Aug 05
There's something quite refreshing and relaxing in scooping a cold yogurt served in a serene blue Lalejin clay bowl with a warm piece of bread. To me, that's a delicious meal in itself. In our home, like the homes of many Iranians, serving yogurt bas (read full article)
Drink, yogurt
Aug 01
Yogurt with Purslane (khorfeh) is the best food to beat the summer heat. There's nothing more refreshing and satisfying than a cool cup of yogurt mixed in with coarsely chopped fresh purslane picked right from your own garden. I've never planted purs (read full article)
Side Dish, vegetables, Vegetarian, yogurt
Jul 22
It's been a very hot summer so far, the kind where you don't feel like cooking and heating up the oven or turning on the stove. However, I was so excited to have finally found a bunch of fresh rhubarb stalks in a supermarket the other day that it no (read full article)
Khoresh, Lamb, Meat, rhubarb, Stew, vegetables
Jul 13
The chickpea A chickpea in a pot leaps from the flame out from the boiling water, crying, "Why do you set fire to me? You chose me, bought me, brought me home for this?" The cook hits it with the spoon into the pot. No! Boil nicely, don't (read full article)
Ash, beans, chickpeas, fruits, Soup, Stew, vegetables, Vegetarian
Jul 07
I've always loved the taste of fresh and simple cooked fava beans/broad beans (baghali) with a dash of salt, a sprinkle of ground angelica (golpar) and a squeeze of fresh lemon. I grew up with fava beans and that's how it was always prepared in our h (read full article)
beans, vegetables, Vegetarian