Persian Noodle Soup (Ash Reshteh)
Gingerbread Cake with Rum Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
Butternut Bisque with Crab
Pear and Almond Tart
Persian Sour Cherry Rice: Albaloo Polo
I grew up in a household that ate potatoes: mashed, roasted, smashed and steamed. We did occasionally eat rice, but it was normally served alongside fish which, during… Read More »
Montmorency Sour Cherry Tarts
Perhaps in your neck of the woods Montmorency sour cherries are no big deal, perhaps they grow everywhere and you can pick them at leisure and source them… Read More »
Summer Squash Carpaccio with Seafood Squid Ink Spaghetti
Are your neighbor’s locking the doors and pulling the curtains tight when you come over with a pretty basket (dirty crate) of summer squash? Are you trying to… Read More »
Plum & Pluot Salad with La Quercia Prosciutto and Dukkah Spiced Flatbread
Holy ham hocks – this American Tamworth prosciutto by La Quercia is delicious! I tasted four different prosciuttos from all over the world and La Quercia completely killed… Read More »
Brown Butter Butternut Squash Ravioli with Maple Parmesan Cream, Bacon and Radicchio
Pretend you’re a two-year-old for a sec who has no idea that making ravioli is for gourmands only. Seriously, if my toddler can do it so can you!… Read More »
Cardamom Pistachio Poundcake with Rose Glaze and Orange Blossom Winter Citrus
This is what happens when you go to Berkeley Bowl and you get hypnotized by their bulk nuts section – you end up with waaaaay too many pistachios…. Read More »
Bejeweled Chocolate and Pistachio Tart
A little gold leaf never hurt anyone! And, it certainly turns an ordinary chocolate pistachio tart into something festive. To me, tarts and pies are like Dagwood sandwiches,… Read More »
Do Ahead Holiday Brunch For a Crowd
Ah, finally a moment after all the Christmas craziness to sit down. Happy holidays friends and family! Hope you had a good one spending time with loved ones,… Read More »
Turning 45, Embracing Miracles and Thankfully Giving Away
As I sit here typing in the fourth hotel/cabin/place-other-than-home that I’ve lived in during the last two weeks I am filled with a mixture of gratitude, deep aching… Read More »
Fluffy, Eggy, Creamy Potato Salad
Warning: this potato salad is addictive. It is really, really hard to stop eating. This is a Southern-style potato salad where Russet potatoes are boiled in their jackets, peeled while… Read More »
Sliced Tomatoes with Rosemary Flowers and Capers
My Mom loved to serve a simple sliced tomato plate with a little side of mayonnaise when the Northern California dry farmed coastal varieties (like Molinas and Early Girls) hit the farmer’s markets…. Read More »
Grilled Sardines with Spicy Jeweled Herb Sauce
My husband looks at the plate of Grilled Sardines with my ridiculously delicious green sauce spooned neatly overtop and says: “I want to love this, I know I’m… Read More »
