Basque-Style Trout with Herbs

This is a somewhat simplified version of a recipe from ‘Basque Cooking and Lore’ by Darcy Williamson. Our second home is in SW Idaho, which has a strong Basque community, and we have learned to love the Basque cuisine.

Mean’s Basque Potatoes

A spicy full flavored version of roasted baby potatoes. I adopted this from the Recipezaar account and I am the very happy new owner of such a winner 🙂 Now that I have made it several times myself, I totally agree with reviewers recomendations to add carrots to this too. I have also added cubed sweet potato, but be aware that they will be fairly soft, rather than crunchy like the potatoes. A firm favourite in our home from now on ! Enjoy 🙂 Oven time depends on how much you are making.. mine took 45 minutes for the potatoes to be nice and crunchy. It serves 4 at our place… 6 would be fighting each other for the biggest serving LOL.

Azerbaijani Stuffed Grape Leaves- Yapaq Dolmasi

Having tried “dolma” from several countries I like these the best. Traditionally these are very small, quarter sized. The big leaves you can get in jars in the U.S. can be halved to make nice little ones. But nothing beats the dolma from fresh tender leaves.

Azerbaijani Kefir and Greens Soup

My new favorite book, “Olive Trees and Honey” by Gil Marks, is the source of this delicious soup. If Kefir is not available to you, substitute plain yogurt. This soup is best served freshly warm just as it is done, and is traditionally served after the main course. The long total time for preparation includes 4 hours of soaking the split peas before making the soup, which I included as “cooking” time.

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