APRICOT, GOGI & PEACH SMOOTHIE

By Karimah Bint Dawoud, Food Writer. This peach, apricot and gogi berry smoothie is a follow on from our healthy Moroccan peach/carrot smoothie . INGREDIENTS 5 apricots 10 ml gogi berries   1 big peach METHOD Soak  apricots and gogi berries in 500ml of water overnight or a few days in fridge in  a sealed container, then chop peach…

BABA BRUNCH- Aubergine Dip

By Karimah bint Dawoud, food writer   If you have left over aubergine, egg plants that are looking at bit shrivelled, this middle eastern dish is just for you! Wash the aubergines and drain and turn the gas hob on, place the aubergines one at a time on the hobb , using tongs turn after…

HOW GREEN IS YOUR DEEN?

By Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain and ECO Warrior  Just reading back ECO Warrior, well in my small way but its small consistent ways that Allah loves. “Aisha (Allah be well pleased with her) narrates that the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said, “Perform your deeds properly and in moderation, and know…

VEGGIE BURGERS

By Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim Chaplain & Well Being Writer,   So many things have been building up to a major change, I have for weeks been under gentle veggie pressure from friends and family to invent some new veggie recipes. Having been Rasta for 7 years and a pan African Egyptologist for 2 years, I have been through the stages of pescatarian, vegetarian, and…

GREEN JUICES

By Karimah Bint Dawoud “Healer Heal Thy Thyself” Juicing and juices are here to stay.With so many health benefits that are hard to ignore, why bombard your poor stomach with coffee first thing in the morning, you can always have it after brunch . We know what’s good for us but for so many reasons we stay…

21ST CENTURY RECIPES – JERK POTATOES BEAN BURGERS

By Karimah Bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain & wellbeing writer   There comes a time in all our lives when we need to change, when it comes to food too many of us stick to the same ole, same ole recipes, some people eat same food year after years generation after generation even if the location…

BRUNCH RECIPES, EGYPTIAN DATES& EGGS

By Karimah Bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain & qualified nutritionist This 7 dates recipe will take you away somewhere far from the city , even just for the time you are eating it. I have been picking up and adapting recipes all my life Alhamdulillah and this big breakfast brunch recipe is something I learnt in my pre…

“HEAVENLY BITES, THE BEST OF MUSLIM HOME COOKING” U.S.A. RELEASE

“HEAVENLY BITES, THE BEST OF MUSLIM HOME COOKING” By Karimah Bint Dawoud. Released this month in the United States of America after a successful launch in the UK last October in Books for Cooks, Notting Hill Gate. Eric Trueille, proprietor of Books For Cooks , said,  ” This is the first book to make the connection between the two worlds,the best…

Moroccan Peach Smoothie – Karimah Twist

By Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim Chaplain and Well Being Writer. I noticed by my Radical Middle Way, Ramadhan Smoothie video on YouTube was another fruit smoothie from Moroccan chef, Alia. It looked lovely however after watching the video I was horrified at the copious amounts of white sugar in the recipe. So I decided to give it a 21st century Karimah nutrition make over. INGREDIENTS Serves 4-8…