Monthly Archives: November 2012

Khoresht-e-Beh: Quince and Split Pea Stew

So the quince season is here once again. Huzzah! is all we can say. There is nothing quite like it for fragrance, natural pinkness and beguiling flavour. Although they are ugly brutes. They are not very good raw, but poached … Continue reading

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Welcome to Vegg-E-stan!

Yup – you can now download Veggiestan on to your Kindle, iPad or other new-fangled thingummybob. Being an old fashioned (quorn) sausage, I am yet to be persuaded of the virtues of digital cooking, but I can see that it … Continue reading

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Photo of the Week: Veggiestan, Pickled

‘Tis the time of year to be pickling and preserving stuff. So I bring you this array of posh and piquant Persian pickled veg by way of inspiration. Found this cracking shot in Adam Jones, Ph.D. – Global Photo Archive’s … Continue reading

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