by Taslim Jaffer | May 8, 2015 | Life Lessons, Motherhood
My husband and I were growing curious about our daughter’s ‘sudden disinterest’ in playing soccer with her friends. Inaya played in a league for two seasons and never once complained about going to practice or a game. In fact, quite the opposite: she...
by Taslim Jaffer | Apr 29, 2015 | Giving Back, Motherhood
You may have read on my Facebook page that I pulled an 8 day stint with all 3 kids, on my own. It was honestly like a great emotional/spiritual/physical journey by the end of which I felt totally unraveled. The purpose of this post is not to complain about the woes of...
by Taslim Jaffer | Apr 13, 2015 | Recipes
One of the first dishes that comes to mind when I think of my mom’s cooking is chicken bhiryani. She made this for company a lot and often served it with sev and papadum, followed by a faluda dessert. There are regional variations on bhiryani; this one is heavy...
by Taslim Jaffer | Apr 6, 2015 | Books
I knew this book would be about a journey, but I had no idea it was actually a ‘real-life’ pilgrimage! Sonia Choquette details her journey to forgiveness along over 800 kilometres of mountains and country-side known as the Camino. One of the three major...
by Taslim Jaffer | Mar 30, 2015 | Life Lessons, Motherhood
Last Tuesday was nuts. I should have rescheduled the kids’ dentist appointments for another day that was less full, but I really thought it could be done. If everyone would go by my watch and my timing, there would be no problem. Unfortunately, I’m...
by Taslim Jaffer | Mar 25, 2015 | Recipes
Dug up this recipe from my collection of ripped-out magazine pages while looking for a new appetizer to serve at our annual Navroz gathering last weekend. The words roasted and garlic go so well together, and they caught my eye as I flipped through the pages. I loved...
