Easy Recipes for Home Cooks
These Rice Crumbles (Nan-e-Berenji) cookies make an appearance in almost every Persian gatherings. From grand weddings to informal tea break to picnics you are sure to find a version of these rice shortbread cookies. They are deliciously crumbly with a sandy texture and breaks apart in your mouth, traditionally not […]
First , let me tell you how I learned how to make this Chicken Curry. Back when I was at university in Manila I knew of Victor, an engineering student from Sri Lanka who at that time was trying to impress a girl I was friends with. As you probably […]
This Persian Beef & Carrot Rice (Havij Polow) , is a celebration dish for sure but don’t let the many steps in this recipe deter you because it is actually very easy to make. I like to think of this as the Persian version of the Chinese fried rice and […]
I was very lucky to have visited Iran during the Persian New Year Celebrations. Nowruz (New Day)as it’s called in Persian is celebrated on the 21st of March, and it’s a time for celebrating with families and friends, reflecting on the year past and looking forward to what the new […]
Let it be said that I have a recipe for a baked citrus tart inspired by Marco Pierre White’s that results in a tart so beautiful with mirror like finish that I have to pause a bit before slicing it. That citrus tart however, takes forever to make. You have […]
Back in the days of long boozy lunches when I worked in the corporate world, I had the pleasure of dining at the iconic Rockpool restaurant in the Rocks. I can’t remember what I had as a main meal, but I still remember clearly what I had for dessert. And […]