I love experimenting with food. There is a part of me that is very traditional about certain aspects of cooking and remaining true to the traditional Persian and Italian recipes. Yet, there is the rebellious side of me who likes to experiment. I am slightly schizophrenic when it comes to this though because you never [...]
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Gharch Polo ~ Persian Mushroom Rice
Posted in Food, Recipes, persian food, tagged Food, mushrooms, persian, persian food, recipe, rice on December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bean Soup
Posted in Food, Recipes, tagged bean, bean soup, Food, recipe, soup on December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The weather has been rather cold in LA so I have been making soups a lot in the past few weeks. I tried something new recently: bean soup. I made soup with both cannellini and black beans. Both results were delicious and here is the recipe for you all to try.
Ingredients:
2 cups of beans (cannellini [...]
Cream of Mushroom Soup
Posted in Food, Recipes, tagged cream of mushroom, Food, mushroom, recipe on December 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is been a while since I have posted a recipe. I felt like making soup a couple of weeks ago and consulted our The Soup Bible cookbook. The cream of mushroom just sounded so delicious and easy to make. Of course I changed the recipe around a little bit and the results were delicious.
Cream [...]
Happiness Salad
Posted in Food, Recipes, tagged bean salad, beans, garlic, red pepper, salad, side dish, yellow pepper on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It has been a while since I have posted a recipe. I have been cooking but I have been really bad about keeping up with my blog for the exception of Indi Friday.
Tonight we are going to our friends’ “Movie Night” in El Segundo. For the happy occasion I decided to make the above salad [...]
Taste Spotting is BACK!!!
Posted in Food, Recipes, tagged brie cheese, butter lettuce, salad, starter salad, taste spotting, walnuts on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Oh how excited am I that Taste Spotting is back! I am back viewing it on a regular basis and getting my daily fix of food porn! Thank you Internet Gods for giving us back such a wonderful site!
In honor of such event I am posting a salad that I made the other day with [...]
The Ultimate Homemade *SURPRISE* Burgers
Posted in Food, Recipes, tagged burgers, Food, homemade burger, mozzarella, pesto, recipe on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Oh how I LOVE homemade burgers, they are just so good. I had some left over ground beef, pesto, and mozzarella, and decided to make homemade burgers. What makes these burgers the ultimate burgers you ask? There is a little surprise in the middle. I mixed the ground beef with some fresh diced red [...]
Who Killed Taste Spotting?
Posted in Food, Recipes, tagged basil, basil sauce, eggplant, Food, light lunch, lunch, mozzarella, recipe, stack, taste spotting, tomato on June 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I was addicted the first time I came across the website Taste Spotting. To my horror it is now gone. There is only a note on the website saying that because of legal matters the site has been shut down. Tragedy….where are we all gonna go for some food porn now????
Anyway, while surfing the other [...]
An amazing brunch
Posted in Food, J rocks! :), J's food, Recipes, tagged beans, brunch, carnitas, cheese, eggs, Food, recipe, salsa fresca, tortillas on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
J made an amazing brunch one day for us. I was seriously impressed and to say it was delicious is not enough. All I know is that he went into the kitchen, closed the door behind him, and emerged an hour or so later with the yumminess above. By that time I was starving. I [...]
petits pains au chocolat
Posted in Food, Recipes, tagged chocolate, dessert, Food, puff pastry, recipe, sweets on June 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A few years ago I came across a very yummy looking dessert recipe on Epicurious. So I made it and the results were amazing. I have been making these petits pains au chocolat and every time people LOVE them. I have altered the recipe a little, surprise surprise! I had some ground almonds on [...]
Chicken kebab
Posted in Food, Recipes, tagged chicken, Food, grilling, kebab, persian, recipe, seasoning on May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The other night I was feeling rather creative and wanted to make something different. I had some chicken breast at hand so I went to work! I cut the chicken into long strips, as you would for chicken satay, and marinated it for about 3 hours with this really awesome Persian seasoning for kebab. You [...]
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