the most recent foray into the kitchen: spaghettini with garlic and olive oil, and sherried mushroom chicken scallopine. here’s the recipe for the chicken: to compensate, here is the recipe for the last update’s dish – sherried mushroom chicken scallopine: ingredients: 4 boned, skinned chicken breast halves 1/2 cup flour 4 tbsp olive oil 6 [...]
entekhabat it appears my post-grad school life is consisting of three things so far: reading whatever i can get my hands on, cooking like a 1950′s sitcom housewife, and researching jobs. i’m halfway through palace of desire, part two of naguib mahfouz’s celebrated cairo trilogy. i spent some time yesterday cooking up dinner:stacked ceasar salad [...]
zibaas raqs e team e melli rooyeh chamanhaa first and foremost, bachehaa motshakerim!!! iran beat bahrain last wednesday 1-0 thus qualifying for the world cup. for a football-crazy nation like iran, this is a huge deal. iran is in celebration mode, adding fuel to the energy in the streets with next week’s presidential elections. i [...]
khoshmazeh i spent a good deal of this afternoon making dinner, and much to my satisfaction it turned out pretty successful. i went with a southeast asian theme: mango-crab fresh spring rolls with a mint dipping sauce. satay chicken, which was served with jasmine rice. for dessert i tried my hand at fusion cuisine, making [...]