Dinner at Panera Bread

A couple of weeks ago my aunt took me to Panera Bread.I ate tomato soup with a side order of chips. I also had lemonade.It was so yummy! My aunt also took a picture.

Deep Under Sea

Once upon a time two girls named Ayesha and Yusra. Yusra had found blue and green gems on their previous adventures. This time they found a lime green gem. "I wish we could go where this would take us", they said. So then they went to the ocean in a splash! They were wearing their swimsuits. They saw a shark swimming towards an octopus. But the octopus let out ink and the shark swam away. Yusra and Ayesha watched in awe! They swam towards a loggerhead sea turtle and said hello. The sea turtle offered to give them a ride around the ocean. They saw clown fish, ocean slugs and snails, and they even saw a humpback whale! Then the turtle had a gift for them. It was real gold! Ayesha and Yusra went back home after that! What an adventure!

Halwa recipe. Yum!

This is the recipe for the halwa we made on eid. Halwa is a sweet dessert we make in Pakistan. This my Nanu's (grandmother) recipe and it is delicious! I watched my aunt make it and I wrote it down for all of you. You can make this with any type of nuts like almonds, walnuts, pistachios or cashew nuts. We made this one with walnuts.

1 cup ground nuts 
1/3 cup oil
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup powdered milk like Nido
5 ounces evaporated milk

Heat oil in a cooking pan and add the nuts in it. Fry it for a few minutes. Then put the sugar in it. Mix it for a few minutes. Then put the powdered milk in it. Then mix it well. Mix in evaporated milk and turn off the heat. Then eat it!

EID MUBARAK!!!!

Eid Mubarak! I know it's a little late but I was just busy with my family. We decorated the house with lights and I made an Eid banner. I got presents for and from my whole family. My favorite was a iPod cover that my brother gave me. It's so pretty, shiny and sparkly! I also gave badam ka halwa (Almond sweet) to my urdu teacher in a jar. I will post the recipe for it on another day.

My outfit was red and purple and was from Pakistan. I also wore red choorian (bangles) that came from India. I got to do a sleepover at my cousins' house and we had an eid feast over there. Another day everyone came to our house for a family dinner. This Eid was so fun and exciting!

Eid banner and lights

Eid gifts. I made so many eid cards!

Badam ka halwa for my teacher

Choorian 

My khussay (shoes)

Henna on my hands. My mom did my left hand and I got the right hand done at the festival.

My new iPod cover!

Crazy with Dinosaurs

Once upon a time there were two girls. The first girl's name was Yusra. The second girl's name was Ayesha. The girls were cleaning their room when they found a gem. "Another adventure!" squealed Ayesha because finding a gem meant that they were going to go on an adventure. The last gem that they found was turquoise and this one was a shiny purple one. 

"Are you ready?" asked Yusra. 

"YES!" yelled Ayesha. 

"Then lets go!" shouted Yusra as they whirled into the air.

"Where are we and what are we wearing?" asked Ayesha  because they were wearing overalls. They were also carrying backpacks with water bottles inside.

"I think were in the dinosaur time" said Yusra. 

"DINOSAURS!" yelled Ayesha.

They wandered through the trees. Ayesha nearly fell when they heard a roar. Yusra calmed her sister and lead the way. They found a tiny cute baby Tyrannosaurus Rex roaring. They petted him and his older sister came. They shook hands with her signaling friendship. Then they went on their way and strolled down the long dirt path. They went on until they heard a "hi!!!". The girls turned and froze. There they saw two brontosauruses. Ayesha finally found her voice and stammered "h-h-hi". Ayesha and Yusra were so astonished that the dinosaurs could talk. The large brontosaurus said "Hi I'm Diney and this is my brother Dino. I'm nine years old and he is five". Ayesha and Yusra introduced themselves. They weren't feeling so scared anymore. 

"Would you like a tour?" Dino asked. 

"Yeah sure!" said Ayesha and Yusra at the same time. 

"You can climb on our backs because we're fast" Diney said. 

The brontosauruses showed the girls all around. They saw all different kinds of dinosaurs. Yusra got a lot of information for her dinosaur project that she had to do for school. When the light was fading, the girls said that they have to go home. They said goodbye and thank you to Diney and Dino, their new friends.Then they clutched the magic gem and said "We wish we could go home" and they landed right on their beds. 

Farmer's Market

A few weeks ago I went to the farmers market with my aunt. I got to pet a chick. I got corn for every one my house. There were lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. There were also other fresh and delicious treats there like jams, cakes, cupcakes, and granola bars. I want to go back there again when I'm not fasting so that I can eat the samples! Oh and I got a bottle of strawberry vanilla jam for my mom's eid gift. I've been having it for breakfast and it's awesomely yummy!

Red Plums

Sweet corn 

The little cute chick I got to pet

My breakfast