Saffron and Lemons

An epicurean Aladdin's cave, this blog is an eclectic mix of food from the Middle East, Africa and other destinations of an adventurous homecook with incurable culinary wanderlust.

Tuesday, 29 July 2008

Cooking class 2: Legendary simmered hamburg steak

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As I mentioned before, I went to a complimentary cooking lesson at ABC Cooking Studio a couple of weeks ago courtesy of my dear friend Malak...
Tuesday, 22 July 2008

Coconut chicken salad

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I adapted this creamy, piquant, zesty Thai-inspired salad from a recipe found ages ago on the Age website. Although, adapt is perhaps not t...
Friday, 11 July 2008

Cooking class 1: Tuna & onion quiche bread

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My dear friend and food blogging mentor Malaka over at Aloha Mahalo has been attending cooking classes at ABC Cooking Studio in Shibuya, To...
Thursday, 10 July 2008

Beans with ocean trout, preserved lemons and rocket

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It is a real special occasion to get the opportunity to eat this dish. It has been a favourite of mine for many years, but it contains just ...
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Tuesday, 1 July 2008

Plum cous cous

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The Young Man has jetted off to Australia for his "summer holidays" and I am now cooking for 1 (or two, since I like to have the s...
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Monday, 23 June 2008

Maghrebi Mania 2: Harira: Moroccan chickpea and lentil soup

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It's been a while since I posted (and made this soup!). Apologies for the delay, but life happens (g). I had been meaning to make this r...
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008

Khoresh-e esfenaj-o alu: Persian stew of chicken, spinach and golden plums

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My dear friend G was kind enough to bring me back sour Iranian plums ( alu zard ) from his recent travels back to Iran. And not just the ta...
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Saffron
Yokohama, Japan
Sometime in the late 1990s, a friend visiting from Australia brought me a jar of preserved lemons. I'd never heard of them, so they stared out dolefully from the fridge for a year until a desperate Net search for what to do with the things opened the gateway to a world of cooking. That is how exotic scents of the world began to emanate from one shoebox-sized kitchen in downtown Yokohama. These blogs are for N who brought me salty lemons, for G who thinks I should write a cookbook instead of reading them, and for Zanmei, who suggested blogging to begin with.
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