Most Persian omelets, or kukus, are cooked stovetop, flipping them over to cook on both sides. I recently saw a recipe where it was baked in the oven. Although I like the look of the kukus cooked on both sides, I find it an annoying thing to do. So I was quite happy to try…
Tah Chin (Persian Rice with Chicken, Saffron & Yogurt) – revisited
I have refined my Tah Chin over the years, now using a Persian rice cooker. The recipe below is still the one I base off of, but always am fiddling at the edges. The moment before unfolding is still always stressful… But now this is what I unmold… I have found that a key step…
Chicken Machboos (Bahraini Spiced Chicken and Rice)
It is very easy to find locally raised foods here in Portland. In fact, i think it is harder to find non-local chicken than local chicken. So this national dish of Bahrain was made with some local PNW chicken. The pickled jalapeños we picked up at a farm market we stopped at during our wanderings…
Cauliflower-Spinach Frittata in a Sweet Potato Crust
Quiches are one of my favorite things to make, everyone in my family loves them. They are typically fairly healthy, but I wanted to make an even healthier version. So, this is a cross between a quiche and a frittata, using a sweet potato crust. And surprisingly, my son the pie-crust-lover deemed this to be…
Hazelnut Maple Syrup
We have been exploring our new home here in Portland. This weekend we went in search of some fall color, which seems to be just starting here. So we headed a little bit north and did what appears to be “a thing” here – we walked across the St. John’s Bridge. We did get to…
Sephardic Leeks and Tomatoes
I fell in love with leeks over 10 years ago, when I first made magical leek soup during my “French Women Don’t Get Fat” phase. Actually, I will likely be revisiting the book to get myself back on track again. There is a lot of wisdom in Mireille’s book. This is a very simple, very…
Pan Roasted Shishito Peppers
As we were sitting down after dinner, I looked on my blog and realized that I have never posted about shishito peppers. I can’t believe that is so, but it is. I first discovered shishito peppers last year at a farmers market in Delaware. They were the cutest little wrinkled green peppers I had ever…
Dried Cherry and Pistachio Biscotti
I am slowly venturing into baking in the little condo kitchen. I have none of my tools, they are in storage in Maryland with the rest of our furniture. I am really missing my standing mixer. But, my arms are getting more of a workout, at least. Another of my farmer’s market finds was local…
Persian Noodle Soup (Ash-e Reshteh)
My husband and I love soups. My son, on the other hand, is not a soup lover; he’s not even a soup taster, soups are just a no-go for him. So, when he left for Outdoor School on a cold dreary day, I checked my cupboards and, yes!, I had what I needed to make…
Farmers Market Roasted Pepper Salad
I love when I go to the farmers market and something totally new is there. Such was the case when the pepper roasters were there. What a wonderful smell! They were roasting all different types of peppers right there! Even though the hot peppers were calling to me, I bought the bag of mild peppers…
