Persian cuisine is easily in my top 5 favorite cuisines of all time. I mean how could one not fall in love with its balanced flavors, the bright & fresh ingredients, and of course the myriad of different types of kebabs. It’s where you find all of the classics such as koobideh, bakhtari, […]
I have always had a love for cooking Persian and Indian dishes at home. There’s just something about all of the spices that are employed in the cuisine that I truly love, especially the heavy use of saffron. And if you’ve ever made a recipe that required saffron, then you’ve probably seen the recipe
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I don’t know what it’s like where you live but this past week has been hot as hell. I’m not going to sugar coat it folks, it has been downright miserable, at least by Colorado standards. Luckily there’s always one positive this all of this hot weather. And that’s the fact that it’s now
Penne arrabbiata has always held a very special place in my heart. Not only is it my all-time favorite pasta dish, but it is also the first one that I ever truly learned how to make. In fact, I’m a little dumbfounded as to why it has taken me so long to make a
Most people wouldn’t normally associate the state of Colorado with peaches. However, If you ever find yourself here during the late summer you’ll find roadside stands selling fresh peaches in just about every nook and cranny of the state. And like most Coloradans, My family likes to take full advantage of the peach season
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After making last week’s southern cornbread recipe I ran into the recurring problem of having too much leftover buttermilk. It’s something that’s always ticked me off because you only really need a cup of buttermilk for most recipes, yet typically you can’t purchase it in any size smaller than a quart. Sure I could
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Hello class and welcome back to another segment of Yankee tries to not piss everyone off while explaining southern food! Today’s topic, southern cornbread. For those of you who are unaware, there are two types of cornbread typically made in American households. You have northern style cornbread, and you have southern-style cornbread. And
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Stop me if you’ve heard this all before, but I love pork chops. I have no issue with saying that they are one of my all-time favorite cuts of meat. And honestly, how could any carnivore not enjoy the simple pork chop? They’re a relatively cheap cut of meat that won’t put a dent
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Collard greens are one of those old-timey southern dishes. You know the type of dish that people have fond childhood memories of. The dish that where there’s a constant debate over who in the family makes the best collard greens. The dish that you make from the heart and never from a recipe.
Today’s recipe always reminds me of the trip my family took to Ensenada Mexico when I was about 10 to 11 years old. It was a relaxing vacation with most of our time spent hanging out on the beach right next to our hotel. And on this beach existed a little food shack that
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