CARPINTERIA STATE BEACH CAMPING

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Camping is our favorite outing. Nothing beats the fresh air and being close to nature. My kids love playing in the water so we try to find campsites near the beach. Carpinteria is our all time favorite campsite. Due to its location it books way in advance and consider yourself lucky to find a spot at […]

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Weekly Cooking-2

Here is round two of the weekly cooking. The dishes include DAAL:   (Mixture of red and yellow lentils cooked to a think soupy texture. Amazing with rice or bread) CHICKEN KORMA:  (Chicken in a warm spicy curry made of onions, tomato, ginger, garlic and yogurt) CHICKEN KARAHI:  ( Chicken in a wok with lots of […]

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SHAHAB NAMA

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Shahab Namah (Urdu)– 1999 by Qudrat Ullah Shahab  (Author) Shahab Nama is one of the most interesting autobiographies I have ever read. It is a fantastic read which unfortunately was never translated into English. Shahab Nama is the story of Qudrat Ullah Shahab, a Pakistani Bureaucrat who served in the Indian Civil Service before partition and volunteered during the famine […]

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