Archive for August, 2005

akhareh taabestaan this week’s cooking: black-bean-stuffed plantain croquettes with tomato sauce veracruz-style shrimp over tortillas in pumpkin seed sauce | coconut, caramel, and rum flans creamy tomato soup with buttery croutons | mushroom dumplings in parmesan and sun-dried tomato sauce warm soba in broth with spinach and tofu | garlic chive and beef potstickers hawaiian-style [...]

i’m back no, i didn’t abandon the blog. we had visitors for the past two weeks – my aunt and five-year old cousin from maryland were staying with us, so entries were put on the back burner for a few days. highlights from the past fourteen days or so: – i cooked. a lot. – [...]