Facets of Farah
LITTLE FACETS OF MY LIFE
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Copycat Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

Copycat Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

I have held off on baking for a while this quarantine.  Only because I only had a limited supply of flour and my family eats bananas like they are a lifeline.  So no opportunity to make banana bread.  I was doing pretty well till one day, I got hit in the face with a Krispy Kreme doughnut craving. It was all over the news that the only KK within driving distance had a lineup of 100 cars or something ridiculous like that. Anecdote time When the KK in the area opened up, it was huge deal.  I was in high…

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Muslim Lifestyle

Easy Baklava Stuffed Dates

Easy Baklava Stuffed Dates

It is sunnah to break your fast with dates. “The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: When one of you is fasting, he should break his fast with dates” Narrated by Salman ibn Amir When it comes to iftars, I am always on the lookout for the best dates I can get my hands on.  If you ask me, there is no better date than the Medjool date. I had an iftar at home this weekend for mother’s day and I knew that I had to do a little something to amp up my dates. I mean there is nothing…

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RECIPES

Simple Spicy Grilled Chicken & Summer Quinoa Salad

Simple Spicy Grilled Chicken & Summer Quinoa Salad

The Hubzter has been on a mission lately. He wants to get in shape for summer. He’s been working out hard and honestly, I’m so proud of him for always doing his best to live a healthy lifestyle! [He wants to maintain his boyish good looks as long as he can!] Since I am not much of a “Worker-Outer” I tend to stay away when he’s off bench pressing or worse… Cardio. [dude, you asked for a life partner, nowhere does it say anything about running partner on the contract I signed]. In an effort to help both myself and…

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RECIPES

Bangladeshi Chicken Curry

Bangladeshi Chicken Curry

My favorite part of living the married life is the fact that I make most of the dinner decisions. Growing up under the wing of my Ammu and my Nani, there was little you got to do in the kitchen than chop onions and make garlic paste for hours… because you just didn’t get in their way.  Either you anticipated what the next step was before they asked you to do a task in their kitchen… or you got the heck out of their way and buried yourself under the piles of vegetable chopping that was too beneath them to do!…

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