I remember having Salad Olivieh in Iran in restaurants when we travelled into the center of the country. When I asked my husband if he would like me to try making it, he jumped on the idea. Unbeknownst to me, it is one of his favorites. So, the pressure was on. As seems to be…
Month: April 2016
Banana Maple Matzoh Brei
By the end of Passover I am always scrambling for some way to excite my family, and myself, about one more matzoh meal. Last year, I saved Martha Stewart’s Banana Maple Matzoh Brei for the last lunch of Passover. And what a treat is was! But be careful, our bananas were almost over-ripe so it…
Persian Haroset
First, I must apologize for not having my slew of photos for you. I did not expect this experiment to turn out so well on the first shot. The Haroset turned out so well, I had to quickly cover it and put it in the fridge to keep from eating it all now! SO I…
Kalam Polo (Persian Rice with Cabbage and Beef)
I have to admit that I was shooting in the dark when I made this. I had made a different version before, and it was ok, not great. But I figured, making a tasty combination of rice, beef and cabbage is kind of in my eastern european, Jewish blood. I just needed to figure out…
Asparagus, Mushroom & Tomato Galette
With the crazy weather we are having, I am not sure how long the local asparagus will last. Right now only 1 farm has any, so I will be taking advantage if it being here and making a couple of asparagus dishes this week. I also am on a mission to use as much of…
Salmon Pasta with Peas
There are days when even a local-obsessed cook like me can only get as local as what I can find in my freezer or pantry. I’ve been away on business and have not had the chance to go to the store, little less the farm market, when I needed to make dinner. So the…
Persian Macaroni Revisited
Probably the biggest food surprise I experienced in Iran was Persian macaroni, aka spaghetti and meat sauce. Definitely not an Italian version, and not even an American version, but a version that was uniquely Persian, complete with tah dig (forgive, my slightly burnt tah dig, I am still perfecting my spaghetti tah dig.) Some of…
Win’s Quiche Lorraine (well, my rustic, kosher version)
It was with fond memories that I made my former mother-in-law’s quiche lorraine. Win was a terrific woman, whom I was honored and blessed to have in my life. My daughters loved her quiche lorraine, but since I do not eat pork, it was a dish I wouldn’t make. This week I decided to try…
Persian Chicken and Rice with Peas & Dill (Morgh ba Polo Shevid)
Coming on the heels of my very successful Barberry Rice with Lemon Chicken (Zereshk Polo ba Morgh), I was a both very confident and a little nervous attempting to create a different Persian chicken and rice dish. I have made a similar rice dish, Baghali polo – with lima beans, so I thought I the rice with…
Persian Breakfast
One of my favorite things about visiting my father-in-law in Tehran is breakfast. The simplicity, taste, texture and ritual of it. Simplicity: 3 or 4 ingredients (it started as 3, but my daughter introduced the 4th – honey): Flat, almost paper-thin bread (the closest thing I can find here is lavash) Feta, not Greek feta,…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 