While I wait for my garden to start producing this year I still have sun-dried tomatoes from my garden and eggs from Farmer Kim. These tomatoes were in my fridge, so the oil has solidified a bit. That is fine, it will melt and be quite useful when the tomatoes are cooked. Perhaps a more…
Category: Main Dish
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…
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…
Barberry Rice with Lemon Chicken (Zereshk Polo ba Morgh)
I decided to try a change of pace for this year’s Persian New Year. Instead of our typical Sabzi Polo ba Mahi (fish with herbed rice), I decided to make barberry rice with chicken. I like citrus-sy chicken, so I chose to do a lemon chicken. The beautiful color comes from saffron and tomato in the…
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…
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….
Andrea's Garden Cooking 