I am an Afghan American born and raised in Kabul, where I learned basic tenets of cooking from my late mother as a child and continue to follow in her footsteps to this day.

I enjoy sharing the recipes with my husband Fawad and my children Omar and Eva in our Moreno Valley kitchen.

I have a B.A. in English from Kabul University, M.A. in Education, and a Teaching Diploma from American University of Beirut.

I shared some of the 225 Afghan recipes that I compiled through the years with nearly 200,000 friends, followers, fans, and members, which in turn generated more than 2 million cumulative likes.