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Tres Leches Cake by Imperial Cakes

November 18, 2017November 18, 2017Leave a comment

I found my new food love in Tres Leches/Three Milk Cake and I swear to God I've never had a better one than this beauty from Imperial Cakes. I've been trying this cake from all over the city (I've tried 5 different places so far) and this one definitely tops the list. These nice people … Continue reading Tres Leches Cake by Imperial Cakes

Food Rants – Baked Fish with Vegetables

November 20, 2015November 16, 2016Leave a comment

Hello! As you know I am on and off on this healthy eating mission and since now I clearly dont have much time till the wedding but got much fat to burn, decided to take action (again) and start eating healthy. First healthy lunch of the season was a super easy baked fish with vegetables. … Continue reading Food Rants – Baked Fish with Vegetables

EID SPECIAL: Kabuli Pulao

September 25, 2015November 16, 20162 Comments

EID MUBARAK ERRRYYYYYYBBBBADDDYYYY! I love Eid and I love meat so this is probably my favorite holiday of the year (minus the stench!). Hope you are all dressed up and not sweating in the kitchen enjoying crazy fancy meaty lunches. Last year on bari Eid I decided to take over the kitchen and pamper family … Continue reading EID SPECIAL: Kabuli Pulao

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SURPRISE. We have a baby. A baby girl. Of our own. What the what... . . Still in shock and disbelief and eternally grateful (despite of being pregnant for over 40 weeks lololol) as I share with you the best thing that has ever happened to Faizan and I with Allah taala's will and blessing: our daughter Sophie Rahman. There is so much I have to share with you guys. So much. But for now as we get used to the new routine and Soph gets used to this world, I request you all with all my heart to say a little prayer for our family. Specially our baby. She is tiny but has filled our hearts with joy and love that I may never be able to explain in words. Mashaa'Allah. So happy to finally share this with you guys. Also we are accepting volunteers for diaper and burping duties now, apply on disgustingjobs@neverwannaapply.com. #RantsofaDesiBride #InstaBlogger #InstaBlog #Pakistan #PakistaniBloggers

It's my dad's 70th birthday today. Mashaa'Allah, Alhamdulillah. I picked up a lot of pictures to share but when I entered my mom's place today for his birthday dinner, I saw him doing something that was so normal to me all my life, yet so odd to many outside. My father has always helped around the house. I will forever and always associate the smell of lemon max with him because one of the things I remember from every single night as a child is ammi picking up the dishes after dinner and abbo washing them. This is still their routine. In a time when you hear so much about men not being an active part of the household, I feel insanely proud to be the daughter of a man who never felt any house chores or anything was beneath him and raised his son to believe the same and that too by example. Happy birthday abbo. May you always stay happy, healthy and smelling of lemon max each night. Send love and prayers his way today guys, he reads all the comments on all the posts so he will love it hahahaha. #RantsofaDesiBride #InstaBlogger #InstaBlog #PakistaniBloggers #KaamMeinKhara #kitchenkahani #LemonMax #Pakistan

Has anyone ever pooped on your happiness? You know how when you share some sort of good news and there is this one person who goes all haye Allah on you. Getting married? 'Enjoy ker lo yeh time, shaadi k baad sub change ho jata hai, saari freedom khatam'. Having a baby? 'Jitni neend poori kerne hai abhe ker lo, phir tou life khatam, date pe jana hai abhe chalay jao, baby k baad kuch nahe hota. Got a promotion at work? 'Ohooo, pehle he tum se gadhay ki tarah kaam kerwatay thay, ab tou tum office mein he bistar laga lo.' You want to ignore but at the same time it is repeated itni dafa k you start thinking k bhai should I even be happy? Sometimes you feel like everything people are saying is bouncing off you, but you get these unexplained weird pangs of anxiety and you can't understand why - its because this bullshit affects us subconsciously. How do you tell people to back off without being badtameez? Sometimes you keep quiet because its someone older than you, sometimes you know that they aren't doing this on purpose and their intention isnt to hurt you or make you pareshan but ghalti se ho gaya. Solution koi nahe hai is ka, because someone will always be around doing this. What can you do? Make sure you're not that person. Bus. When someone tells you something awesome, tell them you're happy for them and give them your best. If you genuinely have any concerns, address them in a way that you don't bring the other person down. Be considerate and kind. Always. #RantsofaDesiBride #InstaBlogger #InstaBlog #PakistaniBloggers #Pakistan

Everything in life becomes so much simpler when you surround yourself with people who you can easily communicate with. People who you know are listening vs people who you know listen to the first line you say then are just waiting to give their own response or are sitting ready to dismiss your discussion and start one of their own. Being heard and being understood is so so important. Talking to someone at the end of the day and actually being listened to, whether it's with your siblings, your friends, your parents or your partner can feel like a beautiful massage for your brain. You feel lighter. Specially if you've had a bad day. . Listening is equally important if not more. Be there for your people without an agenda of your own. Don't be that asshole who wants everyone to listen to them and as soon as they are done they don't want to talk anymore. When people tell you their story, you don't always have to give input and you don't always have to narrate a similar incident you experienced. Just listen. Let them know you care without making it about yourself. You don't know how much better it can make someone's day. #RantsofaDesiBride #InstaBlogger #InstaBlog #PakistaniBloggers #Pakistan

HELLO HELLO! On your bharpoor israr, part II of Turkey trip round up is on accommodation. Ajao saray, shuru kerain. Faizan and I are both big believers in booking.com so all our reservations were done through there. However please note that their website is not functional in Turkey so you have to make all your bookings before you leave the country. There are other sites too that you can use like trip advisor etc. Since it was a work trip turned vacation, during the first part we stayed at Fraser Place Antasya on the Asian side of Istanbul since it was at a 5 minute walk from Faizan's office. It was really really really nice, however I would not recommend it due to its location. It was also difficult to find any public transportation nearby, so if you're going purely for a good time, this might not be the best option. We did not at all like our accommodation in Izmir, so skipping that. In Pamukkale, we opted for Melrose House Hotel. Gorgeous little place with clean rooms, good food and a little pool inside. It was also at a 10 minute walk from the hot springs so great location. The walk to the springs was uphill, so a little uncomfortable if you're not used to walking too much but its nothing that cannot be managed. Costs around PKR 10,000/night (during peak season) so a great steal. One of our favorite places to stay at during this entire trip was our tiny hotel in Antalya, Sibel Pension. I fell in love with the place the second I saw it, it was SO beautiful. Built in a house, owned by the sweetest french lady, inside the old city, it was just lovely. 5 minute walk from the tram station, the harbor and since its within the old city, everything you want to see is at a walking distance. There was a private beach at a 5 minute walk if you didnt want to check out the public beach (Accessible by tram) which too is absolutely stunning btw. Costs around PKR 10,000 night (during peak season) Will share more about accommodation in Istanbul in the next post! #RantsofaDesiBride #InstaBlogger #InstaBlog #PakistaniBloggers #Pakistan #Turkey

I've been getting so many messages asking for detailed round up on our Turkey trip, so I am dividing the trip into a few parts and then I'll share them on by one over this week. . Lets start. Today I'll talk to you about the basic transportation scene since I got most questions about this. . We flew from Karachi to Istanbul via Turkish airways (We got a bad deal because of our last minute booking. If you book in advance, you can get the ticket for around 60-80k per person). Both airports are kind of far and the taxi system in Istanbul is horrible since they tend to rip tourists off. Best way to get to the city is to take the Havaist bus (It leaves from the airport to all the main areas, so you can get off at the one closest to your hotel and walk or take a cab since the long route would be covered!) The bus costs between 15-20 liras per person depending upon your destination. Against the usual 150-160 liras for taxi, its a great deal. Plus very comfortable. . . Get a local transportation card made wherever you decide to go in Turkey. Super convenient and cheap. This card works everywhere (Tram, Metro, Ferry, bus) so you can get one card made and then use it to go anywhere at all. Google maps work beautifully across the entire country. In Istanbul you even get schedules for all local transportation on it. In other cities it doesn't, so you can find your way to the stations and check schedules there. This time we even took intercity train and absolutely loved it. Very neat with good seats. Our longest journey was 5 hours (From Izmir to Denizli for Pamukkale) and it was great. Tickets can be purchased from the station before the train leaves, you don't have to book in advance. It cost us 23 liras per person. Same for intercity buses. We took Kamil koc bus from Denizli to Antalya which cost us 44 Liras per person. In the next post I'll cover the cities that we visited and things that we loved to do. If you guys have anything in specific that you want me to discuss, share in the comments and I'll tell you all my secrets. Hope this helps :*. Okay byeeeeee. #RantsofaDesiBride #InstaBlog #InstaBlogger #PakistaniBloggers #Pakistan #Turkey

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