Algerian Flatbread

To go with my Futari, my wife made a delicious spiced Algerian flatbread called msemmen (think naan).  It was actually slightly spicy...my wife does not like spicy things at all, so I was impressed by her willingness to add cayenne pepper and cumin.  And I even watched to make sure she tried some at dinner.  She did...and she even said that she liked it.

  Msemmen

Whether she was telling the truth or not about liking it is a different story.

Tomorrow's Dinner

Some friends of ours are all getting together for an evening of delicious food from various African countries.  I am making Futari, which I've heard is a popular West African dish.  It is a mix of yams, onions, coconut milk, cinnamon, cloves, and a certain kind of squash.  A kind that I don't have access to.  So I am using Butternut Squash.  I'm sure it won't be as good as the real stuff, but it sure does smell good right now.

Butternut Squash

Though similar to some of my other produce photos, the positioning of the squash on this one is quite different.  Regardless, I love all produce and couldn't help but take a picture of this beautiful vegetable.  

Vegan Creamy Sweet Potato Soup

This delicious soup was my addition to Easter dinner at my mother's house.  I also made a garlic and lacinato kale dish, but that was just a quick three minute side.

Vegan Creamy Sweet Potato Soup

I used fifteen pounds of potatoes.  There was maybe one bowl's worth remaining.  I'll consider it a success.

Vegan Garlic and Herb Knots

My wife and I did some baking today.  She is the master baker in the house, but I am the master creative force behind her amazing baked goods.  So really, we are nothing without each other.  I knew exactly what I wanted, and I knew what ingredients would provide the flavor for that.  My only issue was the lack of knowledge on how to make a good dough for rolls.  Enter wife.  She made the dough, I threw in the necessary herbs and garlic, we waited for it to rise, then we weaved the dough into braids and knots and baked them.

Basket of Deliciousness

These garlic and herb knots and braids tasted even better than they looked.