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Almonds, Ramadan, and Re-visting Restaurants: San Francisco Chronicle Food and Dining section in 60 seconds

fresh pear and almond dessert pizza
It is time for the almond harvest in California, and the Chronicle has a few recipes: Almond-Breaded Chicken Cutlet with Capers and Lemon, Dried Apricot & Almond Bars, Almond Granola Clusters, Fresh Pear & Almond Dessert Pizza, and Ancho-Almond Mole Sauce.

The holy month of Ramadan begins Saturday, in which Muslims fast every day from sunrise to sunset, then break their fasts each evening with a meal called iftaar. A couple of recipes for the iftaar table: Fruit Chaat and Badam Dood (Milk with Almond Meal).

The Working Cooks recommends braising as a foolproof way to cook fish and provides a recipe for Braised White Fish & Vegetables in Lemongrass Coconut Milk. Also fast and fresh are Chipotle Beef Tacos. To go meatless, try portobello mushrooms in a sandwich.

Three-month-old Xyclo in Oakland gets two stars (**) for its "modern meets Mekong" Vetnamese-style cuisine. Two stars (**) also awarded to Katia's: A Russian Tea Room. Michael Bauer re-visits Mecca, and says that "We shouldn't have to suffer for good food, but in the case of Mecca, it might just be worth it." He gives it three stars (***).

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Tags: almond harvest, almonds, america, appetizers, bay area, breakfast, dessert, dinner, hors doeuvres, lunch, pears, ramadan, san francisco, SanFrancisco, SF, spices, west coast

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Jez

9-30-2006 @5:41AM Jez said... the meal does not need to be this 'iftar' thingy that you wrote. i don't even think i've heard the word iftar called before, and this is coming from someone who has had 14 years of islamic education (but it can also be just me not remembering it). basically, you can just eat/drink anything you want to 'break' your fast. however, dates are recommended, it is said to be the way the prophet did it.
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Qryan

9-27-2006 @4:39PM Qryan said... WHy no mention of the food blogging article? I totally thought of you when i read it.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/09/27/FDGHVLBUIC1.DTL
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