tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3197113715525875863.post5235504689451411631..comments2024-03-08T08:09:49.217-08:00Comments on Et in Arcadia Ego: Box Monkey beansUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3197113715525875863.post-4341220117008084812011-03-13T18:36:23.426-07:002011-03-13T18:36:23.426-07:00Dates and almonds are traditional luxury foods in ...Dates and almonds are traditional luxury foods in Persia and the Near East. This dish unites them with a crisp, healthy vegetable. I like this as a side dish to cooking with a Mediterranean theme. One of my decadent favorites is roasted duck with a pomegranate sauce. Add an Australian Shiraz*, and you might feel like a Shah.<br /><br />*The Australian Shiraz is a variation on the Syrah grape that originally grew in Persia. Persian wines have taken something of a downturn in the past 1200 years for obscure historical reasons, but the Australian Shiraz wines are easy on the wallet and the rough equivalent.Lord Carnifexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03370336507698082907noreply@blogger.com