Attempting to make the pod thing I was sitting in 😎
July 5, 2018
Attempting to make the pod thing I was sitting in 😎
July 4, 2018
New fav
July 3, 2018
July 2, 2018
Late afternoon yoga and in no hurry to get home.
July 1, 2018
A Qatari style majilis. A majilis is an Arabic word meaning meeting or sitting place. During Ramadan, these tents were set up all over malls and other public spaces, and culturally they are found year round in peoples homes – kind of like an old school formal family room in American homes — a place to entertain guests that isn’t necessarily somewhere more personal the family hangs out in while alone.
This fabric pattern is also very popular, local to this region, and can be found everywhere.
June 30, 2018
Happy (early) 4th of July! This year, we turned our little corner of Doha into a mini – ‘Merica and threw a bbq/birthday party for friends.
(Most of) the spread:
A selection of Qatari chips + vegetarian chicharrones, deviled eggs, corn on the cob, watermelon/haloumi/pepita salad, classic potato salad, mango/ruby grapefruit salad, redneck Kool-Aid, watermelon cocktail.
Not pictured: burgers, turkey dogs, smoked beef kielbasa, and local spicy sausages.
And for dessert:
America cake! Plus peanut butter pie, which also didn’t make it to pictures.
We didn’t have fireworks, but a good time was had by all.
Okra Mango Hash
I know. Hang with me for a second. While this may sound like stoner or pregnant woman food, it strangely works.
Unbeknownst to me until relatively recently, the American South doesn’t actually corner the market in okra – okra curries are actually popular throughout India, and they’re delicious. Mango curries are also a thing that are delicious.
I had intended on including a couple spoons red pepper pesto to make a vaguely curries sauce, buuuuuuuut mine had molded. Oops. As did the miso butter I made months ago. So, no sauce but egg yolk and the taste I was thinking of turned out much more subtle than the original Chopped style concept (what can I say, I’ve been too lazy to go grocery shopping).
Gluten-free, paleo, vegetarian
Okra Mango Hash
1/2 – 1 c. okra, cut into 1/4 inch thick rounds
1 small mango – I used the yellow kind
2 ounces leftover chicken – I used curried breasts I’d bulk cooked earlier in the week
2 tsp. fat of choice
2 eggs
1 tsp. butter or other egg cooking fat
Salt, pepper & your favorite curry powder
In a large pan over medium-high heat, bring the 2 tsp. fat to temperature. Add the okra, hit with the spices, and cook, stirring frequently, until the okra is browned a bit.
While that is working, shred your chicken and peel and chop the mango.
When the okra is done, add the chicken and mango and cook, stirring frequently, until the mango gets a kiss of brown.
While that is working, cook your eggs to their desired doneness after sprinkling with the spices.
To serve, top the hash with the eggs.
Serves 1 because DH is 1000% not into anything about this dinner
June 29, 2018
Operating under the assumption that she’s too smart to allow herself to get heat stroke.
It’s 103 F, and she switched to laying on her back (before falling over) right after this.
June 28, 2018
When, tf, did I start being drawn toward pink?
Rose – as both a scent and a taste, btw, is still horrid.
June 27, 2018
Another take on jellyfish
Gastography 