I love when I am able to merge my husband’s Persian culture with my Jewish one. This was a perfect to do so with both Norooz (Persian New Year) and Purim just days apart. I decided to merge the two holidays in one treat – pistachio, cardamom, chocolate chip rugelach. Rugelach is a traditional Jewish…
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Kuku-ye Sabzi, II (Persian Heb Omelette)
Persian new year is here and one traditional dish to serve is kuku-ye sabzi, an herb omelet. Sabz is also the color green, and that is exactly how this kuku should look when you cut into it, a nice deep green. It starts with a mix of herbs and green vegetables. I like to include spinach, although…
Roasted Jerusalem Artichokes, Sweet Potatoes, Brussels Sprouts and Broccoli
The Jerusalem artichokes from my garden met some friends… They decided to all be roasted together, And then bake together with some eggs in order to provide us with a delicious meal. We love roasted Jerusalem artichokes and other vegetables. It is such a versatile method of cooking them, there are so many ways to use…
Za’atar & Cream Cheese Muffins with Lox Breakfast Sandwiches
I have to apologize for accidentally posting just the early picture for this. Sometimes when I work on my phone, I forget that it automatically posts if I don’t specifically set it up as a draft. I saw the post for za’atar and cheese cupcakes on Taste of Emarat and had to create my own muffin-like…
Beef and Cabbage Packages
As I often mention, we eat very little beef in my house, so when we do, it has to be special. This is a recipe I found in the newspaper over 10 years ago and has been a surprise treat every time I have made it. Called “Desperized” Bierocks in the original article, this is…
“Dirty” Mexican Rice
So many times I make dishes that I think my 6 year old will like, but typically, they are a fail. But tonight I thought I might have had an idea so simple that it could possibly work and please my boy….and it did. My son loves Mexican rice. I mean he LOVES Mexican rice….
Jerusalem Artichokes and Kale
This tastes way more exciting than it sounds. It actually is a great side dish. And, unlike most Jerusalem artichoke dishes, it was quick to make – 25 minutes start to finish.Start with well cleaned Jerusalem artichokes, like the ones from my garden. Oh, did I tell you all that I actually sold 35 pounds of…
Butternut Squash Quiche
I won’t mince words, this is probably the tastiest quiche I have ever made. We learned the other day that roasted vegetables worked will in a strata, so I figured that butternut squash and some other roasted vegetables would work just as well in a quiche. I decided to keep with an orange theme and…
The Challah Project #17 – Maple Syrup Challah
My Valentine’s Challah is a wonderful blend of two posts from Amanda at TheChallahBlog – her Wisconsin Maple Syrup Challah and Heart-Shaped Challah. It is funny, when she made the maple syrup challah, she broke with her practice and did an overnight rise, and when I did it, I did a single rise during the day…
Roasted Winter Vegetable Strata (Jerusalem Artichokes, Brussels Sprouts & Spinach)
My search for new uses for my Jerusalem artichokes led me to an unexpected place today. I had fully planned on making a roasted vegetable and pasta dinner, but then I spied a half loaf of a hearty whole wheat bread I had made sitting on the counter. As you can see, it was a…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 