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I have struggled a lot with the theme of this blog. A few years ago, writing came so easy to me, so I wrote a lot about anything. The idea of having a theme or an objective didn’t consume me at all. I was only a slave to that thought provoking machine and I all I had to do was serve it. Lately I have felt this heaviness and unease when I wanted to write. My brain was consumed with so many obstacles and imperfections to a hypothetical perfect plan that my imagination conceived and my brain was unable to execute. So if you are like me, struggling with every thought, overcoming constant mental barriers and overly obsessing over the imperfections that are best left alone , this blog is for you. If you need to have daily conversations with yourself to sell it the idea of getting out of bed or pitching a sale about how “life is worth living” then you’ve come to the right place. this blog is about parenthood and cooking and science and public health and mental health and social trends…it’s about me and you, and sometimes my family or yours….it’s a blog about life and how hard it is, but also how beautiful it could be. But above all, this blog is a graveyard for toxic positivity.

Classic Egyptian rice pudding

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Spread the loveThis dessert is what I like to call a “No Brainer!”. It does not require any special ingredients, any special utensils or even any talent at all. It might need a little bit of patience, but then again most desserts do. However, this dish is so delicious and so resilient, you will not regret the time it took…


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Butternut squash pudding

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Spread the loveThe butternut squash pudding is a very popular Egyptian dessert, also known as Ar’ Assalyقرع عسلي  and comes in many varieties; with or without nuts or coconut shavings, topped with bechamele sauce or with milk thickened with corn starch, with spices or without spices. But only one thing is common among all varieties; the sweet, decadent flavor, that…


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Tomato ricotta pie with pine nuts

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Spread the loveThis is, indeed, a crowd pleaser! I love making appetizers that combine pastry, cheese and veggies. I am also a big fan of flexible recipes that can be made in individual portions or in a large batch if I am feeling lazy. So if it’s not quiche, my go-to appetizer is this gorgeous, picturesque tomato ricotta pie with…


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Milk bread rolls

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Spread the love This is by far my most favourite of all the milk bread recipes. The rolls are so soft and pillowy, they make me so nostalgic. The recipe is very simple and does not require any special tools or techniques. It takes around 3 hours to make but 2 hours and a half of those are idle time.…


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On success

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Spread the love  Who are we if we are not our jobs?  For years now I have been attempting to separate my identity from my job title, role or description to be able to liberate myself from the constant mental race through life. The struggle is real, who are we if we are not what we do? If you are…


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Chocolate chip cookies

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Spread the love  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elation Bakery (@elation_bakery) I have only one secret to this recipe; chilling the dough. I have been making those cookies for more than a decade now and I have made countless tweaks to the original recipe, but nothing I did made a big of a difference as big…


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The pizzeria manager that guided my career choices!

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Spread the loveYears ago, at a moment of despair, I left my desk and rushed through the corridors to a very warm, welcoming library. It’s no surprise that the neon-lit, grey walled library was warmer and friendlier than the spacious, sunlit workspace where my desk was. I have always been drawn to libraries, and I spent the best moments in…


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