Persian Noodle Soup (Ash Reshteh)
Gingerbread Cake with Rum Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
Butternut Bisque with Crab
Pear and Almond Tart
Pommes d’Amour
A decidedly delicious and wickedly good treat. Who can resist the allure of a shiny red candy apple? While Pommes d’Amour, the famous French candy ‘love’ apple, conjures… Read More »
Khoresht Bamieh Bademjan Ba Morgh: Persian Eggplant and Okra Stew with Chicken
Hey don’t be all sour grapes about it! Seriously! Throw those sour grapes in your stew instead! This is my favorite Persian Khoresht: Eggplant and Okra Stew with… Read More »
Turkish Delight
If you grew up with the Narnia Chronicles, then it’s impossible to pop a piece of Turkish Delight into your mouth without thinking about how selfish Edmund sold… Read More »
Persian Noodle Soup (Ash Reshteh)
Persian Noodle Soup: otherwise known as Ash Reshteh, Ashe Reshteh or THE BEST SOUP ON THIS PLANET! No, I’m not even kidding, it really is incredibly delicious –… Read More »
Kookoo Sabzi
Totally switching gears here from St. Patrick’s Day to Nowruz, Persian New Years. Honestly I could use a few more days — aaaaaa!!! – not stressed at all!… Read More »
Chocolate Waffle Cones
It doesn’t really matter anymore, it’s been over 33 years, I think I can tell you this story without getting in trouble… My first job was at Blatz… Read More »
Meyer Lemon Ice Cream
We set out to find the truth about about things: Does eating freezing cold ice cream in freezing cold weather make you feel like a human popsicle? Is… Read More »
Short Ribs Bourguignon
Oh hello 2021!!! Let’s kick 2020 to the curb and start this year out right: with big flavor and bold adventure! Dinner parties are just a wee little… Read More »
Amy’s Clam Chowder
Oh how I love this soup! It’s light tasting yet heartily satisfying, easy to make for a crowd and not the normal thickened glop we get here on… Read More »
Chicories Salad with Pear, Parmesan Crisp, Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette
You know how the Very Hungry Caterpillar pigged out on: one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss Cheese, one slice of… Read More »
Gingerbread Cake with Rum Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
T’was the night before Christmas and all through the house, every creature was stirring, yes, even a mouse! A gingerbread cake spiked neatly with rum, put the children… Read More »
Butternut Bisque with Crab
Behind every good recipe is a great adventure. And I promise that this one, will not disappoint. Or actually it will disappoint but only briefly. First, the butternut… Read More »
