We may earn a commission from links on this page. Welcome to “Cookbook of the Week.” This is a series where I highlight cookbooks that are unique, easy to use, or just special to me. While finding a ...

When Maryam Jillani was growing up in Islamabad, the last day of Ramadan was about more than breaking a month-long fast with extended family. A joyous occasion, the Eid al-Fitr holiday also was marked ...

Pakistani food is underrepresented and misunderstood, say the authors of three forthcoming cookbooks that highlight the South Asian cuisine, spotlighting dishes that may be unfamiliar even to those ...

Tarka daal is a vegan recipe featuring yellow lentils with chile-cumin oil. Courtesy Neetu Laddha/neetuladdha.com. For many Peninsula residents, Zareen’s is one of the first restaurants that come to ...

A mainstay at the Eid al-Fitr table of Maryam Jillani’s grandmother, Kulsoom, was mutton pulao, an aromatic rice dish prepared in a gently spiced bone broth. It’s both comforting and celebratory — and ...

Pakistani cuisine is all about layering flavors. Over centuries, home cooks have used spices and techniques instinctively, each responding to generational gustatory coding honed and passed down by the ...

I’m collecting moments of joy where I can these days, relishing simple pleasures like watching a dove’s daily routine collecting twigs from the patio for a nest, my cat purring from the (apparent) ...