YUCK

food going through a metal detector, really? is that how far we've come?

food in lebanon

Potluck

Tonight the faculty had a potluck that I put together. It went well and the dishes we great. Risotto, cakes, sweet potatoes, samosas...I made a chocolate cake that was likened to charcoal. I had broken the very thin cake into smaller pieces and they were one of the first things gone so take that whoever called it charcoal.

It's called the "Melt-In-Your-Mouth Chocolate Cake" and I found the recipe on Chocolate & Zucchini.

markets in Yemen

fish:

and fruit:

HJ's Two

Nancy, Lindsey and I had an awesome dinner tonight at HJ's. Our main purpose was to organize our long weekend trip to Syria, but that didn't really work out so we just enjoyed our food.

Makdous Fatteh (below) - roasted eggplant that's for some reason a little crunchy. It's hot and warm and yummy.

Hummus be snowbar - The staple hummus that we get every time. Never disappoints. It has pine nuts as a garnish with loads of olive oil on top.

Stuffed Mushrooms - self-explanatory. A set of 4 small mushrooms stuffed with cheese.

Musabbahat Jdoudna (below) - A salad dish with chick peas and vegetables. This is the second time I've had it and it's very yummy. Very filling though!

Um Ali (below) - a mixture of bread, raisins, and various nuts. It's very soft, filling, and yummy.

eating healthy isn't expensive (eating meat is)

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/29/healthy-foods-for-under-1/

sardines in their natural habitat (Socotra, Yemen)