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.
Split-peas stew, “khoresh-e gheymeh”
Posted: 6 February 2013 Filed under: Split-beans stew (Ghaymeh), Uncategorized | Tags: booteh_recipes, food_photography, khoresh, main_dish, Persian_cuisine Leave a commentIn Persian, we have a proverb that compares the “sacrificial lamb” to the benevolent scapegoat- both victims in happy and sad times.
Well, split-peas stew (khoresh-e gheymeh) brings to mind that proverb, as it is traditionally made and served at both weddings and funerals. No upcoming wedding or funerals planned, yet I have got to share this as one of my favorite stews.
Ingredients (serves 5-6) Read the rest of this entry »
The Milk Controversy
Posted: 30 January 2013 Filed under: The Milk Controversy, Uncategorized | Tags: milk, milk good or bad Leave a commentWhere do you stand on the milk controversy? The heated debate over the health benefits/ hazards of the cow’s milk on humans?
Are you convinced, as Laura Sands (nutritional counselor) is, that dairy products are absolutely harmful to our body due to the bacteria and hormones contained in the animal’s breast milk?
And that the main reason why milk consumption continues to be promoted (particularly in the west) is that the dairy industry pays the global media corporations to filter and control the information to its own financial benefit? This video could be disturbing, but informative if you’re thinking along these lines.
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
A Trio of delicious, easy finger foods
Posted: 23 January 2013 Filed under: A Trio of delicious, easy finger foods, Uncategorized | Tags: booteh_recipes, finger-food, food_photography, meat-rolls, shrimp Leave a commentI have come up with a combination of finger foods, which could be prepared in about 2-3 hours, max., tasting real good and looking way more laborious. So, Let’s get right in to it:
1. Stuffed Meat Rolls (rollet-e goosht): Read the rest of this entry »
Grated cucumber & yogurt (Maast-O-Khiyar)
Posted: 21 January 2013 Filed under: Grated cucumber & Yogurt (Maast-O-Khiyar), Uncategorized | Tags: booteh_recipes, food_photography, Grated cucumber and yogurt, Persian_cuisine Leave a commentMaast-O-khiyar: Grated cucumber and yogurt, mixed with salt, black pepper and dried mint powder, and topped with dried rose powder: a perfect combination of tastes, aroma and color and a savory companion of many Persian foods.
Hot Borscht for Cold Nights
Posted: 3 January 2013 Filed under: Borscht, Uncategorized | Tags: beet, booteh_recipes, Borscht, cabbage, cold weather, food_photography, Russian style, winter food Leave a commentAmong heartwarming foods, this beef/beet based borscht, is adapted from a Persian cook book and is known as “Russian Style”. I only cook it during very cold winter nights; that would be anywhere colder than -10C.
And believe you me, the dish turns so delicious, in those nights I wish we had an even longer winter in Montreal!
Ingredients (serving 4):
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!
My Caldron 