my aunt and cousins came over earlier this week for a stay. i cooked and we ate – everyone was happy. purveyors of all things delicious, shahriar brought me aloocheh and shahrzad brought a rosewater and pistachio flavored gelee. sour ropes have nothing on aloocheh. it may not look as pretty, but it tastes delicious. [...]
okay, so i cook too much east asian food. i don’t seem to tire of it though. here’s the japanese dishes i’ve been cooking: tofu pouch treasure boats omusubi (hand-pressed rice with mushroom-kelp and pickled plum fillings). they tasted just like the ones i had in honolulu! bite-sized chicken tonkatsu. these didn’t turn out so [...]
east-west i’ve got all these great recipes lying around that i want to try, but they seem too fall-ish. squash and mushrooms, stews and soups, and the like. they’ll have to wait. until then, i’m taking advantage of fresh produce and the grill: tuscan tuna and bean sandwich vietnamese grilled shrimp green tea granita. it [...]
i got back yesterday from a trip of sorts. it was so quick that i spent more time travelleing to d.c. than i was actually there. still, monica’s hospitality made it feel more like home than it otherwise would have and her and brian’s insight into all things d.c. (housing and produce, anyone?) were invaluable. [...]