At my recent Yoga retreat, quinoa was on the menu, but we ended up not making it. We had so many other delicious things, so it fell out of the rotation. I didn’t miss it, because I thought I didn’t really like it. Until now. You will, too, I bet. You could even take this [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Side Dishes’
Happy Fourth of July! Fluffy Summer Quinoa Salad
Posted in dairy free, Easy, Festivities and Celebrations, Gluten Free, Healthy, Iranian food blog, Main Courses, Main Dishes, Make ahead, Meatless Monday, Quick, recipes, Salad, side dishes, Summer, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegan main dishes, Veganizable, vegetarian, Vegetarian main dishes, tagged cumin, Easy, Fast, gluten free, Main Dishes, Make-ahead, quinoa, Side Dishes, Vegan, vegetarian on July 4, 2011 | 13 Comments »
Persian Eggplant Dip
Posted in dairy free, Dairy Free Possible, Easy, Eggplant, Gluten Free, Healthy, Iranian food, Iranian food blog, Main Courses, Main Dishes, Make ahead, Meatless Monday, Middle Eastern, Persian, Persian food, Persian food blog, recipes, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegan main dishes, Veganizable, vegetarian, Vegetarian main dishes, tagged dairy free, Easy, Eggplant, gluten free, Healthy, Main Dishes, Middle Eastern, Persian, recipes, Side Dishes, Vegan, vegetarian on September 24, 2010 | 12 Comments »
Sometimes the best recipes are the simplest. Here’s a recipe my dad shared with me verbally on a recent visit. It was inspired, in part, by the eggplants then growing in the family garden. Our conversation went something like this: Dad: “You know what you can do with this eggplant? Take a whole eggplant and [...]
Stuffed Baby Eggplants with Sour Cherry Pomegranate Sauce
Posted in Arabic, dairy free, East meets West, Easy, Eggplant, Gluten Free, Healthy, Iranian food, Iranian food blog, Main Courses, Main Dishes, Make ahead, Middle Eastern, Persian, Persian food, Persian food blog, recipes, Uncategorized, tagged appetizers, Arabic, cardamom, Chicken, dairy free, Easy, Eggplant, Fast, gluten free, Healthy, Main Dishes, Make-ahead, Middle Eastern, Nuts, Persian, pine nuts, Pomegranate, recipes, Side Dishes, sour cherries, Spices on September 16, 2010 | 15 Comments »
Maybe I”m too easily amused, but a trip to the farmer’s market is one of the highlights of my week. I’m quite obsessed with farmer’s markets, really. To the point that I’ll always try to hit up the local markets when I travel. It’s a cool way to get a feel for a city or [...]
Green Herb Hummus
Posted in Appetizers, Arabic, Breakfast, dairy free, Dairy Free Possible, East meets West, Easy, Gluten Free, Healthy, Iranian food, Iranian food blog, Make ahead, Meatless Monday, Middle Eastern, Persian, Persian food, Persian food blog, Quick, recipes, side dishes, Snacks, Syrian, Travel, Vegan, vegetarian, tagged appetizers, Arabic, Breakfast, chickpeas, dairy free, dips, Easy, Fast, gluten free, Healthy, Make-ahead, Middle Eastern, No Cook, Persian, Quick, recipes, Side Dishes, Snacks, Vegan, vegetarian on June 24, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Today’s recipe isn’t so much a recipe. It’s more of a template, that you can adjust and re-configure to your liking. Motivated by hunger but de-motivated by the heat to cook, I ended up making a really great hummus with what I had on hand, and figured I’d pass along my results to you. By [...]
Portable Spinach Pies Plus Bonus Magical Fresh Salsa Recipe
Posted in Arabic, dairy free, Dairy Free Possible, East meets West, Easy, Healthy, Main Courses, Main Dishes, Make ahead, Meatless Monday, Middle Eastern, Persian, recipes, Road food, side dishes, Snacks, Spices, Syrian, Travel, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegan main dishes, Veganizable, vegetarian, Vegetarian main dishes, tagged Arabic, cardamom, dairy free, Easy, Healthy, Main Dishes, Middle Eastern, Persian, recipes, Side Dishes, Spices, Vegan, vegetarian on April 20, 2010 | 14 Comments »
Sometimes recipes come together in the oddest ways. And so it goes with my Portable Spinach Pies. I’ve made spinach pies before, but never really committed to making them a staple of my cooking repertoire. I have no idea why, now that I’ve made them again. They’re delicious, nutritious, and highly portable. Bonus: They taste [...]
20 Minute Arabic Inspired Okra Stew
Posted in Arabic, dairy free, Easy, Gluten Free, Healthy, Main Courses, Main Dishes, Make ahead, Meatless Monday, Middle Eastern, Persian, Quick, recipes, side dishes, stews, Syrian, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegan main dishes, Veganizable, vegetarian, Vegetarian main dishes, tagged Arabic, dairy free, Easy, Fast, Healthy, Main Dishes, Meatless Monday, Middle Eastern, Persian, Quick, recipes, Side Dishes, stews, Vegan, vegetarian on April 12, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Hey guys! I’m finally back with a recipe post, as promised. Today it’s a quick Arabic-inspired okra stew. Growing up in Texas, we used to always eat okra stir fried. Honestly, I don’t even know if this is the right term. All I know is that my mom would grab some emerald green pods from [...]
Happy Nowruz and Cooking Kuku Sabzi on TV
Posted in dairy free, Easy, Healthy, Holiday Foods, Main Courses, Main Dishes, Make ahead, Middle Eastern, Persian, recipes, side dishes, Snacks, TV, Uncategorized, Veganizable, vegetarian, Vegetarian main dishes, Video How Tos, tagged dairy free, Easy, Eggs, Healthy, Middle Eastern, Nowruz, Persian, Persian New Year, recipes, Sabzi, Side Dishes, Snacks, TV, vegetarian on March 19, 2010 | 21 Comments »
Happy Nowruz, everybody! Well, technically the big day of the Persian New Year is the spring equinox, which is tomorrow, but I figured now’s as good a time to spread the happiness. The weather here in New York is as fresh and spring-like as can be. Birds singing, tons of sun, and gorgeous blue skies. [...]
