Quentin Jacobsen has spent almost his whole life loving his next door neighbour Margo Roth Spiegelman. There was a time when they were friends, as kids, but now the Queen Bee hardly acknowledges his existence at school. So when she shows up at his bedroom window one night, asking him for his help on an…
Recipe: Chocolate Buttermilk Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting
I’m kind of a weird person. If you don’t know this by now from reading this blog, you’re about to find out… The more popular something is, the more I avoid it. I know, it makes no sense. But the more something is hyped up on social media or in pop culture, I do everything…
Isn’t it funny…
…how we like to think about the future with so much certainty, but in truth we don’t really know how things will play out? Last year, around this time, I had just finished organizing an Islamic convention in Toronto, an experience which, for me, was life-changing and life-enriching. I could hardly sit still from excitement…
Friday Things
So I’ve been meaning to write this post all day, and only now at 10:50 do I have the chance. But better later than never, right? I’ve been thinking to make ‘Friday Things’ into a regular post, every other Friday, with just some general news and chit-chat. Not sure if I’ll be able to keep…
Recipe: The Ultimate Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie
So life has suddenly become more hectic. I don’t know why though. I haven’t exactly been doing anything new lately, but between shopping for shoes and new makeup for my cousin’s wedding, practising dances, an Islamic convention, cooking, and cleaning, I haven’t had very much time to sit back and relax. We had a long…