by Taslim Jaffer | Jan 9, 2017 | Recipes
I never would have done it before. I never would have turned the camera on myself, unrehearsed, and cooked in my kitchen for anyone to see. I never would have gotten my daughter involved without instruction or practice. I never would have said, albeit nervously,...
by Taslim Jaffer | Dec 31, 2016 | Books
2016 was a great literary year for me! I read almost twice as many books as I did in 2015…so YAY! Of course, it helped that I am part of a book club. My friend, Sandhya, and I started one of our own because we’d always wanted to be in one. We’re...
by Taslim Jaffer | Nov 14, 2016 | Giving Back, Motherhood
The Little Black Dress Gala is an evening of glamour, fashion and philanthropy taking place on Friday November 25, 2016 at 7:30 pm at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. And I’m going! I’m looking for a date (or several dates – the more the merrier!) so if...
by Taslim Jaffer | Sep 26, 2016 | Legacy, Motherhood
My dad will be coming over in a few hours, and when he does I’ll give him a hug and then each of my kids will follow suit to hug their Nana. If we get a chance to talk in the few minutes we’ll have before I leave to teach my writing class, it will be...
by Taslim Jaffer | Aug 10, 2016 | Motherhood
I truly believe that each of us have come here with a purpose, or even many purposes. There’s a reason we are who we are, why we care about the things we do, why we’re skilled in certain areas and curious about particular things. I don’t think our...
by Taslim Jaffer | Aug 4, 2016 | Recipes
I was only going to round-up 3 great recipes and make this a #3ThingsThursday post, but trying to select from a slew of mouth-watering ways to get berries in my belly was too difficult a task. Recently, some of my fellow bloggers and I had a really fun U-pick...