Lately I’ve been “shopping” in my own pantry and fridge to use up goodies already on hand and keep some money in my pocket. There is so much upheaval and need in the world on any given day, but lately it seems like so much is going on. It gets a bit overwhelming sometimes. So [...]
Posts Tagged ‘pistachios’
Chocolate Week Warmup
Posted in Chocolate, dairy free, Desserts, Easy, Holiday Foods, Make ahead, Middle Eastern, Persian, Quick, Snacks, Sweets, Uncategorized, tagged cardamom, Chocolate, dessert, Easy, Fast, Make-ahead, Middle Eastern, Persian, pistachios, recipes, sour cherries, Sweets, vegetarian on February 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It’s Chocolate Week here on West of Persia. Yep, nothing but chocolate recipes. Hooray! So Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and is as perfect an excuse as any to hold a Chocolate Week. Any holiday that involves chocolate and love is fine by me. Let’s get one thing out of the way right [...]
Sweet Memories of Halva
Posted in Appetizers, Breakfast, dairy free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Healthy, Holiday Foods, Middle Eastern, Persian, Snacks, Sweets, Uncategorized, Vegan, vegetarian, tagged appetizers, dessert, gluten free, Healthy, Middle Eastern, Nuts, Persian, pistachios, sesame, Sweets, Vegan, vegetarian on January 28, 2010 | 9 Comments »
One of my Yoga students and I were talking recently about found objects. He was rocking a sweater that he’d lost for two years. He’d come across it recently, buried deep in a closet. He was slightly thrilled to have pulled it from the abyss. It was there waiting for him all along, it seemed, [...]
