Poppy Seed Crusted Tomato and Onion Tart

Poppy Seed Crusted Tomato and Onion Tart

Summer sneaked out alright, but the tomatoes did not. Not here. That is why I love Texas. While we simmer in the summer heat, the fall is the time to really be outside and enjoy, more like what you call “summer” else where.

Murgh Tikka Hariyali/Skewered Green (Herbed) Chicken

Murgh Tikka Hariyali/Skewered Green (Herbed) Chicken

A recipe and a rant. A rant about unethical blogging practice. When my daughter saw the chicken sitting in the marinade, she had a funny expression in her face, the kind that is thinking..”..eeewwww, green chicken?“, but not daring to say much as she knew 

Cabbage and Chickpea Roulade

Cabbage and Chickpea Roulade

This cabbage roulade is just a fancy musical name for a very popular Indian Paatra or Pathrode. An all savory vegan dish, traditionally paatra is made with the beautiful leaves of colocasia/taro root/arbi. The leaves are layered, rolled, steamed, sliced like little pretty pinwheels, and 

Garlic Chard Roti/Flatbread

Garlic Chard Roti/Flatbread

Roti (pronounced roh-tee) is the most popular sort of unleavened bread in the Indian subcontinent.

Carrots and Beans with Caraway, Harissa and Pistachios

Carrots and Beans with Caraway, Harissa and Pistachios

A very simple recipe with prominent Tunisian flavors of caraway and harissa.