Falafel!
Ah, falafel, one of the Arabic cultures’ most ubiquitous foods. Various groups try to take ownership, and there are plenty of varieties, but all signs point to it’s origins in the Egyptian ta’miyya, which is made with fava beans, and…
Shakshuka, Libyan-Style
Shakshuka ~ eggs poached in a spicy tomato sauce ~ is kind of a universal dish across the Middle East and Northern Africa these days, with roots in Libya or Tunisia (depending on who you ask) and Morocco tries to…
Chapli Kabob Burgers
Chapli kabobs are a popular street food in Pakistan. Disc-shaped and fried, they make for a great walk-around food. Pomegranate seeds are usually added for a little extra zip, but they’re not 100% required to make a tasty kabob. Somewhere…
Pasta and Cheese Fritters
One of the eternal questions in life is “how much pasta should I make?” If you’re familiar with bistromathics, you know that the answer is, of course, a recipriversexclusion – i.e., the answer is any othe number than the one you’ve…
Mushroom-Bacon Stuffed Omelets
Breakfast for dinner, right? I’ll be honest and say I almost never have breakfaast for breakfast, but still… breakfast for dinner. There’s just something magical about that (Dennys at 2AM aside). So, tonight’s breakfast dinner is omelets. But not just…
Curry-stuffed Savory Toast
To tempt you to read futher this is where we’re going today: savory Indian toast stuffed with a tomato-chicken curry and home-made paneer
Beer-Battered Onion Rings
I’ll just come out and say it – Onion rings are awesome, whether on a burger, or as a side. I mean, deep-fried onions, am I right? Well, deep fried nearly everything. Deep.Fried. *drools a little* At some point I’ll…
Mozzarella in Carrozza
"Mozzarella in a Carriage". Earlier this week, I came across a reference to this, with two sentences to the effect of, "In Italy they make French toast with mozzarella in between two slices of bread, then fried. Sometimes it's served with…
Katsu! (Gesundheit!)
No really. It's not as odd as it sounds. If you've ever had a German schnitzel or an Italian Milanesa this wouldn't be that far off. That's because the roots of katsu comes directly from these European dishes – a…
Deep-fried Meatballs!!1!
You heard me right. Meatballs. Deep-fried. What I didn’t mention is that cheese is involved too. After all, this is an Italian-inspired dish – at least as far as the flavors go. Most people just look at me funny though.
