March 12, 2021

Drawing practice: Lantana & Bougainvillea

March 11, 2021

West Bay after dark

March 10, 2021

Busy, busy at the new hotel.

March 9, 2021

This is a new (to me at least) colorway for bougainvillea. I’m also trying to get a good shot of the magenta / blood red plants I’ve started seeing pop up. At least I *think* they’re magenta & blood red – it’s hard to tell and even harder to photograph.

March 8, 2021

Happy Monday

March 7, 2021

I have no idea why there’s a dinosaur head out back of Ezdan Mall. Poor dusty guy.

March 6, 2021

Oops. Was too busy watching parts of baffling art theft documentaries hosted by airs on Wells, documentaries on the somewhat horrifying intersection between personality tests and corporate culture, and some pretty decent newer horror movies. Totally forgot to take pics of more than food. And that wasn’t particularly photogenic or inspiring:

Leftover roti with a fried egg for breakfast, chicken tikka wrap with about a quarter of the chaat-style potato mix for lunch & half a bag of kettel corn mixed with spiced fried chickpeas for a movie snack. My day could have definitely used some vegetables.

March 5, 2021

Snuggle babes after destroying some yak cheese sticks – one destroyed; one was #triggered by the whole experience

March 4, 2021

Self care day

Roasted Veggie Pizza

This is a dead simple dinner that’s quick to prepare and easy to make in bulk for meal prepping.

It’s also healthy – according to my DH, *too* healthy, and can’t be classified as ‘pizza’. 😆 Call it a flatbread, then.

I was a big fan, and ended up eating the leftover hummus & veggies in a bunch of different ways throughout the week.

vegetarian, vegan

Roasted Veggie Pizza

Mixed veggies: I used a combo of zucchini, eggplant, peppers, carrots and onions

Hummus

Some sort of pizza base: I used bran pita, but naan would be great here, as would tortillas or pizza dough flats

Edamame, cooked and shelled

Black olives

Sun dried tomatoes

Red pepper flakes

Zaatar

Oil, salt & pepper

Preheat your oven to 200C/400F. Chop your veggies into bite-sized pieces, and arrange on a prepared baking sheet in a single layer.

Drizzle some oil over and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. Toss to coat and spread back out in a single layer.

Bake 15 minutes, flip, and bake an additional 10 – 15 minutes or until your desired brownness is reached. Remove and set aside.

The rest is simple. Prep your edamame if it came shelled like mine did. Set aside.

To assemble, spread hummus out in a thin-ish layer on your flatbread like you would marinara on a pizza. Arrange your roasted veggies on top, adding a sprinkle of edamame, olives and sun dried tomato to Zhuzh up your pizza a bit.

Sprinkle spices over top.

Bake on a cookie sheet 10 minutes or until crisp. Pull and slice.

Serves a few