As a graduate from the French Culinary Institute, appeared in the New York Times and on Food Network’s Rewrapped…, but also as a mother, Saira believes firmly in one thing: fussing over an authentic, perfectly-executed biryani counts for nothing when you only have 15 minutes to prepare dinner between taekwondo practice and mediating fights over Fortnite. 

For Saira, it makes much more sense to throw together something easy and accessible, finding inspiration in everything from fresh farmer’s market fresh strawberry ice-pops (or ice-lollies) to Israeli breakfasts, to that one episode of Ugly Delicious you caught on Netflix, to whatever you have lying around in the pantry.

Saira prides her cooking classes in NYC on this ideology: recapturing the sense of fun and discovery that’s still possible in home cooking, if you open yourself up to it.

This blog is an extension of those classes: a friendly, supportive resource for building skills in the kitchen, learning and sharing recipes, and discovering your own taste and culinary style. So grab yourself a cup of tea and join the community! Your spice rack isn’t as scary as it seems.