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ndoghouse said:
Ha! Blue I saw one of them big green eggs on a cooking show the other day! It was either Andrew Zimmer or Guy Ferriti? I forget? They were smoking something (in the egg that is).

You can get them in all sizes Blue. I have one used for deserts. It no taller than a coffee mug. My big one is about 10" tall maybe. They make them even bigger than that tho.
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I did a bit more research, it seems that for a tagine to work properly the lid ought to be cooler than the base to aid in convection or something like that. So putting it in an oven or big green egg would defeat the purpose of the design. The only "proper" way would be putting it over a fire or on a stovetop.
 
Scara said:
Just realized I meant to put in a Wikipedia link to what I think is the shrub that bears Barberries. Well, better late than never. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berberis
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Ah that makes sense. A friend of mine from Iran runs a restaurant and sells Zereshk Polo. Good stuff. It uses Barberries with almonds on top. Also Sabzi, Fesenjan, Bademjan, Hmmm? what else? Im getting hungry now. He uses a lot of Pomegranate juice in his dishes as well. Fesenjan is my favorite tho. My spellcheck just bled all over my screen again :D
 
I've heard of Fesenjan before. Can't remember what it is. There are a few good Persian places around Houston that I've been to and enjoyed. I get the feeling I've had it before.

edit: I just remembered where I'd heard of Fesenjan before. Years back I took an intensive course in Arabic (a decision I regret because I didn't even try to learn the language) and the professor's wife was from Iran. They had us all over for dinner, and she made Fesenjan for us.
 
Its slow cooked chicken with a dark gravy. It looks like chicken mole but taste quite different. It has a base of pomegranate juice and I think some kind of ground nut but not sure. You pour it all over a bed of basmati rice and I like sumac sprinkled all over it.
 
Pomegranite, walnut and onions is the traditional sauce NDog. And sumac would be a tasty addition. Don't think I have tried it that way before, but I can imagine it going together quite yum-ily. Man, now I am going to have to go visit the only decent Persian restaurant in the city. (Persepolis Grill for any of you locals who want to try it). I can get some ice cream and noodles for dessert too LOL. Strange but tasty. Or the Kolompe date filled cookies with some tea. Yep, Going to be visiting that restaurant soon...
 
That sounds right Shav! My friend owns Pars Deli in Austin,TX....er at least he did. He sold it but my work moved so Its too for for a lunch trek now so I havent been there in a while. The best in Austin now in my opinion is Peace Bakery and Deli. Those date filled cookies are great! I usually have the ones with pistachio. They call them Burma. Check out all the good stuff! The people are really nice folks.

http://peacebakerytx.com/
 
ndoghouse said:
That sounds right Shav! My friend owns Pars Deli in Austin,TX....er at least he did. He sold it but my work moved so Its too for for a lunch trek now so I havent been there in a while. The best in Austin now in my opinion is Peace Bakery and Deli. Those date filled cookies are great! I usually have the ones with pistachio. They call them Burma. Check out all the good stuff! The people are really nice folks.

http://peacebakerytx.com/
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Houston has some good ones. We also have some Middle Eastern places (I and other geography people don't consider Iran to be the Middle East) that are quite good. I recently tried Labne for the first time. Good stuff. It's pretty simple, just yogurt cheese, but it's tasty.
 
Scara said:
Houston has some good ones. We also have some Middle Eastern places (I and other geography people don't consider Iran to be the Middle East) that are quite good. I recently tried Labne for the first time. Good stuff. It's pretty simple, just yogurt cheese, but it's tasty.
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Prolly just could lump it under "Mediterranean"? Most people here dont know any difference. I forget your in Houston. Theres probably lots of good stuff there nowadays but east of there you wont find much ethnic food other than maybe Taco Bell. Dont get me wrong because swamp food is the greatest! Just nothing outside that.
 
ndoghouse said:
Prolly just could lump it under "Mediterranean"? Most people here dont know any difference. I forget your in Houston. Theres probably lots of good stuff there nowadays but east of there you wont find much ethnic food other than maybe Taco Bell. Dont get me wrong because swamp food is the greatest! Just nothing outside that.
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I only got back to Houston a few months ago after years of college, and I don't talk about it often, and I don't put it in my profile. But Iranian is pretty close to Middle Eastern/Mediterranean food, but it's also similar to Central Asian, which is the region Iran is considered to be a part of by us geographers. Trying to classify countries into regions can be a royal pain though.

Next time I'm in Austin (if that happens any time soon) I'll have to see about stopping into Peace Bakery. Next time you're in Houston, Bijan is good for Persian food, and Mary'z is good Lebanese food.
 
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Bought a pair of these off ebay for $25. They're pretty cheaply made but they're holding up so far! Comfy too
 
Sounds tasty Blue, how did it turn out. Any recipe tweaks you recommend or straight off the recipe?
 
It turned out pretty good! It was one of those foods that tastes better the next day as leftovers. Maybe gave the flavors more time to blend. I served it with rice instead of couscous, but I think couscous would have paired better. What I found interesting was that in spite of the tons of spices I added, the lamb didn't seem to absorb much. However, it did lose a lot of that greasy lamb taste that people don't like, so it was actually pretty tasty. I'm going to order a tagine and try a few more recipes.
 
Sounds great blue!! May not be correct ethniciciticy-wise but try quinoa sometime! That stuff is great! I use the red and black quinoa too! Love it. Also there is a black rice that is great too. Its not wild rice but more like jasmine just blacker'n a black dog the day before the end of Ramadan.
 
A couple of weeks ago I ran in my first 5K. Not the first time I've run that far, but the first time since long ago high school track meets that I ran with a group of people. Mostly I just go alone.

My footwear was homemade "huaraches de tres puntos." 6mm thick rubber soles, paracord ties tied in the manner shown in my previous post. The only sandals in a gaggle of expensive running shoes. My footwear was lighter and I'll bet it will outlast all the fancy shoes.

Inspired by the previous race, last weekend I ran solo a couple of miles barefoot along sandy trails on bluffs overlooking the sea. Sandals slung around my neck. I donned the sandals for the run back to the car, along a cobblestone beach.

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Sandals - not just for walking.
 
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Those are awesome Howard! Love em. Man thats some beautiful country too. I never been to Cali but always wanted to go down...er up Hiway 1. Id be barefootin all the way tho. Surfboards'd have to be in my aresenal too tho:thumbup:
 
I believe that's Washington there Ndog, not Cali. I was just a looking at that path to see if it was wide enough for my transportation.
Mr. Wallace and Red Flower are only about an hour away give or take. We haven't managed a meet and greet as yet but one of these days the planets will align.
 
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