Khoresht Bamieh Bademjan Ba Morgh: Persian Eggplant and Okra
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 O...
06-05-2021 21:41
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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 E...
03-04-2021 21:38
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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...
29-03-2021 21:35
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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...
20-03-2021 21:41
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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 Bl...
05-02-2021 21:37
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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 ...
30-01-2021 21:35
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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...
02-01-2021 21:36
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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 the W...
29-12-2020 21:37
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Chicories Salad with Pear, Parmesan Crisp, Honey Balsamic Vi
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 sl...
27-12-2020 21:35
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Gingerbread Layer Cake with Rum Brown Butter Cream Cheese Fr
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 ru...
14-12-2020 21:37
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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. Firs...
04-12-2020 21:37
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Scallops in Saffron Cream
Are you scrambling to put together Thanksgiving dinner like I am" I was all hum-bug about it until this morning because I am the ONLY person in my fam...
26-11-2020 21:34
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Pear and Almond Tart
Since everything is haywire this Thanksgiving, I’m opting for something other than the normal pie trifecta (pumpkin, apple, pecan) for dessert. Not ...
26-11-2020 21:34
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Spiced Pumpkin Cupcakes with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frost
If there is one new dessert you try this Winter, please oh PLEASE, let it be this one! Moist and squishy pumpkin cupcakes loaded with fresh ginger, ta...
12-11-2020 21:48
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Pink Apple Snack Cake with Rose Glaze
There are two types of squirrels: those with chunky cheeks and bushy tails and those with chunky cheeks that can talk and walk. And they both like to ...
19-10-2020 21:44
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Pork Chops & Pink Apples, Fennel, Shallot & Thyme
My apples! My Pink Pearl apples! My jewels! Where did you go my pink fleshed beauties"!"! Those pesky squirrels….
Last week the tree was loaded wit...
23-09-2020 21:41
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Guinness Stew with Boneless Shortrib Steaks
Guinness is good for you! Corona is bad! Eat my Guinness stew and be healthy! I know, not funny, just trying to lighten things up around here. You kno...
18-03-2020 22:03
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Shamrock Sugar Cookies
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I know, it’s hard to get excited about anything right now with the Corona pandemic pandemonium going on, but making sugar...
17-03-2020 22:05
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French Apple Cake
Before I reflect on this French Apple Cake made with magical Pink Pearl apples, I just have to say that this is the first time in over three years, wh...
28-09-2019 22:00
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Watercress, Fennel & Pink Pearl Apple Salad
Move over kale now there’s something more nutritious and delicious! It’s called: watercress. Yes, watercress! Humans have been eating if for centu...
19-09-2019 22:02
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Pink Peppercorn Pork Chops, with Pink Pearl Apples, Lemon Th
I always welcome the beginning of Fall with the ripening of these magnificent magenta-fleshed apples! This recipe: Pink Peppercorn Pork Chops with Pin...
15-09-2019 22:01
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Angel Food Cake Topped with Meyer Lemon Curd
Everyone needs their own cake. Everyone. I have mine, do you have yours"
frais de bois strawberries from our garden
Hettie Rose is truly my angel (hen...
09-09-2019 22:08
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Persian Saffron Chicken Kabobs: Jujeh Kabobs
That’s not a kabob ? THIS IS A KABOB!!!
Mouth watering yet"!"!
Saffron. Yeah, that little plastic jar that contains 3 threads is cute. That’s no...
25-08-2019 22:02
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Persian Sour Cherry Rice: Albaloo Polo
I grew up in a household that ate potatoes: mashed, roasted, smashed and steamed. We did occasionally eat rice, but it was normally served alongside f...
21-08-2019 22:02
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Montmorency Sour Cherry Tarts
Perhaps in your neck of the woods Montmorency sour cherries are no big deal, perhaps they grow everywhere and you can pick them at leisure and source ...
18-08-2019 21:58
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Summer Squash Carpaccio with Seafood Squid Ink Spaghetti
Are your neighbor’s locking the doors and pulling the curtains tight when you come over with a pretty basket (dirty crate) of summer squash" Are you...
17-08-2019 21:56
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Plum & Pluot Salad with La Quercia Prosciutto and Dukka
Holy ham hocks ? this American Tamworth prosciutto by La Quercia is delicious! I tasted four different prosciuttos from all over the world and La Quer...
16-08-2019 21:56
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