10/22 An Experiment in Afghani Food

There is an awesome girl in my house who is Afghani, so we decided to make some Afghani food. Okay, so she decided to make the food, and we sat there for two hours entertaining and sharing snacks of hummus and popcorn (not together). It was well worth the wait. I have no idea what we ate, but I do know it consisted of rice and kidney beans with a magical blend of spices.

As she noted, almost no Middle Eastern food photographs well. However, my tastebuds were singing with joy.

10/15 Black Bean Madness

As a vegetarian, I eat a lot of beans so I can get enough protein. For some reason, black beans are so much more appealing to me than other beans. I've tried many kinds, but I will always prefer black beans. They have the best texture and go remarkably well with other exciting flavors.

Black beans and rice with guacamole, field green and walnut salad

9/12 A Delectable Indian Meal

My roommate and I had volunteered to cook house dinner tonight, so we opted for a full-on Indian meal. I made naan, which I had never in my life cooked before, and she made delicious curried lentils (I love lentils!). We also had pumpkin whoopie pies with cream cheese frosting, to which nothing will ever measure up.

20 baked pieces of naan

Curried lentils and yogurt sauce

Brown rice

Sauteed kale and onions

All the fabulous items together