Living as a student in Cairo, I quickly learned what my cheapest meal options were: kushari, fuul, and best of all, ta’amiya – known elsewhere as falafel. For the equivalent of 5¢, one of these delicious little sandwiches was mine: pita bread (‘aysh baladi) stuffed with fried balls of spiced fava beans, lettuce, cucumber, tomato and […]
No comments | Cilantro, Dill, Egypt, Fava, Garlic, middle east, parsley, Pickles, Pita, Radish, Rutabaga
Valentine’s day Tom’s way.
1 comment | Bulghur, Butternut Squash, Cracked Wheat, Feta, Food, mezze, middle eastern, parsley, Pita, Red, Squash, wheat
Since I don’t have to work on the weekend I avoid that nagging pressure to interact with the other humans by baking bread. The rhythm of bread baking is such that it is both leisurely and consuming. The first thing I did in the morning was cover 10 grain hot cereal mix with boiling water […]
2 comments | Artisan, Baguette, Baking, Boule, Bread, Multigrain, Natural Yeast, Pita, Sandwich, Sourdough