Persian Noodle Soup (Ash Reshteh)
Gingerbread Cake with Rum Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
Butternut Bisque with Crab
Pear and Almond Tart
Fluffy, Eggy, Creamy Potato Salad
Warning: this potato salad is addictive. It is really, really hard to stop eating. This is a Southern-style potato salad where Russet potatoes are boiled in their jackets, peeled while… Read More »
Sliced Tomatoes with Rosemary Flowers and Capers
My Mom loved to serve a simple sliced tomato plate with a little side of mayonnaise when the Northern California dry farmed coastal varieties (like Molinas and Early Girls) hit the farmer’s markets…. Read More »
Grilled Sardines with Spicy Jeweled Herb Sauce
My husband looks at the plate of Grilled Sardines with my ridiculously delicious green sauce spooned neatly overtop and says: “I want to love this, I know I’m… Read More »
Herb Crusted Flank Steak with Cherry Tomatoes and Olives
My Step-Dad used to call this easy grilled flank steak recipe “A company diner!” meaning that it was so delicious he would happily serve it to guests. I… Read More »
Grilled Artichokes with Anchovy Remoulade and Mint
I don’t think you can call yourself a Bay Area resident if you don’t know how to eat an artichoke, it’s sort of a right of passage around… Read More »
Pink Pearl Apple Galette with Cardamom Brown Butter
I’m the Johnny Appleseed for Pink Pearl apples because I plant one wherever I go. It’s my good luck tree. If I’ve got a backyard, then I’ve got… Read More »
Cucumber Labneh Dip: Mast-o-Khiar
This dip is simple, yes, but if you make it right it’s also unbelievably delicious. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked for the recipe! I’ve seen… Read More »
Rotisserie Leg of Lamb Shawarma
I fell in love with lamb shawarmas way back when I lived in Paris. After a gruelling 12-14 hour day of cooking, I would stop off in the… Read More »
How To Talk Like A Mom
Gone are the days where I used to enjoy calling out orders and organizing tickets shouting things like: “One by one on the halibut! Working three steak frîtes… Read More »
Persian Fried Chicken, Sumac Peaches, Sabzi Salad
We’re a Persian-American family. After many years as Chef for six Persian inspired Mediterranean restaurants, plus having a Mother-In-Law who throws lavish dinner parties with delectable traditional Iranian… Read More »
True Blue: Layla, Pie and the 4th of July!
True Blue for: Layla, Blueberry pie and the 4th of July! Two years ago, I would have been going bonkers getting festivities and food ready across six different restaurants. Today, I’m… Read More »
Grilled Branzino with Green Harissa
Branzini is the plural form of branzino, did you know that? After all these years of cooking and I just found that out! I thought they were just… Read More »
