Food is always better when properly seasoned. You’ll enjoy cooking a lot more once you’ve mastered the herb and spice basics. Spices are almost always used in their dried form. They can be found whole or ground. Spices are much more varied in flavour than herbs and tend to pack a bigger punch.

It’s almost Eid time and well, you already know that it’s also summer time. How can you escape from the scorching heat? Maybe with a gulp of icy cold water from the fridge or a guzzle of fresh juice topped with ice cubes…

Working with lifestyle journalism for over five years now, I believe I can confess to falling in love with the entire set-up. Some may abruptly brush off this special sort of reporting as laid-back, all about fluff and fleeting, but I contend to reason otherwise.

It’s hard not to fall in love with the microwave these days. And how could it be? It helps us out on our laziest days, making cooking and baking both easier and quicker.

Dr See Hui Ti, Medical Oncologist at Parkway Cancer Centre, looks at common women genital cancers. Of the top 10 cancers in women, three are to be found in the gynaecologic organs. Some of them can be easily screened or detected early, so it is important for women to keep their genital organs healthy.

Endless long summer days and the never-ending heat can only mean one thing — it’s time to load up on summer fruits to survive and thrive!

Lymphoma is the most common form of blood cancers in adults — one in 50 people will develop lymphoma in their lifetime. As populations age, lymphoma will become increasingly common and indeed, the incidence of lymphoma has been steadily increasing over the past 15 years.

Now, these symptoms are a vague description of what can be happening to a person since everyone feels a different version of it and on different scales. However, they give us a rough idea of when we can term a behaviour as an anxiety or panic attack. Both physical and emotional symptoms can occur simultaneously during an attack, leaving a person even more frightened.

Let’s not complicate matters further with a run down on physics and the scientific marvel that the microwave is. Frankly, it does not

The brainchild of eight foodies who have known each other since school, and whose intense love of shawarma led to this venture, is starting to put a strong imprint of Middle Eastern cuisine in Dhaka. The news of the restaurant has spread quickly through the vines of social media.

This is a restaurant style snack, which is made of hung curd, the main ingredient, complemented by cheese and gram flour for volume and shape.

Arguably Simhasana is the funniest looking yoga pose, but also, Lion’s Breath is a powerful way to release toxins and clear your mind!

Dhaka’s culinary scene is getting more and more cosmopolitan, with waves of eateries opening up and popularising cuisines of various regions. Case in point: Ohana Diner which offers Hawaiian cuisine.

Even with a handful of eateries around Gulshan Avenue, it becomes challenging for people living or working in the area to find fresh quality food at a reasonable price. Addressing this, the husband-wife duo Nafees Alam and Nadia Khan have introduced Farmhouse

It’s a natural trend to eat light during summer, and shift from high calorie food to things much lower. Dehydration is a common possibility due to excess perspiration and that’s the time when people feel like reaching out for something cold like sodas, beverages or even cold water.

There are at least 30 kinds of dates around the world, and they fall pretty much under three broad types — soft, semi-dry, and dry. The differentiation is made according to the glucose, sucrose and fructose content.

Tim is one of the most amazing yoga teachers I have come across. Prior to yoga, he was a dancer, but a near-lethal fall left him unable to walk. Years of yoga helped him rehabilitate and heal. Today, we will venture into his amazing story.

Chittagong Hill Tracts is a realm of not just lush nature and rich languages, but ethnic cuisines as well. Sitting in Dhaka, you can indulge in the opportunity of tasting these traditional and truly unique flavours at CHT Express — a restaurant in East Kazipara.

There is nothing that brings people close like food, and the Asian cuisine can boast perhaps the largest variety of goodies; spicy, savoury, and scrumptious.

There’s something about faluda. Cooling, perfumed, and creamy – it is both indulgent and nourishing; although the latter part may be only minimal, and it always reminds me of Ramadan and Eid.