The Pakistani tradition of “afsos” (condolence)

By: Nataliya Khan
Muslim in America, PAKISTANI-AMERICAN, Traditions1 Comment on The Pakistani tradition of “afsos” (condolence)

One of my favorite things about calling two countries ‘home’ is being able to value the good things of each and trying to pass them on to our next generation. And you probably know that already if you have been reading this blog for some time. Recently my husband and I got thinking about the…

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IN THE KITCHEN WITH ANYA: Mug Cakes

By: Nataliya Khan
COOKING WITH ANYA, FOOD STORIES, Kid Activites, MAKING MEMORIESLeave a Comment on IN THE KITCHEN WITH ANYA: Mug Cakes

We (mostly me, to be honest)have been really fascinated by mug cakes since seeing them on Pinterest and last Friday, on a lazy morning at home (A has Fridays off this year) decided to give it a try. I had this pinned and Anya chose the confetti one from the options we had. It is…

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Reminiscing about my mother-in-law and Bahawalpur

By: Nataliya Khan
Family, RANDOM THOUGHTS4 Comments on Reminiscing about my mother-in-law and Bahawalpur

From our first visit after we got married, in April 2008 when Bilal’s father had been very unwell and mostly resting, I always saw my mother-in-law on the go and completely in charge of her house and specially her kitchen. At 70+ years she still cooked herself and I can never forget the tasty aloo-matar-keema…

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#EidulAdha2015

By: Nataliya Khan
Celebrating, IN PHOTOS, MAKING MEMORIES, Muslim in America, PAKISTANI-AMERICAN, Ramadan & Eid, TraditionsLeave a Comment on #EidulAdha2015

Eid ul Adha for us was on the 24th of September. Here’s a little photo story of what ours looked like this year 🙂 Eid prayers at our local mosque on a beautiful blues-skies and fall-is-in-the-air kind of a morning. A potluck at my sweet friend’s house the same evening with some festive décor, good…

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