NO “MEAT “ FOR 365 By Karimah Bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain and well being writer. As the last of Hajj Eid’s meat finally finishes, the moon of Dhul Hijjah is waning and the new moon of the new Islamic year starts with the lunar month of Muharram, meaning “forbidden” but that’s another story, another soon…
MY FIRST SUSHI
By Karimah Bint Dawoud, Muslim Chaplain & Wellbeing Writer. Sushi is one of those things, you love it or you hate the idea of it and are too caught up in your own culture to try it. Alhamdulillah I don’t have that problem so I luuuurrrve it! I had a nutritional blood test a few years ago when I went…
AUTUMN SOUP
By Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain and food writer. We all need a little bit of TLC, tender loving care and if there is no decent deserving man on the horizon , this nice warm soup will have to hit the spot. I believe that locally grown food is the best, what’s in season in the area we live is best for us at that time, the creator knows what’s best for us. The carbon foot print is minimal too.This…
SISTARS EID LUNCH
What can I say but alhmdulilah, all praise is due to the Creator, we had a feast, it could have been more but that would have been decadent and we managed to stay just this side of that. You can’t beat home cook food that is cooked with loving hands from loving hearts, this joint effort from Karimah’s Cuisina Sistars who are all…
The Perfect Porridge
The Perfect Porridge By Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain and well-being writer. As I sip on a tall glass of green juice, even I have to reluctantly admit that summer is over, off on a mission this afternoon to photograph autumn leaves and trees, the days of salad and boiled egg for breakfast are packed…
A REMINDER TO MYSELF- AUTUMN WEIGHT REMINDER
By Karimah bint Dawoud, As its approaching winter, I remind myself this is the time we put on weight, those lovely comfort foods, loads of starchy carbohydrates to keep those fats reserves in place protecting us from the cold. We need to remember these days we do not live in caves but in houses with heating…
HAJJ, 60 YEARS – OLD PART 2
by Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain. While researching to see what stage of hajj is today I found this wonderful list of things to do by star catcher and polisher, life coach Sheikh Muhammad Alshareef. They are things to do while on hajj and thought I would share them as they are also good…
HAJJ , 60 YEARS OLD
VINTAGE FOTOS By Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain and lover of vintage Looking through some old magazines, I came across these wonderful fotos that I thought I would share with you, from an old National Geographic Magazine. They illustrate how Hajj was nearly 60 years ago, I hope you like them as much as I do….
A REMINDER TO MYSELF
By Karimah Bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain. A REMINDER TO MYSELF….some time we have to loose a battle to win a war, choose your battles wisely, you can’t throw stones at every dog that barks at you on your journey.
PUMPKIN SOUP FOR THE PROPHET
PUMPKIN SOUP FOR THE PROPHET by Karimah bint Dawoud, muslim chaplain & well being writer Serves 4 persons Cooking time 45 minutes We normally think of pumpkin at Halloween time, sitting on a window ledge with a scary face cut out of it to ward away the jinn and evil spirits that maybe be walking…
Karimah's Cuisina Quranic Cooking 