You don’t have to try the latest trendy meal at the hottest new restaurant, quit your job or move to another country to live a better life.

‘It’s not for the faint-hearted,’ 31-year-old Micaela, who is originally from South Africa but is based in Bali, says. ‘If a guest craves a midnight snack, I’m back in the galley, no questions asked.

Ramadan begins this month for Muslims across the world and involves fasting during daylight. Here food writer Ilhan Mohamed Abdi shares the dishes she cooks for pre-dawn and evening meals.