When my cough started really kicking in, Usman Mlk (a doctor) kindly brought me cough drops and an herbal remedy — black mulberry extract. It was delicious — like taking honey for your cough. I wonder if I can get it here — it’s certainly tastier than any American cold medicine I’ve had. Lahore, Pakistan.
It makes me cranky that I don’t have one of these in my office. I loved having a cardamom chai at the push of a button. Lahore, Pakistan.
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Our last workshop class, we had outside; for whatever reason, there was a classroom set up there, with ceiling fans and everything. The students were so excited to have class outside — they always are, I think it evokes a sense of freedom and getting away with something. As a teacher, I’m careful these days
Karhi Phulki — this was delicious. I think this is basically pakoras in a sauce? Same as Pakora Karhi? https://www.dirtyapronrecipes.com/recipe/pakora-karhi/
The best meal I had in Pakistan was when we were invited to a professor’s home in faculty housing on the LUMS campus, and his wife served us fabulous biryani, wonderful curried meatballs (kofta?), delicious hummus, and two of the best pies I’ve ever eaten (strawberry pie drizzled with cream, lemon curd tart). There is
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I didn’t take a lot of photos of the actual workshopping, because writers sitting around a table talking about writing gets a little repetitive in photos. Also, I was trying to concentrate on the students’ work. But here’s one, with Liz Hand commenting on a students’ story. Also, of note, on the far left you
Another great lunch at LUMS in Lahore, Pakistan. Which reminds me, I meant to talk about alcohol in Pakistan. This article by Heather Carreiro gave a good overview: https://matadornetwork.com/…/guide-to-drinking-and…/ It probably tells you something about how little I drink (even though I’m getting ready to release a cocktail cookbook) that I didn’t really know anything
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The atmosphere was lovely and the food was great at Cafe Aylanto — if you want tasty Western food in Lahore, it’s certainly available. (I would’ve been happy eating Pakistani cuisine for every meal, personally. ) Wednesday was Women’s Day — there was a giant protest / awareness march happening in multiple cities in Pakistan.
We had dinner with the workshop participants, organizers, and sponsors on Wednesday night.
