There is an amusing rice-centric Persian proverb, the story of which goes like this: A newlywed bride, a novice cook, wanted to Read More
There is an amusing rice-centric Persian proverb, the story of which goes like this: A newlywed bride, a novice cook, wanted to Read More
Hi everyone! Before delving into our recipe post, I have to share the news that I cooked fesenjan for The New York Read More
My friend Mette (who hails from the magical land of Hans Christian Andersen) and I have a giddy, gushing love of Read More
Here’s how the Persianizing popcorn idea came to be: I’d like to lose 10 pounds. This is not for health reasons, I Read More
There’s a saying in Farsi when someone goes to visit someone and doesn’t leave that they have eaten kangar (cardoon) and they Read More
Noosheh jaan (sometimes spelled nusheh jaan) literally means: “may it be sweet for your soul”,”may it be a pleasure to your being”. Read More
Is it too late to take stock of 2013 and reminisce about the past year? Are we over the newness of Read More
I hope you’ve been practicing the art of making Persian rice, because it is time to amp up the volume and Read More
Plain Persian rice or polo is almost always paired with a type of khoresh, thus forming a formidable entity known as polo-khoresh. Read More
“There is a definite art to making Persian rice & I think it’s the best rice ever.” Suzanne “If Minute Rice is Read More