Having been born in Pakistan, Farina was first and foremost exposed to Indian cuisine, prepared by family chefs. She comes from a background of home chefs who she used to love watching create meals for very large dinner parties that her parents hosted. She learned to recognise spices by smell and of course thrilled at the exciting array of colours and variety available. 

As she got older, she travelled extensively with her family to many exotic Asian and Middle Eastern countries and was constantly exposed to many types of cuisine. She took an immediate real interest in talking to friends and family about what went into creating the delicious meals that were enjoyed. She spoke to Home cooks and picked up family recipes. Since then, Farina has developed her own individual style and created her own recipes which she has prepared for family and friends and for Sugar and Spice 15.

She was told recently that her aunt, now deceased, gave cooking classes of her own home-made recipes. These were recently discovered. Farina & Kitty are hoping to include these in the recipe book they are writing.