For St. Josephine‘s feast day, I made ful medames, the national dish of Sudan. It’s popular all across the Middle East and there doesn’t seem to be any “wrong” way to make it—I also didn’t see any particular thing that made it Sudanese vs. something else. I sort of combined several recipes together. The main thing is you put some beans in a pan and mash ’em up a little—technically you’re supposed to use fava beans but I couldn’t find any, so I used a combo of lima and cannellini beans—mix with some olive and a little (or a lot of) lemon juice. I seasoned it with salt, pepper, and cumin, but I also saw paprika in some recipes. Topped it with boiled egg, cucumber, feta, and olives…I was going to do red bell pepper too but I forgot and used it for something else lol. Served with pita bread. Very very simple, and very good! Definitely would make again.

Photo thoughts: I just used the dining room light, which is too bright. I don’t like the shadows or the super bright whites, and everything looks too yellow. I guess I could have messed with it more “post-production.” I wish I had cut the tag off the St. Josephine stuffie. Also, the parsley sprinkled on there just looks “messy” and not “dynamic” lmao. That said, I do like how full the frame looks.