My first attempt at Karachi Halwa resulted in something more akin to a kind of […]
Author: saaleha
I am a freelance writer and photographer (look for me as ShootCake). I have an MA in Creative Writing from Rhodes University, Grahamstown and my first poetry collection, Zikr, was published by uHlanga Press in 2018.
I would like to one day create a confessional recipe book in measures of rhythm and breath.
Before lockdown, I’d bookmarked terrazzo floored and walled interiors as home decor inspo. It’s […]
Fall-off-the-bone ribs basted in a hot and sweet honey-soy sauce.
We’re eight days into the Covid-19 lockdown and there’s been very little sun in Johannesburg […]
I turned 36 today and wanted to celebrate by baking something quirky. When I was […]
I was just telling a friend how ‘frazzled’ is the one-word synopsis of my current […]
My late maternal grandfather had the habit of clipping out articles of interest from newspapers […]
View this post on Instagram Too many things to process but this beetroot […]
I made this curry some years back when I was testing a Jamie Oliver self-stirring […]
View this post on Instagram No-bake nostalgia; Tennis Biscuit fridge cake. I would […]
The first time I tasted oil in an ice cream was an olive oil flavour […]
One of my favourite things to eat on our travels through India is little pots of baked yoghurt at breakfast. I love the sweet tangy creaminess, almost like a whisper of cheesecake.
Airfriers are great for roasting nuts; go for a low to medium heat and shake the basket intermittently.
I have semolina on the brain today. I love the versatility of this ingredient. It […]
There’s just something so celebratory about a semolina pudding. It’s one of those Indian dishes that work wonderfully as both starter and dessert.
For Eid this year, I partnered with Stork Bake to develop this semolina halva with almonds and vanilla.