Thick and Creamy pumpkin soup with fresh roasted pumpkin is blended up with warm fall flavors of paprika and maple and topped with savory fried sage. As soon as October hits, there are 2 things I can’t wait for. 1. planning my birthday dinner, which is usually a big bowl of steamed mussels or my […]
Beet Phyllo Tart with Feta and Thyme
This colorful beet phyllo tart is an easy and impressive appetizer. Thinly sliced beets are layered on top of phyllo sheets and scattered with salty feta and fresh aromatic thyme. Beets are one of my favorite root vegetables, and as I was skimming through my friend Julia’s new book, entitled The Ultimate One-Pan Oven Cookbook […]
Persian Rice with Dates and Pistachios
Persian rice with dates , chopped pistachios and aromatic cardamom is steamed together with an additive and crunchy saffron crust called tahdig. I noticed as I’m getting older, I am appreciating the simpler things. The simpler flavors and allowing really good ingredients to be themselves. Rice is a perfect example of that. A humble grain […]
End of Summer Savory Tomato Crumble with Fried Shallots
End of summers tomatoes is the perfect time to make a savory tomato crumble topped with crispy fried shallots and herb crumb topping. I may be writing this at the brisk of fall, but I am still savoring summers bounty. My 1st year of growing tomatoes was a prolific one and my plants did […]
Red Wine Roasted Figs with Honey and Rosemary
Red Wine Roasted Figs with Honey and Rosemary is the perfect accompaniment for your cheese board or to spoon over ricotta or Greek yogurt. There is a short opportunity to enjoy seasons best figs. As the warm weather slowly comes to an end and fall begins to break, figs are at their best. I […]