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Shite List

1. The fresh herb "bouncer" Sultan Center has employed.......................don't talk to me, step back.

2. A "certain" nail salon charging 20kd for a hair mask where its 9kd in another......tsk tsk!


Anger anyone?

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Hubba Hubba

I adore this silk boho-ish gown from Skaist-Taylor. It looks so light and effortless. For those that don't know Pamela Skaist-Levy and Gela NashTaylor were the fabulous women behind Juicy Couture and have recently launched Skaist-Levy. Unfortunately this gown is sold out on netaporter. However, I did some research on their website and found out Al-Othman is stocking them. I called Al-Othman and was informed that they will  bring this lovely brand in couple of months but will not be bringing this gown. Their collection is made up of slouchy sweaters, chiffon dresses and quirky fringed mohair blend hats. Well done ladies! All available on netaporter.

Lentil Ginger Soup

I had this soup at a friends house last year, loved the overpowering ginger, came home made it the next day but tweaked it just a tad. If you are a ginger fan, this is the soup for you. Its very light, but spicy. Am not a fan of cream based soups at all. As a matter of fact nothing that is cream based tickles my fancy. Don't know why am adding this but cream just annoys me.

Recipe:

Fresh ginger peeled and grated finely (The size should be two fingers and double that)
1/2 cup yellow lentils
1/2 cup red lentils
2 carrots peeled and shredded
1 cup chicken stock
3 cloves of garlic
Handful of fresh coriander
1 tablespoon of white pepper (if you don't like spicy soup, reduce to a teaspoon)
Sea salt
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 cups of water
3 onions diced finely
3 tablespoons olive oil
Small handful of fresh parsley


Method:

Saute the onions with 2 tablespoons of olive oil until translucent, add two finger size pieces of ginger with the lentils season with salt, white pepper and add the stock, water and allow to cook for 45 minutes on medium to low heat. In a separate frying pan, stir fry the garlic with the remaining ginger in the remaining olive oil, and coriander for 30 seconds and add to ginger lentil soup. Add the carrots and cook for a further 20 mins adding lemon juice, salt and pepper if needed. Garnish with fresh parsley.   

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Guerlain

I bought this gorgeous eye shadow palette from Guerlain at Sephora the other day and loved color range and  texture of the shadows. The coral looking color can be used as a blush making one less item to be carried around in your makeup bag. The copper colors blended beautifully with dark browns on the lower lid and I even tried it with a matte navy blue and looked stunning. The texture of the powders are quite soft and literally sink onto the lids. Highly recommended. 

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Song of the day

Black Bean Salad

I bought a huge bag of black beans a while ago and didn't have the chance make anything with them, until I decided to whip up a colorful salad. The beans took a LONG time to cook (4 hours), but it was all worth it at the end. I have tried canned black beans and no its not the same at all. This salad is so versatile as you can substitute corn if you don't like peppers, add nacho's, cheese, the list goes on. Great with grilled fish, tacos, or solo. La Cucaracha!!

Recipe:

1 1/2 cup black beans (soaked over night and cook for 4 hours)

1 red bell pepper diced into small squares

1 yellow bell pepper diced into small squares

1/2 cup cherry tomato sliced lengthwise

1 carrot shredded

2 avocados diced into small squares

2 small red onion cut into moon slivers

1 small handful of fresh coriander and parsley chopped

1/2 cup fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon ground cumin

Olive oil

Sea salt

Black pepper 

2 pitta breads cut into triangles 

Method:

Mix all ingredients and chill for 2 hours in the refrigerator.  Fry the pitta bread in olive oil until crisp and golden. Plate the salad and arrange the bread around the plate.

Spotted............

The original beauty blender at Walkin Closet in Jassim Tower! I discovered this sponge applicator in the States and have been hooked ever since. It gives you a flawless even complexion, and the shape is perfect for those hard to blend areas. So easy to rinse out and dries in no time. Happy Dance!!

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Mirza Ghasemi-Baba Ghanoush's BFF

First of all, please excuse the quality and ugly plate. I was in a hurry to eat this mouth candy and didn't capture what I wanted. None the less, this delicious aubergine and garlic dish (Mirza Ghasemi) comes from the northern region of Iran where garlic is widely used. Usually served as a side dish, it makes a fantastic light lunch, picnic spread, appetizer and lasts for days in the fridge.  

Recipe:

10 aubergines
1/4 stick of butter or 4 tablespoons olive oil
6 tomatoes skinned, deseeded and finely chopped
1 head of garlic finely chopped
Salt
Pepper
1/2 teaspoon of turmeric
2 eggs
Pinch of saffron
2 tablespoons cooking oil

Method:

Smoke the aubergines on a bbq or oven until black, let it cool and remove the flesh with a fork, chop finely and set aside. In a frying pan add the butter or olive oil, aubergine flesh and beat with a masher for 5-10 minutes adding the tomatoes mix well on low heat for 25 minutes. In a separate frying pan, lightly fry the garlic in cooking oil and add the salt, pepper, and turmeric and add to everything to the eggplant/tomato mix and continue mixing for another 10 minutes until everything is absorbed. Fry two eggs sunny side up and season with salt pepper and a pinch of saffron. Serve with bread.

Shite List

1. Calling Domino's to order a vegetarian pizza and have them ask me if I want meat or no meat with my
    veggie pizza?.......Really stupid.

2. Black beans........have been on the stove for 4 hours and STILL not cooked, why are you playing so hard
    to get?

Anger to share? Anyone?

Song of the day

Celeriac with Shiitake Mushrooms

I believe celeriac is one of the most underrated root vegetables out there. Not exactly an attractive veg when you first look at it, but once you peel away the thick skin the ivory flesh is nothing less then perfection. Beautiful in salads, soups, casseroles,  I could eat it all day long, mashed, raw, roasted, anyhow really. What I love the hint of celery and fennel it has, making it somewhat smoky. After gorging on sweets everyday during Ramadan I made a light veg side dish with celeriac, shiitake mushrooms and asparagus served with grilled zubaidi (pomfret).

Recipe:

1 celeraic peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes

1 clove of garlic mashed

1 packet of shiitake mushrooms

Handful of asparagus

Juice of 1 lemon

Sea salt

Pepper

1/4 cup fresh chicken stock

Chopped parsley to garnish

2 tablespoons of olive oil 

1/2 cup of water

Method:

Saute the celeriac in olive oil for 5 minutes adding the garlic, salt and pepper. Add the chicken stock and water and allow to cook for 25-30 minutes. In a separate frying pan saute the mushrooms for 5-10 minutes adding salt and pepper and lemon juice. Once celeriac is cooked add to the mushrooms with 3-4 spoons of any leftover stock water. Cook for another 5 minutes and add the asparagus, turn off heat and cover the frying pan for 2-3 minutes until the steam cooks the asparagus. Garnish with parsley.

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Kale is King

I finally found kale in Lulu hypermarket the other day and well, got so overexcited I bought the entire stock! Everyday I drink a juice cleanse drink of beetroot, ginger, apple and carrot and now will include kale in my daily cleanse routine. For those that aren't familiar with kale it is an antioxidant that is very high is beta- carotene believed to help fight cancer and heart disease and certain age related chronic diseases. Being very high with vital vitamins such as absorbed calcium, it helps prevent osteoporosis this superfood has it all.

Betroot Ginger Kale Shake:

1 beetroot peeled
1 1/2 inch peeled fresh ginger
1 small apple
1 carrot
Handful of kale

Juice all the above and pour in a glass with ice. Drink immediately. You can substitute pears instead of apples for variety.

Can't wait to try it with fresh spinach.

I also made kale chips for the first time which turned out really delicious, crunchy and a fantastic conversation starter when entertaining. I simply preheated my oven to 200 Celsius, washed and dried the kale, tore the leaves from the stalk put them on a oven tray, drizzled a tiny bit of olive oil and sea salt and let it bake for 10 min. 

Be warned though, you need at least two bunches of kale to make a medium size bowl of chips.

Shite List

1. The perfume sprayer at Lulu Al-Qurain calling me Princess, excuse me Princess?..........Don't go there.
2. The ugly flower boutiques given to the Olympic winners....................You could have done better London.


Anger anyone?

Total Recall

Jessica Biel looks delicious in this Giambattista Valli Haute Couture shirt and skirt combo. White, frothy, just too beautiful. 

                                                       Source Just Jared

YSL

I spotted these two beauties at YSL in 360 mall with my beautiful friend R the other day. The jacket was made of soft butter leather that would look amazing thrown over a dress, jeans, cigarette pants, anything really. I really loved it. 

The dress I didn't try on, but wished I did. Bring on the Eid holiday to back to the mall!! 

Meatballs with Rice

Meatballs are very popular in my house. Its such a comforting meal to eat, especially with warm bread and pickles. This version has a twist as it is cooked with rice and the chickpea flour adds lightness as it is gluten free. 

Recipe:

1/2 kilo of minced lamb or beef (lean)
1 cup chickpea flour
1/2 cup rice
2 onions grated finely
3 tablespoons tomato paste
2 potatoes peeled and cut into cubes
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Salt
Pepper
1 tablespoon turmeric
1 tablespoon cinnamon
Pinch of saffron
1 tablespoon of olive oil
2 cups water
1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped finely

Method:

In a large bowl, mix the meat, onion, chickpea flour, rice, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric, cinnamon, salt, pepper and mix well adding water to make a bread like dough. Shape into balls (these should be quite large), gently brown the meat in a frying pan until slightly golden on all sides. Set aside. Fry the tomato paste in olive oil, adding saffron and 1/2 teaspoon turmeric, lemon juice and salt to taste. Put the meatballs in a large pot and pour the tomato paste over the meatballs adding the water and potatoes. Leave to cook for 30 minutes, making sure there is liquid still in the pot. Garnish with parsley.

Chelo Kabab

Out beyond ideas of wrong-doing and right-doing, there is a field. I will meet you there.

                                                                                                                                   -Rumi

                   

Chelo Kabab, the national dish of Iran. Legend has it that by the order of Naser al-Din Shah (King of Iran from 1848-1896) the first chelo kabab was created. One can't help but feel very nostalgic when it comes to kabab, as it is a family bonding meal.

Every family has its own version, this one is my mothers recipe.


Recipe:

1 kilo lamb shoulder or rib with fat
3 large onions
Salt
Pepper
1 teaspoon of dried mint
Pinch of turmeric
Pinch of saffron


Method:

Mince the meat twice adding the onions. Put the meat on a tray adding all the spices and mix well with your hand for 10 minutes. Take a small amount of mixture (a bit bigger than a tennis ball) , and place on the side of the skewer and shape into a cigar shape. Grill on hot coal for 4-6 minutes on each side. Serve with white rice, grilled tomatoes, sumac and bread.

                                                                                                         

Sambosa with Chickpea Filling

I came up with this recipe yesterday, its quite spicy but truly dilly. The toasted sesame seeds gives it a crunch against the soft buttery cumin chickpea texture. If you cant handle chili's you can replace it with roasted red bell peppers.

Recipe:

500 grams of cooked chickpeas
2 garlic cloves
1 onion cut into half moon slivers
1 red hot chili sliced thinly
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped finely
Salt
Black pepper
1 teaspoon cumin
2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
Sambosa sheets

Sealing dough:

1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup water

Method:

Fry the onions with the olive oil on medium heat until translucent. Add the chili's and continue to saute for 2 minutes, add the garlic and chickpeas, season with salt, pepper, lemon juice and cumin. Cook for 3 minutes and take off the heat. In a separate frying pan gently roast the sesame seeds until golden and add to chickpea mixture. With the back of a spoon mash the chickpeas and add parsley. Spoon one full teaspoon on each sambosa sheet and wrap tightly sealing with the paste. Fry in hot oil for a couple minutes until golden, drain on kitchen paper to absorb oil.

Flirty Fringe

I really love this olive green Isabel Marant fringe jacket. It can really add so much fun to an outfit, and the color is perfect to play around with. Pocahontas would defiantly rock this fabulous jacket! Available on Netaporter.

Eyes to Kill

I finally purchased the eyes to kill excess mascara by Giorgio Armani the other day at VaVaVoom in Avenues. After applying it all I could hear was Rihanna blasting "where have you been, all my life"? One of the most weightless mascaras I have used, and I wear as much as my lashes can handle. I posted my favorite mascara's recently here, and this one is will be joining the glam posse. It glides on so beautifully, no clumps, volumizes, lengthens and separates giving you a full flutter of dark lashes. Recommended with bags of love!!

Herb Omelette

 He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships god.

                                                                                             - Saadi


Another variation of kuku which I had previously posted here, this savory omelette, and most popular is made up of fresh herbs and eaten on its own or with rice and works beautifully with fish.

Recipe:

1 kilo of fresh parsley, coriander, chives
2-3 romaine lettuce leaves
8 eggs
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon yogurt
Salt
Pepper
Cinnamon
Turmeric
3 tablespoons cooking oil

Garnish:

Walnuts
Barberry

Method:

Wash and clean herbs and lay dry completely. Roughly chop with lettuce and put into the food processor and wiz adding the spices and one egg at a time until finely minced. Heat the oil in a frying pan and pour egg mixture in the pan and leave to cook for 5-10 min with the lid on. Once cooked flip on the other side and leave to cook for another 5-10 min.

Garnish with walnuts and barberry. Serve at room temperature.

Love is........

When my mother makes a separate skewer of tomatoes for my 2 year old nephew. Bless

Dried Lime

Dried limes, Black limes or Loomi is used in almost all Middle Eastern dishes. They are strong in flavor, somewhat smoky and sour. Perfect for stews, meat dishes, fish, chicken, rice, you get the picture. 

My mother took a slight culinary risk a couple years back and decided to make her own dried limes, only because she was fed up with the quality of store bought ones. She simply bought ripe juicy limes laid them out in the scorching sun for 2 weeks and the result was fabulous. Very aromatic, and most importantly not bitter! It also makes the most fragrant tea, just pierce a couple of dried limes and brew in hot boiling water for a couple of minutes.     

I did some research and apparently, dried lime is boiled with salt water and then laid out to dry, I did not know this. This version is just as good, with the abundance of sunshine we have in Kuwait. Limes are now in season and can be found at all supermarkets. Try it out and let me know what you think!

Carrot Cake

What's not to love about carrot cake? I have never even attempted to cook it myself as the best carrot cake I have ever tasted at Zahra Cafe can be ordered and at your door in a couple of hours. Light and fluffy with a hint of cinnamon, sigh......makes you weak. 

Zahra Cafe is located in Salmiya.

Tel: 25717063

Haleem with Cumin

Love sometimes wants to do us a great favor: hold us upside down and shake all the nonsense out.

                                                                                                                                             -Hafez

As Ramadan is ending, I have saved this showstopper until now to make her appearance. Haleem is a slow cooked thick dish made up of meat or chicken, barely, wheat, pulses and eaten during the fasting month as it is highly nutritious and filling. This version is my favorite as I love anything with cumin.


Recipe:

1/4 kilo shoulder of lamb (boneless)
1 1/2 cups basmati rice
3 tablespoons whole cumin
Salt to taste
6 cups of water
Black pepper to taste
1 big onion (whole)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon melted butter (optional)

Method:

Cook the lamb in water with the onion for four hours on very low heat. Add the rice and cook for a further one and half hours. Add the cumin, salt, pepper and mash with a masher for 15-20 minutes until it forms thick even consistency. When serving garnish with cinnamon and melted butter.



                 

Shite List

1. The cashier at Sultan Center asking me if I have 9 fils in change?.......... repeatedly.
2. Mitt Romney...................calm down homeboy.
3. My wisdom teeth.............now you decide to make an appearance?


Does anyone have anger to talk about?  

Sambosa with Potato

Getting bored with the usual cheese or meat sambosa fillings this Ramadan, I thought of this potato filling today that worked really well. A great way to spice things up and introduce something new to the dinner table.

Recipe:

Sambosa sheets

2 potatoes

1 large onion chopped into small squares

Handful of chopped coriander

3 small mild green chilies chopped finely

White pepper to taste

Black pepper to taste

Salt to taste

3-4 tablespoons cooking oil to fry onions

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 

More cooking oil to fry sambosa

Sealing dough:

1/4 cup flour

1/4 cup water 

Method:

Fry the onions in cooking oil until golden brown, place on kitchen paper to absorb oil.
Boil the potatoes and remove skin. Place in a big bowl and add salt, white pepper, black pepper, chopped chilies, caramelized onions, coriander, and cinnamon. Mash all ingredients together and place 1/2 tablespoon on sambosa sheet and roll into triangular shape. Make a paste by mixing the flour and water together. Seal sambosa's with paste. Heat oil on low to medium heat, place 3-4 sambosa's at a time, fry slowly until golden brown. Place on kitchen paper to absorb oil.

Guilty Pleasures

One of my favorite TV shows of all time has to be Come Dine with Me. Four strangers battle it out to to win 1,000 pounds by show casing their hosting and cooking talents. They invite each other to their home and have to make a starter, lunch and dinner, to be judged at the end of the evening. Its so entertaining to watch each character competing against each other, back stabbing and not to mention the narrator! His one liners and dry humor just make the show! There is nothing more that I love than putting my feet up and getting a full dose of this wonderful show.

What are your guilty pleasures? Please share.

Persian Onion Soup (Eshkeneh)

Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.

                                                                              -Omar Khayyam

Eshkeneh to me is happiness on a plate. A very rustic, and quick dish to make, this soup has texture which I love. The soft poached eggs and onion broth soaked with bread just speaks to your heart whatever language you want it to be. I really recommend you to try this dish, you won't regret it. Promise.

Recipe:

3 large onions cut into half moon slivers
8 eggs
4 cups hot water
1/2 stick of butter
1 tablespoon flour
2-3 spoons cooking oil
2 tablespoons dried fenugreek
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2-3 large Iranian bread
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Pinch of saffron

Method:

Fry the onions in oil until golden brown and caramelized, add the fenugreek, butter and flour. Stir and add the turmeric, salt, pepper and hot water. Once the soup mixture starts to boil gently break the eggs into the soup, poach for 3 minutes and remove from the stove. Tear the bread into small pieces and into a serving dish, pour the soup onto the bread. Garnish with cinnamon and saffron. Serve immediately. Best eaten with pickled aubergines.

Anastasia....Queen of Brows

After years and years of thread abusing and plucking my eyebrows, I now have to fill in the "balding" spots that just won't grow out anymore. I discovered these two wonderful products from Anastasia. Anastasia is a eyebrow master that has her own eyebrow salon in Beverly Hills and shapes the brows of all the celebrities. 

The slimmer one which is called the brow wiz, comes in 4 colors (I bought the brunette one), is my favorite one has the texture is creamier and easier to carry in your makeup bag. The brush at the end is perfect for blending and grooming.

The one on the left is called the perfect brow pencil and its thicker with a velvet consistency. 

All the colors blend perfectly with the natural color of your eyebrows, which I am so picky about!

Both items are available at Sephora.

Green Bean Rice

What you seek is seeking you.

                                                   -Rumi

Lubia Polo or Green Bean Rice when eaten and truly enjoyed, can be defined as pure whimsy on a plate. I don't know a soul that doesn't love this dish. Chunks of lamb cooked in a tomatoe sauce with green beans and then added layered with rice, saffron and spices. Best eaten with a cool and refreshing yogurt, cucumber dip, gorgeous friends and family.

Recipe:

6 onions chopped finely into half moon

1 lamb shoulder cut into big chunks

1 kilo green beans cut into small pieces

3 cups of rice

5-6 big beefy tomatoes 

3 tablespoons of tomato paste

Salt

White pepper

Very small pinch of chili flakes

Black pepper

Cinnamon

1 tablespoon Iranian spices 

Fresh lemon juice 

Saffron 

Half stick of butter

5 tablespoons of cooking oil 

2 large potatoes 

Caramelized onions to garnish

2 cups of water

 Method:

Saute the onions in 2 tablespoons of cooking oil adding the meat, spices, pepper, cinnamon until brown. Add the 2 cups of water and let to cook slowly for 2 hours. 

Remove the skin of the tomatoes with the seeds and chop very finely and add to meat and cook for a further 30 mins.

Soak the rice in water and add salt.

Stir fry the green beans in saucepan for 5 mins and add to the meat and tomatoes. In a separate saucepan add the tomato paste with a tablespoon of butter and add salt, chili flakes, Iranian spices and lemon juice. Add to meat and tomatoes.

Cook for another 15 minutes and set aside.

In a big cooking pot, bring water to boil adding more salt and add the rice until the water starts to boil again. Let the rice cook for 5 minutes and drain rinsing with water. 

Peel potatoes and cut to into quarter inch pieces. 

In the same cooking pot the rice was boiled, add cooking oil and layer the potatoes. Start layering rice, then tomato and meat mixture, repeat until finished. Sprinkle with saffron and cinnamon and cut remainder of butter into chunks and add to rice. 

Cook on medium heat for 10 minutes and reduce to low for 40 to 60 minutes.

Garnish with caramelized onions. 

The Bare Necessities

My eyelash curler is considered my bare necessity. I cannot apply mascara without it, feel so incomplete not using it. When I was 13 I stole my mother's eyelash curler, ran to my room and tried to imitate her, Bad Bad Move. My hand flinched, and every single eyelash on my right eye fell off! She never found out, I looked like a freak for a while, but that horror story didn't stop me from every using it again.

My favorite eye lash curler is by Shu Uemura. It grips the lashes so well, curls them to the max and most importantly once you buy one, it lasts for ages. Fantastic quality, and has won hundreds of beauty awards.

What is one bare necessity you cant live without? Please share.

Last Seen.....Be Gone!!

For whatsapp users on iPhone that want their last seen removed, just go to whatsapp, then settings, chat settings, then advanced and there you the option of turning off the last seen option!!
Nosy Nancy Drews eat my shorts!!!!!!!

Side note: You will not be seen and don't have the option of seeing any of your mates either.

Shite List

1. The sales assistant at Bottega Veneta in 360.........oh no you di'int!
2. People that actually buy Maggi or Knor ready made soups.......no comment.


Its been a slow week.......

Anyone want to share their anger?

Vegetable Lasagna

I "made up" this dish yesterday and had my friends taste it first to give me the green light as a blog worthy recipe. It was delicious! Happy dance, happy dance!
I actually thought of creating this recipe when I came across the most gorgeous fragrant basil leaves in Lama in Salmiya while I was buying watermelon, and thought of ingredients I can bring together to make a vegetarian lasagna. I made a tomato sauce, grilled aubergines, bechamel sauce and together they danced like it was 1999!

Recipe:

500 grams mushrooms (white or brown) sliced
3 medium onions sliced
6 cloves of garlic finely minced
Small handful of porcini mushrooms soaked in hot water
Small handful of fresh basil leaves
2 tablespoons of tomato paste
Splash of Tabasco
4 small aubergines sliced lengthwise
1 medium leek
2 medium red bell pepper roasted
2 slices of Gouda cheese
Fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon dried oregano
Parmesan cheese
Shredded mozzarella
Sea salt
Black pepper
2 tablespoons of olive oil
Dash of white truffle oil
Lasagna sheets

Bechamel Sauce:

1/2 stick of butter
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 liter full fat milk (warm)
White Pepper
Sea salt

Method:

Roast the bell peppers in the oven on 200 Celsius for 45 min, let cool and remove skin, set aside. Saute the onions, leeks in olive oil  for 5 minutes adding the mushrooms, garlic, porcini mushrooms with the water it was soaking in, salt pepper, and oregano. Cook for a further 5 min, add tomato paste, Tabasco, roasted peppers, couple leaves of basil, lemon juice and cook for 10 minutes. Take off heat and add Parmesan cheese to your liking and a dash of truffle oil.

Make the bechamel sauce by melting the butter, adding flour and cook on medium hear for 5 minutes making a yellow grainy paste, gradually add the warm milk little by little and keep stirring until you have a smooth sauce consistency. Bring to boil and add white pepper and sea salt. Set aside.

Grill the aubergines.

To assemble, pour a small ladle of bechamel sauce in the bottom of the lasagna dish, and place sheets, spoon the tomato sauce, grilled aubergines, bechamel sauce, few basil leaves, grated Parmesan and start again until finished. Pour remaining bechamel sauce, top with Gouda slices, mozzarella cheese and sprinkle with oregano.

Cook for 30 minutes at 200 Celsius until golden bubbly and jubbly!!

Foundation and Fluid Sheers

Am not much of a foundation person, but when I need to wear it, my all time favorite is the Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk foundation. It is very sheer, light on the skin and stays put all night. I apply it with a makeup sponge to even out the color and look as natural as possible.

I also love using the Fluid Sheers in numbers 10 and 3. I mix them up together or alone and it gives off a dewy glow. You can apply them only on your cheekbones or areas you want to be highlighted. I actually notice that my skin feels tighter when I have them on. Abracadabra Mr. Armani.  

Through the Keyhole

Noodle soup or (asheh reshteh) is the staple dish during Ramadan in Iran. The creamy beans, herbs and noodles are the cooked and topped with whey, and fried dry mint . This rich soup is mostly eaten during the winter months, but to be honest it tastes heavenly any season. 

One of my favorite rice dishes is cabbage rice, made up of minced meat, shredded cabbage, onions and spices topped with caramelized onions. The perfect sidekick to this aromatic rice is shallots with yogurt.