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 Fresh mint and onion give this wonderful flat bread a lovely subtle flavor without being overpowering. The bottom is a bit crunchy while the top is soft and chewy. For me, it was perfect. The beautiful cutting board the bread is sitting on was made by for me by my father. I love it!! … [read more]  Chapatis is an unleavened bread that’s popular in Northern India. It’s a simple yet tasty, requires few ingredients, and can be made fairly quickly. It’s a bread that’s heated in a frying pan or cooked on an electric griddle as opposed to being baked in the oven. I was pleased with the flavor and chewy … [read more]  There are so many different ways to make stuffed breads, and this Mediterranean stuffed bread that I made is adapted from a Tunisian bread recipe that I found online (www.breadbasket.com). I stuffed the bread with ajvar, which is basically like a roasted red pepper and eggplant salsa/relish, that is very popular in the Balkans. It’s … [read more]  Kemal and I love flat breads, and tandoori bread is exceptionally delicious! I was only able to photograph half of the bread because we devoured half of it before I had a chance to photograph it. Here’s a close up of this wonderful bread, which is, incidentally, even more scruptious smothered in butter! … [read more]  Focaccia is a popular Italian flat bread that’s dimpled and topped with olive oil and herbs. It’s quite versatile because changing herbs will change the flavor of the bread, making it highly adaptable from meal to meal. It can be topped with sage, rosemary, course sea salt, onions, garlic or olives. I topped mine with … [read more]  Naan is a leavened flat bread that’s popular in many parts of the world, including India and Iran. We love both Indian and Persian cuisine, especially their flat breads. About ten years ago, Kemal and I were shopping in an Indian grocery store, and the owner was a really sweet Indian woman who was also … [read more]  Schiacciata (pronounced skee-ah-cha-tah) means “squashed” or “flattened” in Italian. Schiacciata bread is a classic flat bread from Tuscany, and this Tuscan flat bread can be made in a variety of ways. It can be made with roasted grapes on top. It can be stuffed with vegetables and meat, and it can also be topped … [read more] |
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