Turmeric & Saffron

2021-07-19

It's summertime and most days are hot and humid here in New York. One of the best ways to cool off and tolerate the heat is to drink refreshing summer...

2020-08-08

As is the case with many Iranians living abroad, trips to our home country tend to feel like an epic dream filled with nostalgia! Last year, three months...

2020-03-28

After a long blogging hiatus, I am back with a new post about Nowruz, my favorite holiday. This Nowruz is undoubtedly unlike any other in the past. As...

2019-03-20

Nowruz, which translates to "new day" in Persian, is the celebration of the arrival of spring, nature's rebirth, and the new year. This year's...

2019-01-02

After many years I went on a long-awaited vacation to Iran with my two daughters. It was an amazing trip with many incredible moments. Our trip was intended...

2018-07-11

A while back I received a comment on my blog from a reader asking about an Iranian potato recipe. She wrote that she had just come back from a trip to...

2018-03-21

Persian New Year (Spring equinox) has officially arrived! It doesn't quite feel like it where I live since it is still cold and the flowers have yet to...

2018-01-27

I recently received a copy of سفره اطعمه Sofreh At'ameh, a delightful cookbook written in 1881 by Mirza Ali Akbar Khan Kashani, the royal head chef to...

2017-12-20

شب عاشقان بیدل چه شبی دراز باشد     تو بیا کز اول شب در صبح باز باشد ~سعدی شب یلدا Shab-e yalda or شب چله shab-e chelleh (winter solstice) is here. The...

2017-11-11

Here's my favorite خورش قیمه کدو سبز khoresh-e gheymeh kadoo sabz: a combination of the delicious and popular khoresh gheymeh and khoresh kadoo. Recently...