Monthly Archives: June 2011

Carrot burger

Tweet   This dish is inspired by an idea from a French-Armenian chef I admire, Sonia Ezgulian. She made the carrot burger and in the middle, shaped a patty with a cooked chicken breast mixed with fromage blanc; I made patties with kafta instead and served it with extra lemon (on the carrots) and dilled [...]
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Lebanese potato salad

Tweet A Lebanese-style potato salad is extremely simple to make and requires only three ingredients besides the potatoes: Lemons, extra-virgin olive oil and some (preferably) italian parsley. The potatoes should be firm and buttery rather than the starchy baking potatoes. The variety picked here is called Klondike Gourmet Idaho. The resulting salad is light-tasting, tangy [...]
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Cream of wheat biscottis

Tweet Don’t they say necessity is the mother of invention? These biscottis were devised after I realized that it was a good idea for me to consume fortified cream of wheat on a regular basis, due to its iron-rich component. However, the thought of starting the day with a soupy porridge was not all that attractive. [...]
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