akhareh taabestaan the weather’s been getting nippy for the past couple of days, which means one thing: get as much grilling done as possible before it’s too cold for the next few months. and that i’ve been doing: grilled shrimp and vegetables with pearl couscous and feta artichokes braised in garlic, mint, and olive oil [...]
i present to you a series of (mostly) cooking disasters i had a couple of weeks ago. it’s bound to happen every once in a while. panko-breaded chicken sandwiches with artichoke tapenade. this would have been delicious were it not for the poor quality of bread. proof that bread can make or break a dish. [...]
although summer is by far my favorite season for cooking (and just about everything else), i’ve got to confess that i’m getting a little excited for the cold weather that’ll soon be on it’s way. fall and winter mean soups and stews, baked and savory dishes, and a host of ingredients i’ve neglected for the [...]
sometimes i wonder if i’ll ever tire of east asian food. what if i wake up one morning and my penchant for chap chae, tom yom gung, and mee goreng disappear? oh the horror. until then, i’ll keep on happily cooking it all. these meatballs aren’t exactly authentic vietnamese fare, but they’re tasty, make a [...]
in an effort to hang on to the last vestiges of summer, i’ve been trying to cook as much ‘fresh’ food as possible before all the good produce dissapears from the markets for the year. so i made greek and caribbean food: cheese and sun-dried tomato phyllo rolls couscous with olives and garbanzo beans hot [...]