Featured Recipes
Whole Cabbage Kimchi The traditional whole cabbage kimchi is a typical Seoul kimchi and one of the most popular in Korea. The cabbage is stuffed with a combination of aromatic vegetables, pickled fish, and fresh oysters. Here, the radishes mixed with Korean watercress and Indian mustard leaves add an aromatic taste to the cabbage, and pickled baby shrimp [...]
Yakh Dar Behesht (Iranian Dessert) Ingredients: (4 servings) rice-flour, 100 grams starch, 150 grams sugar, 500 grams rosewater, 1/2 cup milk, 1 litre water, 1 litre crushed pistachios, 50 grams Directions: Yakh Dar Behesht (Ice-in-Heaven) is a delicious dessert that is easy to make. Dissolve starch well in cold water and dissolve rice-flour well in cold milk. Mix the two [...]
Our Sublime Hot Fudge Sauce Make a double batch, to pour over toasted pound cake or your favorite ice cream. It will keep in the refrigerator for up to one week; to reheat, zap the amount you need in the microwave on medium, or warm over low heat in a saucepan on the stovetop. Yields: About 1 3/4 cups Work [...]
Vinaigrette Salad Dressing Ingredients Serves 12 3-4 cloves garlic, finely chopped 3-4 slices red onion, finely chopped Herbes de Provence (or thyme, oregano, etc.) to taste 3 oz. wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar 2 Tbs. lemon juice (optional) lemon zest to taste (optional) Directions 2 oz. olive or vegetable oil Put garlic and onions in a jar [...]
Nargesi-Esfanaj (Spinach and Eggs) Required Ingredients: (3 servings) fresh spinach, 1 kg 3 eggs 2-3 onions, thinly sliced cooking oil salt black pepper Directions: Wash spinach and cut into small pieces. Slightly cook with half a cup of water and a bit of salt over medium heat for a few minutes. Drain water (using the back of a spoon [...]
Recent Recipes
Risotto Alla Milanese 2
Comments (0) | August 02, 2011
Ingredients: 1 litre of boiling broth or water and cubes to make the broth 1 small size onion 50 g of butter 1 glass of white dry wine 400 g of Arborio or Roma rice (1/2 glass per person aprox) 1/2 tsp of saffron 1 cup of grated parmesan cheese salt as necessary Instructions: Have [...]
Bademjan Ghasemi (Eggplant Dish)
Comments (0) | August 01, 2011
Ingredients: (6 servings) 8 small (Japanese) seedless eggplants 4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped 4 eggs 2 medium tomatos 1/3 cup of cooking oil salt black pepper Directions: Bake the eggplants in oven until cooked. This occurs when the eggplants swell and the skin bursts. Take eggplants out of oven and let them cool down [...]
KooKoo-yeh Sabzi
Comments (0) | August 01, 2011
Required Ingredients: (4 servings) vegetables (parsley, dill, coriander, lettuce, spring onion ends), 1 kg eggs, 4 large barberry (optional), one spoon crushed walnut (optional), one spoon baking soda, one teaspoon wheat flour, one spoon cooking oil salt black pepper Directions: Wash vegetables and rinse thoroughly. Chop finely and fry in oil for about 5 minutes. [...]
Risotto Alla Milanese
Comments (0) | August 01, 2011
Ingredients: 2 cups (1/2 l) short grain white rice 2 quarts (2 l) chicken or beef stock 8 tblsp (120 ml) butter 2 slices prosciutto, dice 1 small onion, thinly slice 2 cups (1/2 l) shelled fresh peas 1 tblsp (15 ml) chopped fresh parsley 1 cup (1/4 l) freshly grated Parmesan cheese salt and [...]
Noodle Soup (Ash-e Reshteh)
Comments (0) | July 31, 2011
Ingredients 1/4 cup red kidney beans, soaked 1/4 cup navy beans, soaked 1/4 cup chickpeas, soaked 3 onions, finely sliced 3 Tbsp. oil 2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper 1 tsp. turmeric 10 cups water 1/2 cup lentils 1 cup beef broth 1/2 cup chives or scallions, coarsely chopped 1/2 cup dill weed, [...]
Dolmades Avgolemono
Comments (0) | July 30, 2011
Ingredients 1 lb. ground beef 1 large onion, chopped 1/2 c. white rice 1 egg 1/2 c. dry mint 1 T. butter, softened 1/2 bunch fresh parsley dill, if convenient 3-4 T. lemon juice salt pepper water, if needed Knead all ingredients in a bowl. If the consistency is too hard, add water, one tablespoon [...]
Greek Homestyle Chicken
Comments (0) | July 29, 2011
Ingredients: Four pieces of boneless, skinless chicken breasts juice of two lemons four or five potatoes, peeled and sliced french-fry style 1/2 cup olive oil 1/2 to 1 cup of water one head of garlic, the cloves peeled but whole oregano, salt, and pepper to taste Directions: Place chicken in a shallow baking tray. Arrange [...]
Chinese Potato Salad
Comments (0) | July 28, 2011
Ingredients 5-6 medium potatoes (about 2 1/2 pounds) 4 slices bacon, well-cooked and crumbled 3/4 cup chopped bok choy 1 red pepper, diced 1/2 cup chopped green onion 1/4 cup chopped celantro Sauce 1 1/3 cup mayonnaise 1 tsp sugar 1 tbs soy sauce 1-2 tsp sesame oil 1/8-1/4 tsp hot mustard powder 1/8 tsp [...]
