Welcome to my blog and thank you for visiting. I hope you have found some interesting things in my pages. Your comments and insight are always welcome so please feel free to chime in!
I really don’t want to go on too much about myself because you already put up with a lot of my life in the blog posts! Having said that, I know I like reading the “about” page on other blogs because I find it interesting to know where they are, where they’ve been and where they’re going. So, I will tell you a little about me.
I am a Brit, a Londoner, actually, with Indian ancestry. I miss London terribly, and think about moving back almost everyday. In the meantime, I have wonderful memories of my home town.
I now live in beautiful Broomfield in Colorado with my husband, three daughters and a son. The magnificent state of Colorado takes your breath away . The majestic Rockies, the parks, lakes and the people are all amazing. I moved back to Colorado from Houston, Texas, a few years back and I am having a blast. We have national and state parks to explore and mountains to climb. We have farms and farmers markets to browse. The weather is beautiful pretty much all the time.
Living in Colorado we have the advantage of eating healthy and having an outdoorsy life. My recipes are all made from scratch and use the best ingredients around when possible.They are all made using organic or natural products.
Besides writing this blog, I am a product/cooking demonstrator at a local high-end appliance company. I demo the cooking appliances (Thermador, Dacor, Wolf, Viking etc) and cook up a storm and the clients sample all the goodies. I also am a personal chef, a caterer and a cooking instructor.
I also have an obsession with coffee. All coffee: from Turkish to Cappuccino and everything in between. I am a big supporter of organic, Fair Trade certified, small farm coffee growers. I like to support farmers markets and farms as much as I can and buy local whenever possible. I believe we can help our planet in little ways and leave it somewhat intact for our children. Recycling, reusing and reducing are important in our household.
I appreciate your interest and I hope you find something useful in my ravings.
Thank you for visiting.
If you would like to contact me you can reach me at: coffeeandcrumpets1 [at] gmail [dot] [com]
I love your website. Your Indian recipes are wonderful and so authentic. I want to try your kabsa
What a wonderful website! we live in fort collins and cant wait to try some of your recipes
So nice to meet you today! I really enjoyed lunch and am looking forward to meeting up again in December hopefully. Now I am off to treat myself to reading your blog posts.
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I just found your site and am excited to see all of the recipes. I love the spices you use and also live in beautiful Colorado. Thank you for this site!
Thank you, Jackie for your lovely words and welcome! I hope you find something good in these pages and I look forward to hearing from you again.
Assalam Alaykom Nazneen, where are you my dear? I hope you are OK.
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Salaam Nazneen!
I just stumbled upon your blog and am SO glad I did! I love meeting fellow Muslim bloggers! I love love love your style of writing and your photography. I’ve got my sights set on the Layali Lubnan 🙂
I’m excited to have found you, and I can’t wait to see what else you have to share 🙂
Wasalam Henna, JAK for your kind words. I look forward to seeing you around 🙂
Assalam Alaykom Nazneen,
I’ve found your blog from 5euro- Charles’ blog. I too live in Colorado , it is such a charming and cold state :). I am from Egypt and have never seen snow until I came here. I love coffee too… I am used to drink Turkish coffee with milk and a dash of cinnamon… have you ever tried that? Did you try the Arabian cardamom coffee? I love your yummy recipes and sure will try them… Thanks for sharing.
I stumbled upon your blog and I love what you’re doing. I’ll definitely be reading!
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Hi Nazneen,
My name is Shilpa, I’m an Indian American, raised in Colorado actually (my brother still lives in your area actually). I came across your blog quite randomly actually- in an unusual work related search for Double Kameetha, which I, oddly, was not familiar with. You’ve got great things going on here, eager to see more.
Love and miss the CO rockies, but I live in Portland, OR now, where I intake tasty coffee and food everyday. Come on over at some point if you’d like to try the delicious variety. 🙂
Hi Shilpa, thank you for stopping by! I will most definitely look you up if I am ever in Portland…it is on my list of places to visit.
Very nice to come across your blog. Very nice photos& recipes. Looking forward to read more of your recipes.
We are coming to Colarado,Breckenridge on june 30th.We are going to have family reunion.
very nice to come across your blog. I would love to live in Colorado and enjoy the beauty there. Looking forward to read more of your posts!
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Thank you Dixya for your sweet comment and welcome! I look forward to seeing you around.
I am checking out your blog and recipes. I am glad I have finally found this! I miss your cooking! Great job memsaab.
Thanks Chris. Glad you approve 😉
Assalamualaikim sis,
You have a fan fabulous blog with lovely recipes.Happy to follow you.
Wassalam
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wa’alaikum assalam, thank you for the kind words. I look forward to seeing you around.
Happy to have found your blog! I too love coffee and try to eat as healthily as possible. Opposite to you I grew up in the US but now live in the UK, Ive not been to Colorado but hope to go one day!
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Nanzeen,
I just happened to be surfing the web tonight and ran across your recipe for Dover Sole, which ironically I had just finished making for my family. Your recipe is very similar to mine. I think I am going to make your chili with pasta recipe this week and I am definitely going to make your raspberry tartlets with blackberries too. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Curtis! Thank you for visiting and commenting. I love to hear from people and especially if they are going to try my recipes!! Tell me how they turn out.
Hi Nazneen, have just discovered your blog through another! I looked at your photo and my first thought was mmm, she’s got the 3 Lions on, what’s up with that?! Then of course, I read the London bit! How long have you been in the US? I’m off to check out your recipes now!
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Hi Lin, I’ve been here forever it seems like sometimes. I am hoping to move back soon so my children can experience England.
Thank you for stopping by! It was nice to stop by yours too.
Hi Nazneen, it’s so great to meet you! I’m looking forward to exploring your blog and getting see your yummy stuff! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I love how you like real food! Oh and I LOVE coffee too!
Hi Ana! Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoy reading my ravings, and hopefully find a recipe or two. I am very much about real food. Even though I call myself a foodie…I am not very adventurous! I however, like good food and can tell bad food from a mile away. I look forward to seeing you around!
I am Nazneen’s little sister Naureen. My sister and I have never been mushy-mushy about each other, though we spent our childhood mostly inseparable. If I have to say something about my sister, it would be that she is one of the funniest, sarcastic and generous people I know. Her talent for cooking and baking has probably been passed on by my late mother. That gene, however, did not get passed to me because I am a self-confessed terrible cook. The amount of effort, time and ingredients never seem to aid in my efforts to produce a culinary masterpiece.
My sister is truly dedicated in perfecting her skills and her passion for cooking, and it shows in her blog. I hope you all get as much pleasure in her recipes, as I have had the pleasure of eating them in my single days 🙂
Assalamaleikum, I stumbled upon your Facebook page through a comment on Sheikh Waleed Basyouni’s pic. We seem to have a few things in common. I am also originally from India,have spent a couple of years in Houston (Sugar Land to be precise) and love cooking and baking. Glad to follow your blog.
wa’alaikum assalam Sadaf! Thank you for reading and commenting! Seems like we do have a few things in common. I moved from Manvel which is about 20 mins from Sugar Land. Still have lots of friends there. Most of my family is still in Houston and lots of beloved friends. Shk Waleeds girls and my girls are friends…they were in school together. I look forward to reading and following your blog too.
Sara! How are you? I am glad you found this too! I hope you had a chance to look around and found something interesting. How’s Sugar Land?
I’m so glad to have found this! Looking forward to reading more great stuff from you Nazneen Baji! I’m a whole hearted believer in raw earthful goodness 🙂