Wholesome ideas for Holidays Season: Veg.s and dips
Posted: 25 December 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized, Veg.s and dips | Tags: dip, fresh_vegetables, maast-omosir, mazeh, Persian shallot, vegetarian Leave a commentFresh vegetables and two home-made dips or the whole family to savor : Guacamole and Persian Shallot marinated in yogurt (maast-o-mosir) and garnished with chopped chives.
Wholesome ideas for Holidays Season: Fruit salad
Posted: 25 December 2012 Filed under: Fruit salad, Uncategorized | Tags: booteh_recipes, food_photography, fruit_salad Leave a commentFruit salad, with anything you fancy. Contained in this bowl are: Apple, Japanese peach, orange, red grapes, straw berries, pomegranate, kiwi, banana, plus canned peach and pine apple and whipping cream on the side.
Two Cocktails: Margarita & Bellini
Posted: 19 December 2012 Filed under: Two Cocktails: Margarita & Bellini, Uncategorized | Tags: Bellini, Cocktail, drink_photography, Italian cocktail, Margarita, Mexican cocktail, peach Leave a commentFor this post, I simply tested several recipes on the net and got tipsy! As soon as I was sober again, I wrote down the result of the “best practices” and then had to share them with you, even though I did not have Margarita glass and had to use Martini glass instead! Let’s get started with Margarita and let’s start from scratch, pretending you don’t know what each cocktail is made of.
For Margarita, you need: The Mexican spirit Tequila, Triplesec (or Quattro) and fresh lime juice, salt, ice and cocktail shaker. Drinks Mixer’s recipe for Margarita is great (Check it out, it demonstrates all the steps). It’s got at least two good tips: The first one is the ratio it suggests: 3-2-1 for Tequila, Triplesec, and lime juice respectively: So, let’s say you have one oz. of tequila. You therefore add 2/3 of Triplesec and 1/3 of lime juice to it, before shaking it with ice incocktail shaker. The balance is perfect!
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 »
Pomegranate, the heavenly fruit of Persia
Posted: 28 November 2012 Filed under: Pomegranate, the heavenly fruit of Persia, Uncategorized | Tags: food_photography, Healthy_foods, pomegranate Leave a commentHave you ever tasted this crunchy, refreshing and colorful berry-like fruit?
Did you know that Pomegranate is native to the area of modern Iraq and Iran, spread to Northern India, and is one of the most ancient fruits? 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:
Vegan stew, one type, three rules
Posted: 14 November 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized, Vegan stew, one type, three rules | Tags: food_photography, gluten free, vegan, vegetarian Leave a commentVegetarian, and vegan, stew-like dishes are healthy, easy and quick. Most important of all, when it comes to following a vegi recipe or inventing your own, sky is the limit! Having said that, there are certain “rules” I always follow to in order to come up with a delicious AND pretty looking vegetable-based dish.
Use at least one type of grains to supplement meat/protean.- Use potatoes or one type of pasta to make the dish thick and filling
- Consider the cooking time of the vegetables being used and add each one to the main pot appropriatly. Mixing everything together at the same time will certainly destroy the look of the dish
Salmon, a different oven-baked style!
Posted: 11 November 2012 Filed under: Salmon, a different oven-baked style!, Uncategorized | Tags: booteh_recipes, fish, food_photography, salmon Leave a commentere is my recipe for a common dish – oven-baked salmon which is twice as appetizing and delicious when marinated with dried dill and served with snow peas, citrus and herbs.
Ingredients: (serving 2).
Flowering Tea
Posted: 7 November 2012 Filed under: Flowering Tea, Flowering tea, Uncategorized, Videos | Tags: chinese tea, Flowering tea 2 Comments
Ok, 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.
Shrimp, Thai with coconut
Posted: 4 November 2012 Filed under: Shrimp, Thai with coconut, Uncategorized | Tags: food_photography, main_dish, shrimp, Thai_food Leave a commentI recently learned and tried this bright, tasty and easy Thai recipe and I absolutely loved it. All you have to do is to purchase the ingredients, the preparation takes no time.
Ingredients: Read the rest of this entry »
My Caldron 