Happy Thanksgiving from Basil & Roses!

November 21, 2018 nmalekan@gmail.com Comments 1 comment

Happy Thanksgiving, friends! We’re in full swing here planning our feast at the Basil & Roses kitchen and wanted to take a moment to thank you for coming along this amazing culinary ride with us! The Persian poet Rumi says ” Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.” I’m grateful for you, and for the opportunity to share my art, which is my cooking, with you and the world every single day. I hope the recipes I share with you, feed your spirits, your families, your friends and your hearts.

Our full menu will be up on the blog soon. In the mean time, I wanted to share some our favorite side dishes, which may inspire you as you plan your own celebration.

Happy Holidays!

Your dedicated happiness maker,

Nazanin

Roasted Cauliflower with Schug

Nani’s Decadent But Healthy Butternut Squash Soup

I’ve served this earlier when everyone arrives on Thanksgiving and it’s always a hit! It’s a warming, feel-good dish that nicely captures the flavors of fall. The trick is in roasting the vegetables first.

Roasted Veggie Quinoa Medly

Fragrant Mediterranean Salad

Persian Cucumber Salad with Red Onion & Thai Basil

Cauliflower Parmesan

Red Cabbage Slaw with Honey-Lime-Cumin Vinaigrette

Rosemary & Sea Salt Baked Potato Chips

Green Garden Herb Basmati Rice

Persian Stuffed Sweet Peppers (Dolemh)

Happy Fall Equinox from Basil and Roses!

September 22, 2018 nmalekan@gmail.com Comments 0 Comment

In honor of the beginning of Autumn and recent Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, I wanted to share a piece I wrote on the blog about “change” linked below. Today is the fall equinox, the day both the Northern and Southern hemispheres will experience an equal amount of daylight. I love both the science and poetry of this. For awesome facts on the subject, check out this great article from Vox, And, as the earth continues to turn on its tilted axis, relish the notion that celestial bodies are generating the perfect balance of forces in our universe.

I’ve been dealing with personal difficult changes lately… but spending recent days surrounded by family, friends and love- I’m reminded of how much there is to be grateful for. How much there is to look forward to. And how neither the past nor the future is yet written. We evolve and grow and hopefully become better versions of our selves as we embrace the seasons of our lives.

Happy new year, Shana Tova and happy Autumn, friends!