Category Archives: Food Fail

Christmas and Thanksgiving Roundup

I didn’t have a lot of time to take or post photos or recipes during the holidays, so I’m doing a photo dump here. Recipes forthcoming! Working backwards…

Persimmon Almond Cake (gluten free)

We have a new Asian foods market within walking distance (if someone else is walking) from our house. I dropped by to pick up some extra fine white rice flour (a dollar a pound! Never again, Amazon. Never again.) and was pleasantly surprised to see persimmons in their produce department. I had forgotten, however, howContinue reading “Persimmon Almond Cake (gluten free)”

Khoresht Ghormeh Sabzi and Lima Bean with Dill Tah Dig II: This Time, It’s Personal

Last week, I tried to make tahdig, and it didn’t go so well. I was determined NOT to burn the shit out of the tah dig this time. If I didn’t accomplish anything else, just not burning it would have been a win. I watched videos of Iranian women making it, read multiple blogs aboutContinue reading “Khoresht Ghormeh Sabzi and Lima Bean with Dill Tah Dig II: This Time, It’s Personal”

White Girl Fail: Attempt at Tahdig

I really love cooking Persian food. Darius’ father is from Iran, so I was introduced to lots of different kinds of foods I had never heard of when we met. There is one dish I haven’t tried, because it seemed way too difficult. Here’s what Tah Dig is supposed to look like: Here’s what myContinue reading “White Girl Fail: Attempt at Tahdig”