When I was growing up, rice was something we only had when we ordered Chinese food. Well, that’s not totally true, there was Rice-a-Roni, the ever-present side dish. But really, can we count that as rice? It didn’t even come to my mind as rice until I typed the first sentence of this blog. So,…
Category: Broccoli
Roasted Vegetable Kookoo
I included a good number of kookoos, or Persian omelets, on this blog and in my first cookbook. For the most part, they are very traditional kookoos. For my next cookbook, I decided to create a mash-up of one of our go-to dinners – roasted vegetables and eggs – as a kookoo. Oh wow! It…
Cumin Chicken & Rice (Morgh Zereh ba Berenj)
Talk about comfort food! And memories of my mother! Another mash-up of my husband’s and my backgrounds. I set out to make a chicken and rice dish with a bit more flavor by adding a good bit of cumin along with turmeric, and bay leaves. When I went to the store today, I was able…
Rice and Broccoli Frittata
This frittata was great! It was a hit with each of us, even my now-picky 10 year old. And, it could have been even better. Putting rice in the frittata leads to the possibility of combining Persian tahdig (crispy rice layer) with an Italian omelet – how good would that be?! I am still adjusting…
Mongolian Beef and Broccoli
The fall vegetables in my garden did not grow very well. Aside from the parsnips, which need a few more frosts before I can harvest them, and the sweet potatoes, which were fantastic, the rest has been a total loss. There are a few anemic leeks that may yet get eaten, but the weather and a…
Broccoli Cheese Latkes
The groundhog had attacked my broccoli, ate all the best parts, but left some leaves. So I left the plants in the garden. Two months later, I have broccoli! These latkes are delicious! I can’t wait to make them again for Hanukah. Tonight we had them with eggs – one of my favorite ways to eat…
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…
Open-Faced Roasted Vegetable Egg Sandwich – or what to do with leftover roasted vegetables?
Roasted vegetables, one of the greatest gifts of fall and winter. My family loves roasted vegetables, especially cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and winter squash. But we have also added leeks to our list of veggies to roast, they are particularly sweet when roasted. Typically we eat every last piece, but on rare occasions we do…
Chef Ceaser’s Beef with Broccoli
We eat very little red meat in our house, but when we do it involves a visit to the local butcher shop for some locally raised beef. I was also able to get some local broccoli beautiful big, tightly packed heads. Chef Ceaser of chefceaser.wordpress.com often reblogs my posts, so I was really looking forward to trying one of his…
Garden Fresh Fried Rice
I was not in the mood to fuss over dinner tonight. I didn’t even want to cook, but I had a lot of fresh veggies calling to me: broccoli and bok choy from my garden, asparagus from Filasky’s Produce, and sundry other veggies including carrots, celery, and onions. I decided on a stir fry, the next…
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