first drinking this tea many years ago in Soho Chinese resturant before or after we had been out clubbing , dancing all night long and exhausted we would go for…
Category: NUTRITION
Facts relevant to food and its nutrtional value from an islamic scientific perspective
FOODS OF THE NOBLE QURAN AND SUNNAH – CUMIN
Foods of the Nobel Quran and Sunnah – Cumin by Karimah bint Dawood, muslim chaplain and well being writer Cumin, latin botanical name, Cuminum cyminum. Its from the same family as dill, parsley and caraway called (Umbelliferae). its has dull oblong brown seeds that do not portray is sweet nutty, slightly citric flavour. It’s one of…
Medicine of the Prophet, by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya
Medicine of the Prophet Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya Translated by: PENELOPE JOHNSTONE Medicine of the Prophet is a combination of religious and medical information, providing advice and guidance on the two aims of medicine – the preservation and restoration of health – in careful conformity with the teachings of Islam as enshrined in the Qur’an and the hadith, or sayings…
Carrot and Ginger Juice – Good For Your Tummy
Carrot and Ginger Juice by Karimah bint Dawoud, muslim chaplain and well being writer karimahscuisina@live.co.uk There are too many bugs going round right now in the uk, maybe to do with the changing the weather, I have been hearing about cold send tummy bugs, personally I have not been eating enough vegetables the last couple of days. We say in…
Seasonal Soup – Moroccan Harira
Seasonal September Soup – Moroccan Harira by Karimah bint Dawoud, muslim chaplain and well being writer Comfort foods need not be fattening, as we crave the serotonin high of carbohydrates at this time of the year.They are not really that necessary unless you have a high energy lifestyle in order to burn them off. Soups are great comfort foods packed with loads of goodness and it’s not necessary…
SEASONAL SOUP – MORROCAN HARIRA
As a revert to Islam, this soup is part of my early memories of becoming a muslim many moons ago .It was autumn time, I was shopping in Little Morocco, an area near where I live and it was Maghreb time,(when the sun goes down) my first Ramadhan, the stall holder from the fruit and…
Karimah’s Beauty Secrets- Easy on the carbs
Karimah’s Beauty Secrets- Easy on the Carbs by karimah bint dawoud, muslim chaplain and well being writer karimahscuisina@live.co.uk By the end of last winter I was 13 1/2 stone, overweight due to too many mince pies, too much creamy mash potato and apple Danish pastries. All praise is due to The Creator I have since…
SEASONAL SOUP – Leek, Celery & Potato(Islamic medicine)
SEASONLY SOUPS -Leek ,Celery & Potato by Karimah bint Dawoud, muslim chaplain and well being writer karimahscuisina@live.co.uk Years ago, back in my modelling days, a plateful of leeks with butter seemed so bland as I watched the anorexic, anaemic woman tuck in while the rest of us herbivores munched on other things with glee.Years pass and moon cycles turn and inshallah we learn more skills and more about ourselves and The Creator along the way.Vegetarian seasonal food need…
SEPTEMBER SEASONAL SALAD
by Karimah bint Dawoud, muslim chaplain and well being writer karimahscuisina@live.co.uk Salada Tricolore I love going to little Italian restaurants, I don’t mean the local pizza hut but real Italian where the starter is a mezze of amazing anti pasta dishes like pickled artichokes, salty olives and appetising asparagus. I lived in Rome for a year, Parioli to be precise and have been blessed to eat at some of the finest restaurants in Rome itself mashallah. I would always order this salad, traditionally its supposed…
SEPTEMBER SEASONAL TARTS
Alhamdulilah I have a wonderful editor who is probably reading this as we speak, no he is not looking over my shoulder, but he is, thank God, on my case in a brotherly way, that all brothers should be encouraging their sisters, to do the best they can in whatever they do kind of way.he keeps an eye on my writing and gently nudges me in the right direction, may Allah bless…
Karimah's Cuisina Quranic Cooking 