Yogurtsoda Gratuitous food and travel.

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 [...]

i’ve been cooking. last friday i made the following: insalata caprese macaroni and cheese with crumb topping | chicken marsala on monday night i gave turkish and moroccan cuisine a try. i wasn’t crazy about how it turned out but the family seemed to like it: garlicky eggplant and tomatoes | circassian chicken green onion [...]

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. – [...]

I’ve been cooking: chicken yakitori | vegetable red curry noodles | cardamom pots de creme baked pasta with four cheeses | chicken piccata with artichokes and olives