I’m not really sure what made me interested in healthy food. I’m not referring to vegetarian food only (you can read about why I decided to not eat meat here) since vegetarian food can very well be unhealthy as well. For example, I spent a whole year in college eating a diet of fries, pasta and… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Sexy food
Raw Chocolate & Raspberry Roulade
My childhood is marked by two distinct worlds: that of the small Romanian city where I was born, Craiova, which I remember as the place where I used to play with my friends and where I realized that I like Greek gods, boys and punk music and a completely different world, that of the small… Continue Reading
Raw Berry & Mint Sorbet
You know what cheers me up when I’m a little down? Sorbet! But not any kind of sorbet. Regular sorbets have a ton of sugar which I don’t like because of two reasons: 1) I feel like I’m harming my body when I’m eating them (not a good feeling at all), 2) I cannot eat… Continue Reading
Sholeh Zard (Persian Rice Pudding) with Honey Glazed Rhubarb and Strawberries
I first discovered Iranian cuisine when I was working as a sales representative for a retail company where at least half of my colleagues were Iranians. My Iranian colleagues at Femme de Carriere (the name of the company) were always bringing delicious sweets to work, sharing recipes and talking about food. I enjoyed very much… Continue Reading
Stuffed Artichokes
For reasons obscure for us, mortals, the weather gods got mad at us, so today it wasn’t pretty outside. I could not read on my balcony, I couldn’t get my daily dose of vitamin D and I couldn’t finish the project we started – antiquing an old Ikea table (so much fun!). But I did… Continue Reading