Wandering through the woods

I actually came across a variation on that dish in a Madhur Jaffrey cookbook a couple years ago and thought "oh, good, something INCREDIBLY cheap with stuff I have around the house" (if you skip the cheese and use spices from your cupboard, particularly...would probably be better with fresh chiles though). Since then I've had Mediterranean and Mexican styles in restaurants and seen it on at least one food blog! It's kind of a funny food to become popular because it's so simple.