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Tag Archives: dill
Nowrooz Potato Lyonnaise. Just for Fun.
It’s Spring! No, really. The Spring equinox was at 11:01:53 on Wednesday 20th March 2013. Which happens to coincide with the Persian New Year (Nowrooz). So we wish you all a happy and prosperous 1392. Iranian celebrations to welcome in … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged dill, Iranian New Year, Nowrooz, potato, sib zamini lyonnaise, spring garlic
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In the Veggiestan Garden…
If you are going to tarry a while in Veggiestan, you will need fresh herbs. If you live in a big city, then you will have no trouble buying them; but if you live halfway up Mount Snowdon, then clearly … Continue reading
Posted in Postcards from Veggiestan
Tagged basil, brown fingers, coriander, Dan Pearson, dill, garden, growing herbs, mint, parsley, tarragon
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Some Bonus Home Remedies….
In the Middle East ‘you are what you eat’ is not a fly-on-the-wall TV programme, but rather a maxim embedded within the culinary culture. Many of the things that are routinely found in pantries across the region double as remedies. … Continue reading
Posted in Postcards from Veggiestan
Tagged asafoetida, cumin, dill, home remedies, mint, mouthwash, parsley, storecupboard standbys, zit zapper
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Fresh Green Almonds!
Almonds, right: they come in a hard shell, and they’re brownish. Well, before they get to be hard and brownish, they’re green, as above. And actually soft enough to eat just as they are. In Iran (where they are known … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged broad beans, chaghaleh badam, dill, fresh green almonds, mozzarella, saffron, Spring
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