Posts tagged “iranian”

Traditional Persian Recipes Made Easy

Roshi and Ranna Fekrat

If you want more friends, start cooking. I’ve met most of my favorite people though a shared love of good food, good wine, and good parties.

Homemade food soothes the soul and makes people happy. Cooks need never be lonely. They rely on friends to eat the delicious food pouring from ...

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Celebrate Nowruz, Persian New Year’s Day, with Kookoo Sabzi

Happy Nowruz! Happy Persian New Year!

Nowruz, which translates as “New Day” or “New Light”, is the name given New Year’s Day in the Persian (Iranian) calendar. Nowruz has been celebrated for over 3000 years across the region that once made up the Persian Empire.

Before the Greeks, Romans, and Ottoman Turks ...

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Turmeric & Saffron

Shab-e Yalda

Blog of the Week:

Turmeric & Saffron

Writer:

Azita

Where:

New York via Iran

What:

Six months after her mother died, Azita started blogging as a tribute to her mother’s culinary capabilities and knowledge of Persian cooking. Through writing the blog, Azita has become a passionate and enthusiastic cook. She no longer thinks just about ...

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