What to Serve with Trader Joe’s Middle Eastern Style Kebabs (Koobideh)

This post includes affiliate links which kick us a small commission at no cost to you if you use them to shop. If this post is useful, please use them to support my work - thanks! When it comes to frozen food at Trader Joe's, I think we have to agree upfront frozen generally doesn't…

ByMichelleSeptember 27, 20220Comments

Book Reviews

NOVEMBER KINDLE DEALS: INTERNATIONAL CUISINE AND AMERICAN BAKING

After a bank breaking new release month in October, here are a few great deals on Kindle that won't empty your wallet. And it's a great time to start thinking about holiday gifts and stocking stuffers on the cheap. Here are your November Kindle deals. Prices current in the United States as of November 4,…

ByMichelleNovember 4, 20170Comments

Recipes Salads

Louisa Shafia’s Rhubarb, Radish and Strawberry Salad

Do you have any idea how sour raw rhubarb is? Until I found this Strawberry, Rhubarb and Radish salad in Louisa Shafia's New Persian Kitchen cookbook, I'd never thought to eat it raw. Thinly shaved it adds an acidic tang, but be forewarned, it's astringency can give you that dry tongue feeling, which some chalk up to…

ByMichelleApril 19, 20170Comments

Book Reviews

Digging into Persian Food with Taste of Persia

One of the things I'm going to do with DailyWaffle is tackle some cuisines and dishes I haven't really cooked at home, starting with Persian food. I'm planning to do injera, the Ethiopian flatbread made with teff flour; Beef Wellington, although the idea of screwing up a gorgeous piece of beef tenderloin is scary; and…

ByMichelleJanuary 7, 20170Comments

Recipes

Persian Crispy Rice & Lamb Kebabs (Polo Tahdig & Koobideh)

Polo Tahdig, Persian Crispy Rice gets its crunchy layer from yogurt colored with turmeric and scented with saffron. During our trip up to Tofino, we watched a show with Bob Blumer, you know, the Surreal Gourmet guy, where he faced off with 2-3 Chinese chefs in Vancouver in a Xiao Long Bao battle. Dumplings themselves are…

ByMichelleJuly 11, 20113Comments