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This is one of my favourite meals to make when we have people over, and I hope one day it becomes one of yours too. It’s the kind of dish that feels special, even though it’s actually simple to put together. Somehow it always looks like I’ve spent hours in the kitchen. As it bakes, the whole house fills with the smell of tomato, garlic, and warm spices and without fail, someone always wanders in asking, “What smells so good?” That’s my favourite part. I bake the aubergines until they’re soft and tender instead of frying them, then gently roll them around the seasoned kofta and let everything finish cooking in a rich, tangy tomato sauce. It comes out beautiful, smells incredible, and tastes even better. It’s the kind of meal made for sharing; hearty, comforting, and full of love around the table. And I hope whenever you make it, it brings that same feeling to your home.  Ingredients: 3–4 large aubergines Olive oil (for brushing) 500g plant-based minced meat (or minced be...

As the calendar turns and I mark another trip around the sun, I’m doing something that doesn’t always come naturally to me, slowing down. Instead of rushing into resolutions or filling my days with to-do lists, I’m pausing long enough to breathe, reflect, and acknowledge a year that asked me to carry fear and gratitude in the same hands and somehow made room for both. 2025 gave me a gift I will never take lightly; my first truly clear CT scan since my breast cancer diagnosis in 2023. Clear lungs. No shadows. No nodules. Words that still feel surreal when I say them out loud. At first, I held that news quietly, almost protectively, as if celebrating too loudly might somehow tempt fate. But this journey has taught me something important: good bloodwork, clean scans, and moments of relief aren’t meant to be whispered. They are meant to be honored. Every win, no matter how fragile, tentative, or hard-earned, deserves its moment in the light. I’m celebrating the strength it took to live in ...