Vase ideas4
Posted: 22 March 2013 Filed under: Photography, Uncategorized | Tags: vase_ideas Leave a comment
Spring vase
Time to grow Norooz seeds, sabzeh
Posted: 27 February 2013 Filed under: Memories & Events, Uncategorized | Tags: norooz_1392, wheat_sprout Leave a commentOnce again “Norooz is around the corner” – that’s right, there is only 20 days left to the beginning of Spring and the Persian New Year, Norooz- this year on March 20th at 07:03:13 AM Eastern Time
Sabzeh (grass), as you might know, is one of the seven specific items starting with the letter “S” which goes in the Norooz table setting. It is also an item which needs to be prepared in advance – just about now, maybe a bit later – let’s say two weeks prior to Norooz.
The common types of seeds to grow for Norooz as sabzeh, are wheat, lentil, cress and green mung beans, with the last three crops growing much faster than wheat. Traditionally, though, growing wheat is the norm and this is the one I always go for. Not difficult at all; only, just like Persian cuisine, growing wheat requires investing time, along with patience and attention.
My baby shot me down
Posted: 20 February 2013 Filed under: Poetry & Music, Uncategorized 2 Comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5Xl0Qry-hA
I was five and he was six
We rode on horses made of sticks
He wore black and I wore white
He would always win the fight
Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down.
Seasons came and changed the time
When I grew up, I called him mine
He would always laugh and say
“Remember when we used to play?”
The People’s Potato, ConU
Posted: 13 February 2013 Filed under: Montreal related, Uncategorized | Tags: The People’s Potato Leave a commentThe People’s Potato is a student initiated grassroots project, and a vegan kitchen at Montreal’s Concordia University, Sir George Williams Building. It serves “free” food to about 400 students daily and relies heavily on volunteers labor and every body’s’ good will.♥
The project was started in 1999 by a group of students dedicated to social and environmental justice and conscious of student poverty. Fifteen years into its inception, the kitchen is now operating during the fall and winter semesters all the day of the week, offering students and community members meals by donation; the project and the food is funded be a levy in (undergrad) student registration fees.
Montreal’s ’98 Ice Storm, through his eyes
Posted: 29 January 2013 Filed under: Montreal related, Photography, Uncategorized | Tags: ice storm montreal 1998, Mohsen_Hozhabri, Montreal_winter, photographer 4 Comments
Smoked meat @ Montreal Schwartz
Posted: 5 December 2012 Filed under: Montreal related, Smoked meat @ Montreal Schwartz, Uncategorized | Tags: food_photography, Hebrew tradition, Montreal, restaurant_review, Shwartz, smoked_meat Leave a commentIf you find yourself in downtown Montreal, passing through St. Laurent in Plateau area, make sure you’re hungry. Because right there is located Canada’s oldest Deli, the world famous Schwartz’s, offering the classic, Hebrew tradition smoked meat. And it is offering plenty of it in one single sandwich!
You simply cannot miss the deli, as no what matter what time of the year, there is always a lineup in front of it. If you are willing to settle for a take out, you would be waiting less, but having the meal inside the tiny, crowded space is a part of the tradition if you ask me. Read the rest of this entry »
Shish-tauk sandwich & Lebanese music, Montreal-homemade style!
Posted: 21 November 2012 Filed under: Memories & Events, Shish-tauk sandwich, Uncategorized | Tags: amir resturant, booteh_recipes, food_photography, Lenabese, Montreal, shishtauk, Ya Rabb, youtube Leave a commentShish-tauk, an originally Turkish term and a Lebanese way of marinating and broiling chicken, enjoys much popularity and countless recipes on the internet.
We in Montreal, though, would claim an exclusive right over this dish, as it is prepared in a specific ways by Lebanese chain fast food restaurants, most notably Amir Restaurant. I have been to Amir and taken out its sandwich and plate shish-tauk dishes often enough to come up with my own recipes for this easy and delicious sandwich!
Ingredients:
Flowering Tea
Posted: 7 November 2012 Filed under: Flowering Tea, Flowering tea, Uncategorized, Videos | Tags: chinese tea, Flowering tea 2 CommentsOk, here, in Radio Koocheh, is my first video clip ever! A clip of what is known as the Chinese flowering tea or blooming tea. In actuality, it takes about five minute for the process to complete. My clip is a bit faster – two minutes. Pretty amazing, isn’t it!?
Watch it here at radio koocheh too.
Apple picking, a fall tradition
Posted: 16 October 2012 Filed under: Montreal related, Uncategorized | Tags: apple-picking, montreal_fall Leave a commentStarting from Mid August all the way to the end of October, just as you feel the warm weather is giving way to a fresh cool one, when the sky is more blue than ever and when you see the leaves go crazy with colors, as if the tree is set on fire, that’s when you know there is time to go for an apple picking trip anywhere in the province of Quebec.
There are several locations in and around the Island of Montreal with huge orchards, where you could do your apple picking and have a great time doing so. The admission is always free, and apple varieties, including McIntosh, Empire, Melba, Lobo, very affordable. Read the rest of this entry »
Moment photography25
Posted: 11 October 2012 Filed under: Photography, Uncategorized | Tags: moment_photography Leave a comment
My Caldron 