December 16, 2021

42 trips around the sun

December 15, 2021

Another corner of the house – and my favorite Christmas music channel on YouTube. I’m a sucker for Peanuts samples.

December 14, 2021

City Center Mall – I believe the oldest in Doha – just celebrated 20 years

December 13, 2021

Even after living here for 4 years & Miami for about the same time, Winter just doesn’t feel like Winter with weather like this. Totally not complaining, there’s just a disconnect

December 12, 2021

Indoor ice

December 11, 2021

Holiday baking: doing my foremothers proud with chocolate chip cookie bark & a spin on moose munch

Roasted Potato Salad with Miso Tahini Dressing

This is a quick little salad that is easy to scale up to feed a crowd.

As written, this dressing recipe makes extras. I drizzled some on a fruit salad (kinda crappy mango & persimmon), and swirled a dollop into a quinoa brown rice mix for an extra creamy kick. Delicious.

gluten-free, paleo, vegetarian, vegan

Roasted Potato Salad with Miso Tahini Dressing

250g baby potatoes

Big hand baby spinach

1 clove minced garlic

Big hand cherry tomatoes

2Tbsp. tahini

2tsp. soy sauce or coconut aminos

1tsp. white miso

1tsp. date molasses or maple syrup

2tsp. citrus juice

Oil, salt & pepper

Optional topper: feta (mine was vegan feta)

Preheat oven to 375F and line a baking sheet.

Bring a small pot of water to boil and parboil the potatoes 7 minutes or until almost done.

Halve the potatoes (or quarter if they’re a bit large) and add to the sheet. Drizzle with oil and season liberally with salt, pepper and any other spice you love (I used a chicken spice mix). Spread potatoes out into a single layer.

Lightly smush with the bottom of the pot or something heavy.

Bake 15 mins or until desired crispness is reached.

In a small bowl, whisk the tahini, soy sauce, sesame oil, miso & citrus juice to make dressing. Thin with a little water to your desired consistency.

Add the potatoes, spinach, garlic & tomatoes to a large bowl, and toss with dressing.

Serves 2 for dinner

December 10, 2021

Progress?

December 9, 2021

Our 2021 Holiday card – drawn by me & printed at my local shop. I think it turned out pretty well, though next year I’m doing foil printing and working on getting the US sizing down with no room for interpretation.

December 8, 2021