What was a slow realization for me.
To sum up Texas, I’d say it’s hot sun and cold winters, parched ground and bare trees. If New Zealand looks like the…
Passionfruit in Texas
Before this topic is irrelevant because winter has set upon the continental United States, I thought I’d post about Passiflora incarnata, passionfruit that grows here…
Monuments and the old school (and the goat)
Just outside of Islamabad is a little village called Saidpur. With no real plans other than to look around, we drove out to…
Can pizza in Pakistan be good? (an honest review).
Hi, Going with the flow, I’m moving from my post about cheese paratha to another food-related topic: pizza! Our most memorable pizza in…
Cheese and chai (good enough to earn this post).
This seemingly nondescript paratha shop in Pakistan is unique in its own special way. It’s the Home of the World Famous Luke Damant…
First food in Pakistan! (and a funny story)
On our first day in Pakistan, my family snoozed straight through breakfast. Late in the afternoon, we slipped upstairs to our hotel restaurant…
First night experience in Pakistan.
It was drizzly, dark, and deep into the night when my tired family landed in Islamabad, Pakistan. One of our bags was choked…
The smallest cucumbers you’ll probably ever see.
In just the past two months, I think I’ve doubled the number of foraging plants I know and one of my new favorites…