MyWorldMyLife

In our home, there’s a tradition I hope you’ll always remember. On the very first Iftar of Ramadan, we always make something with a white sauce. It might be creamy béchamel or a warm yogurt sauce, but the meaning is the same. As we stir the pot, we quietly pray that the month begins “white” and stays that way, full of peace, ease, and blessings for all 30 days. This stuffed zucchini in yogurt sauce is one of those dishes. It’s comforting, familiar, and full of love, the kind that gathers everyone around the table and reminds us what this month is really about.  Ingredients: 8–10 medium zucchinis 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium onion, finely chopped ½ teaspoon salt 500g plant-based minced meat (or minced beef) Salt Black pepper 1 teaspoon 7 mixed spices 4 cups plain whole yogurt 2 tablespoons cornstarch 4 cloves garlic, crushed ½ teaspoon salt (or to taste) 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted Instructions: Step1: prepare the zucchini Wash and dry the zucchinis. Cut off th...

If you scroll through my social media, you’ll see smiles, family milestones, and small moments of joy I’ve intentionally carved out along the way. You’ll see birthday cakes, sunny days, hugs with the people I love. Those snapshots are real and they matter. They remind me, even on the hardest days, that life is still beautiful and absolutely worth celebrating. But photos only ever tell part of the story. What they don’t show are the quiet moments behind the scenes; the fear that creeps in before every scan, the hospital appointments squeezed in between school runs and “normal” working day life, the days when simply getting out of bed feels like climbing a mountain. Two and a half years ago, my world suddenly filled with words I never expected to know so well: surgery, chemo, radiation, targeted therapy, hormonal therapy, Lymphedema.. .etc. They became part of my everyday vocabulary overnight. I still remember the night before my first treatment; lying awake, scared, overwhelmed and ...