I have always been an intuitive cook and an insatiable eater. Although the combo yields delicious discoveries, the two traits are not the best when fasting from sunrise to sunset for a month-long holiday, especially when you work all day and live by yourself.
Ramadan, which runs from April 13 to May 12, welcomes Muslims to retreat from human and worldly desires and anchors us spiritually. Abstinence from food, drinks (yes, even water) and sexual activity for 16 hours each day for 30 days, all to renew
Iman (faith) in the body and soul.
This Ramadan will be new terrain for me now that I live in a new city and work at my first full-time job