Moods for music, garden and authentic Afghan cuisine

11-03-09-2025 

FOOD --- 

Afghan cuisine from a local takeout :

Sambosa

Bolanee
Qabuli Palow lamb shank
Chive Aushak 
eggplant 
pumpkin 
chickpeas 
flat bread 

*** home cooking ***

dill  & cottage chesse bread 

homemade gnocchi  

mountain yam noddle soup 

roasted vegetables and shrimp 

GARDEN ---

teahouse in the morning mist 

at noon 

 golden gingko 

crimson maple 

CONCERTS ---

BSO at Strathmore Concert Hall 

Prometheus,  by Scriabin 

Strathmore Mansion music room 

Moods for Flute Clarinet and Piano, by Florence Price 

a pair of east and west Asian signature dishes

12-08-2020 Tue. 

 DINNER ---  quabili pilau leftovers | scrambled egg with Chinese yellow chives 

• signature ones in this kitchen ,anyway

afghan braised lamb shank rice

4-07-2020 Tue. 


 DINNER --- braised lamb shank rice | sauteed fresh peas and bean curd 

• a pale version this time, no carrots and raisins 

Faryab where the Afgan cooking excel

7-09-2017 Fri.  


DINNER ---  ( at Faryab) Bulanee | Pakowray Kachalu | Anushak | Sabsi Goushti | Cuabili Pallow | Goush-E-Feel | wine

•  first visit after Faryab reopened. most of things unchanged, except the deep fried items got a bit heavier.

Afghan meal

1-07-2017 Sat.  snow


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | fruit salad
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  homemade apple strudel | tea
DINNER --- Afghan meal: aushak ( green onion dumplings with yogurt beef sauce ) | quibili pilau ( lamb shank baked rice ) | simmered spinach with spices | wine

• getting cold

go there when you can

11-22-2013 Fri. mild, damp.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- ( at Faryab ) aushak | bulanee | pakowray kachalu | cuabili pallow | kabu | sabsi | wine 

• so much comfort

work with vegetables

9-30-2012 Sun. cool, sunny, then rain

 WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | baguette | pate | cured ham | apple 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- fried rice with fresh lima beans and shrimp | zucchini fritters | scallion pancake | beer
  DINNER --- beignets de cèpes  (mushroom fritters w. chickpea beer batter)
| Afghan-style  simmered spinach with cumin seeds | rice | wine

 

• tempura-like, but with seriously beat eggs and beer in the batter.