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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Cauliflower Qorma Baskets – Qorma-e-Gul-e-Kalam
Serves 2, generously Pure vegetable ostentation. Well, this isn’t actually on a par with those who can sculpt flowers out of carrots, or carve veg into musical instruments. But this is still quite a special dish. Cauliflower florets are cooked … Continue reading
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Tagged Cauliflower Baskets, Qorma-e-Gul-e-Kalam, spices, vegetable ostentation
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Veggiestan Humour
I say I say I say…What did King Tut say when he had a nightmare? I want my Mummy! Hm. Ok. Never mind. Humour in another language is always difficult. There is always the risk that you will laugh like … Continue reading
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Tagged Hodja, humour, jokes, Mullah Nasruddin, Rasht, Saidis
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Salad Oliviyeh
for a generous bowlful: enough for 4 with leftovers Gee this recipe is well-travelled. It was devised by one Chef Olivier in Moscow about a hundred and fifty years ago, and was initially a real salmagundi of ingredients. You may … Continue reading
Braised Little Gems with Raisins and Pine Nuts
Laughter, reunion and coming together smell of saffron, while tears and distance reek of onions…(Rumi) The shops are full of little gems at the mo. That’s as in little gem lettuces, not as in expensive gewgaws that you can’t live … Continue reading