Easy Recipes for Home Cooks
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With crisp autumn evenings, it’s the perfect time to cook nourishing comfort food that warms you up body and soul like this delicious Bulalo (Beef Shanks Stew). Bulalo is typically cooked low and slow which results in tender succulent fall off the bone goodness, and is bulked up by plenty […]
The Persian Prince and I are babysitting our daughter’s farm while she and her husband enjoy a much needed holiday. The farm is in country Victoria near the famous Mount Macedon Ranges and this time of the year , it is quite spectacular and the weather is still warm but […]
In many parts of the Philippines, Caldereta which is a Spanish influenced dish, is made using goat or lamb. I’m not a fan of either so I use beef. Beef Caldereta is essentially a beef stew simmered in spiced rich tomato sauce with Carrots and Potatoes, Capsicums and Pitted Olives […]
This delicious Persian Beef and Green Beans Rice (Lubia Polo) deserves to be as well known as the Asian fried rice or the Italian risotto because it’s just as delicious. It’s a one pot meal, made with a handful of simple ingredients that results in a comforting dish, summer or […]
The humble split pea is the star in this Persian Split Yellow Peas and Lime Stew (Khoresh Ghaymeh). It is cooked with beef simmered in rich tomato sauce, dried black limes and turmeric then served with rice and fried potatoes.Although Ghaymeh is traditionallly made with meat; it can also be […]
Persian Kebab Digi, is the kebab you make when you are short of time and low in energy. It is delicious but it comes together easily and quickly. It is the kebab to make when you don’t have a grill or don’t want to use one, but it still has […]