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Local Meets Global Flavor

After working in Michelin-star restaurants and experimenting with food all week, Aleem Syed, a Toronto-based chef, would want to come home and eat the Indian

From the Publisher’s Desk

Assalaamu Alaikum I just returned from our Halal Auditors Training Workshop in Canada. As part of our best in class halal certification service, we hold

Editor’s Note

Assalamu Alaikum This first issue of 2015 brings you much ‘food for thought,’ so I hope your mind is hungry. Don’t worry, there’s plenty of

Spring 2015

Vegan Muslims: Plant-Based and Proud

Within the past few years, vegan and vegetarian dishes have become very popular. More restaurants and grocery stores are offering meatless options to their customers.

Caring for the Skin God Gave Us

I rushed to a sink to clean the balm from my lips. The balm that had faithfully kept my lips free from cracking in harsh

Apple Spice Cake

Vegetable Curry

Servings: 4

Olive & Cheese Bruschetta

Servings: 4

Spotlight on Amara Cosmetics

As Muslims, we often find ourselves reading food labels to ensure the halal status. But would you think to do so in the cosmetics aisle?

Folic Acid: The Unborn Child’s Lifeline

In an attempt to help prevent neural tube defects in the developing embryo, more than 70 countries around the world, including the United States, require

The Sweetness of Honey

Imagine a food so valuable that ancient Egyptians used it as money, ancient Sumerians wrote about it on their world renowned clay tablets, ancient Romans