In search of the perfect cupcake!

A list of bakeries I need to visit:

http://thechelseateapot.com/

http://yummyboutique.com/

http://www.sobochocolate.com/

http://www.crumbsanddoilies.co.uk/

http://www.lovebakery.co.uk/

http://hummingbirdbakery.com/

http://www.outsidertart.com/main.asp

Any more you can think of?

Aab Ramadhan Sale!

Though my aim of ramadhan is certainly not shopping, I couldn't let this deal go. I've been wanting to buy the Missouri abaya (above) for a while, but it was too expensive. It has now gone down from £59.99 to £29.99!

The other one I like alot and I hope it is on sale some time soon is this one:



Make du'aa! ;)

Dogs and Muslims

Many Muslims, growing up in devout households, are taught that dogs are dirty and scary. So could Sarfraz Manzoor learn to love Cookie the bulldog?

Sarfraz concludes in his article that the main reason he is afraid of dogs its because he is a Muslim. However, for me it’s more because of this:

“When I was at school in the 80s, I associated dogs with skinheads; round where we lived, the racists delighted in unleashing their alsatians whenever they saw brown-skinned boys like me. Dogs may have been man's best friend, but they were an Asian's worst enemy.”

When I was young we were constantly threatened by the racists with their dogs. They would get their dogs to run after us, and my cousins have been bit too. So I don’t think our fear is baseless, it is based on the terror that racists unleashed towards us.

Having said that, I am trying very hard to lose my fear of dogs. I walk pass them now, avoid looking at them but I don’t run in the opposite direction like I used to. However, if it’s not leashed, I admit I do panic, and at times I cross the road. This fear is a real loss for me, as I live right next to a beautiful park, but in the summer I can’t spend as much time as I had hoped to.

My lovely colleague has a dog which she is very attached to and loves talking about. I haven’t admitted to her yet that I am afraid of dogs, but living in this country, I really need to lose this fear and I hope one day I could stroke a dog without fear.

I just don’t know how to get there. Any ideas?

Btw I’m just as scared of any other animal: cats, hampsters, mice etc.

Hasidic Jews never keep dogs as pets too. Interesting.

DAS Collection - Now available at Harrods!

Not that I can afford it, but there is not harm in popping by and having a peek at this awesome collection, now at Harrods!

Check out http://www.dascollection.com/ for the full collections.

Raffaello, any fans?

Do we have any fans of Raffaello? My Big Brother used to bring them over from Dubai when he used to live there, and they are scrumptious! They are like the white chocolate and coconut version of Ferrero Rocher. Well as Big Brother can no longer transport some over for me, I found a recipe on Simplicity's blog. I think I'll give it a try for Eid inshaAllah, already I'm drooling!

Chelsea's Dress

I like her dress!