About the Blog - Fragments of a Life

This blog will contain things I have written; some of my best photos; and a selection of my favourite recipes. I am truly fortunate to have traveled to and worked in fascinating places, met remarkable people, and seen many of the wonders of planet earth. Friends have urged me to write about these experiences and to publish my photographs. Maybe, one day, these will come together into a book. For now, they will be presented as fragments of a life since I am not yet prepared to "retire" and write. As well, for many years, I have been promising to publish my "cookbook". As I cannot get my act together to edit that all at once, I will start publishing those recipes one by one.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Quail Barbequed

Last night (April 10, 2013), in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, I had delightful barbequed quail.




The birds were already cleaned. All that needed doing was to rub the quail with a mixture of salt, black pepper, minced garlic and a little cooking oil. Then to grill, making sure they were cooked but not too dried out.

Update:  The quail was so good, I brought some back to Kabul from Jalalabad and they were part of a barbeque we had yesterday in our compound. I also made a raisin sauce for dipping, which I will provide as a separate recipe.




Marinating in garlic, oil, salt and pepper


Cooking on the barbeque

Cooked and ready to eat


With the brothers who tended the barbeque


With my housemates -  PF, Soo Eun and Some 


And other compound mates - Monica and Hai Kyung


And Jean Louis

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