Archive for September, 2005

salam bachehaa
i tried morels tonight for the first time. they’re delicious. they beg to be sauteed with cream and served alongside something garlicy.
this evening i made roast beef tenderloin with morel cream sauce, along with potato gratin.
on tuesday night it was arugula, walnut and gorgonzola pizza with a side of asparagus in wild [...]

zir e poost e shahr
one of the most fascinating things i’ve seen in a while:
during the weekend in san francisco (spent with a number of fabulous okayplayers, no less), we came across an exploded port a potty in chinatown.
that made my week. i mean really, how often do you see a charred/blown up port a [...]

nimeh ye penhaan
with the season coming to an end, i’ve been scrambling to make the most of the summer bounty. i’ve been sticking tomatoes in just about everything this week.
thai chicken curry
marinated tomato salad | sourdough crab and artichoke melt
venetian spaghetti with sardines | grilled portabellas with sopressata stuffing
i just saw the girl in [...]

i miss being important
seriously. cest la vie, i suppose.
i made wild mushroom, sausage and red onion pizza on tuesday night.
and grilled zucchini and chicken penne salad on friday night.
eric and i had vietnamese yesterday for lunch. charbroiled prawns and rice noodles never fail me.
and now for a (partial) list of places i’ve applied to [...]

volare
visits to the city make me nostalgic lately. when dom and i played tourist in our own (well, my former) city this past sunday, i kept thinking of the last time i was doing so and so in such and such place.
we started out with lunch in north beach at trattoria volare cafe; i [...]