Chocolate Chunk Coconut Oil Cookies

HELLO WORLD. Long time no post – literally long time this time around. Does anyone even keep up with my blog anymore? Do I even keep up with my own blog anymore??? Trust me – I want to be in this, I SO want to do this. When ya got 3 APs not even giving…

Creme Brulee

Having a blog of any sort is hard. It’s easy to get caught up in wanting people to view your blog and like your insta food pics and really become known and ‘big’ in the foodie world – especially when you’re a noobie like me lolll. Posting and blogging in the food area is a…

Sesame Chicken with Broccoli

I remember back when we lived in Toronto, we used to drive down to New York in Brooklyn to see my cousins. It was a regular thing – every break we would journey on the 8 hour drive, or they would come to us, or sometimes we would even meet in the middle. When I…

Peach Galette

Hello. It’s been a long month (more than??) but I’m finally back from my nice, long, 3 week trip. If you’ve been keeping up with my instagram (@aestheticgourmet, totally not self promotion here), then you’ll know that I was travelling in Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. We began in the tea plantation area of Cameron Highlands,…

Zucchini Bread

Laylatul Qadr. The Night of Power. The last 10 days of Ramadan, the 10 best nights of the year for a Muslim. The nights of forgiveness, mercy, and grace, the nights that can determine our destiny. We make Du’a (prayers) about anything and everything, for our family, friends, and self. I still confuse myself about…

New York Cheesecake

Its everyone’s favourite time of year once again – EXAM TIME. The weeks leading up to exams mostly consist of me trying to figure out when I should start studying and asking everyone if they’ve started, rather than actually studying myself. There’s only less than 2 weeks until the start of exams, then the end of…

Whole Wheat Bagels

When you live in Saudi, there’s certain things (things asides from food, but mostly food <3) that you can NEVER find, or they’re just really rare, OR they’re over priced at the grocery store ($10 for a box of cereal anyone??). One of these things is bagels. Bagels are not “just bread”. It’s so much more…

Almond Cardamom Biscotti

Hi. Today should’ve been a holiday – not sure why it wasn’t. Today is my birthday!!!!! So grateful, Alhamdulilah for my family, my friends, and everyone who helped to make it such a great day. The real celebration is this weekend though – a combined birthday brunch hosted by me and my close friend.

Classic Cinnamon Buns

During Ramadan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims, my family is constantly invited to break our fast at sunset time in the company of other families. When you’re brown, these dinners, aka “brown parties”, happen all year round, even during Ramadan. During these lil parties, its courteous to bring the host some kind of…

Coffee Panna Cotta

I visited Italy last summer with my family for 2 weeks. We started up in Milan, and actually rented a car, driving all the way down to the coast, Cinque Terre (literally looks like all the pictures you see on tumblr and everywhere else), and then up to various other cities including Rome, Florence, and…