Hummus and garlic yogurt sauce in a falafel schwarma
I like the overpacked schwarma—loaded with pickled vegetables and lemony parsley; hummus and tahini sauce oozing all over your fingers. Messy, delicious street food for the hungry veghead. It’s not...
View ArticleA quick lunch to take away
Ok so the main reason we fail at work lunch time is because of time. It seems as though everyone around me all over this world (our round blue spaceship hurtling through space, by the way) wakes up at...
View ArticlePita bread
Like many other things in life, pita turned out to be easier than originally thought. 2 cups flour (I used 1 c bread and 1 c plain), plus plenty for kneading 1 cup warm water 2 tsp salt 2 tsp instant...
View ArticleParathas, part 3 of 3, egg roll
A street food popular in Kolkata, also a quick homemade breakfast or lunchtime snack. Not a revolutionary recipe, but a different way to eat eggs, and also quite handy for when you are on the go or...
View ArticleA no lobster roll… There is no lobster in this roll
I do miss lobster. Lobster and sushi. So far not enough to go out and eat it though. If I think about it too much, I just feel too darned bad for the lobster. And shellfish in general. One time my...
View ArticleReady for a picnic? Vegan pan bagnat
My friend turned me on to these lovely, picnic-able French sandwiches, using an olive tapenade in place of anchovies. Otherwise known as tuna niçoise sandwiches. I used to have one for lunch all the...
View ArticleStuffed arepas
For cooking the thicker arepas that you can eat like a sandwich: 1) Follow the original recipe here, or watch this video here. 2) Pinch off golf ball-sized bits of moist dough and roll into smooth...
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