Letter to Julia 20121010

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

Hello Julia, my beloved young princess.  How are you feeling today?  You must be working hard as usual, so please make sure you are eating properly, and getting sufficient rest.  I tried making steamed buns for lunch today.  I'm sure you are familiar with that food... it's like dim sum, but a bun.  So I made a batch of dough, my standard simple routine, just flour, water, yeast, oil and salt.  And I borrowed my Mom's steamer.  FOr the filling, it was liver and onions, in liver sauce.  Which was quite good by itself, alhamdulillah.  But the bun itself needed to be more like a cake, so next time I'll have to add sugar and an egg to the dough.  Giving the dough a chance to rise would have helped too.

There is much international flavor for you, Mrs. Global!  And the beauty of it is that you don't really have to go anywhere.  InsyaAllah.  Don't forget that Islam is between you and God, and that it has little to do with you and me.  So much drama.  Everything seems to be a matter of life and death to everyone.  People are so intoxicated by fame.  Me, I feel the same way I did 10 years ago, and in the same situation, but poorer.  You my queen, please maintain your composure of regal purity and integrity.