What’s that old saying? “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” That’s what this week feels like. Here I was with big plans to do the following: A thorough, if late, deep housecleaning to prep for Persian New Year (Nowruz). Batches and batches of cookies baked (and photographed and blogged about!) To [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Soups’
Breathe Easy Healing Soup With Ginger, Garlic, Chili
Posted in Easy, Gluten Free, Healthy, Iranian food blog, Main Courses, Main Dishes, Make ahead, Meatless Monday, Mind Body, Persian food blog, slow cooker, Soups, spicy, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegan main dishes, Veganizable, vegetarian, Vegetarian main dishes, tagged chili, crockpot, Easy, Garlic, ginger, gluten free, Healthy, Main Dishes, Make-ahead, slow cooker, Soups, spicy, Vegan, vegetarian on March 17, 2011 | 11 Comments »
Vegan Persian Barley Soup in a Crockpot
Posted in dairy free, Easy, Healthy, Main Dishes, Make ahead, Middle Eastern, Mind Body, Persian, recipes, slow cooker, Uncategorized, Vegan, vegetarian, tagged crockpot, Easy, Healthy, Main Dishes, Middle Eastern, Persian, recipes, slow cooker, Soups, stews on February 17, 2010 | 15 Comments »
Most days, I do my best to cook from scratch. But some days, I do take shortcuts. I’m only human, and life gets hectic sometimes. If it comes down to a meal prepped at home that’s not quite from scratch or some pricey, possibly nutritionally questionable takeout, I’ll generally choose the first option. Not only [...]
Velvety Slow Cooker Chickpea Soup
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chickpeas, crockpot, Easy, garbanzo beans, gluten free, Middle Eastern, recipes, slow cooker, Soups, Vegan, vegetarian on December 7, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Ahhhh winter. In New York City, it’s finally here. November 2009 was the 7th warmest NYC November on record, so the recent dip in temperatures feels even more dramatic, if entirely appropriate. Soups are a favorite food of mine at any time of year, but in the winter, they taste extra cozy and inviting. Today’s [...]