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Persian Cardamom Muffins ( Cake Yazdi )

By CruisinCulinary January 23, 2019 22,848 Dessert / Pastry / Persian

Persian Cardamom Muffins ( Cake Yazdi ) This muffin is really a Persian style, why? Because of cardamom spice and rose water. It’s a traditional pastry from Centre of Iran, called cake Yazdi which is called after a city in the centre of Iran, Yazd. I don’t know I love it because I’m Persian or because of my childhood memory. When I walk back from the school with my friends and on the way we get a couple of this hot […]

Turnip Soup

By CruisinCulinary January 23, 2019 12,955 Aash / Appetizer / Entree / Persian / soup

Turnip Soup My mom loves Turnip very much and I remember whenever we got cold or flue, she ran to the store and get a bag of turnip and simply boil it and serve with salt, pepper and lime. She said ” eat this, this will kill all the germs like a miracle.” The boiled one doesn’t smell good so I usually add it to soup. It’s been chilly these days here in Orlando which is not common here, but […]

Beef Koobideh or Kebab

By CruisinCulinary January 21, 2019 18,276 BBQ / Entree / grill / Persian

Beef Koobideh or Kebab Koobideh Kebab is a juicy and flavorful minced Persian kebab and very popular in all Persian restaurants. Koobideh kebab is all type of kebab made from minced meat, can be beef, mixed of beef and lamb or even chicken. All Mediterranean cuisine has this type of Kebab and they call it kebob or kefteh kebob but the ingredients are not the same as Persian. The deference is onion and garlic. In Persian cuisine we just add onion to […]

Trip to Toronto

By CruisinCulinary January 18, 2019 33,644 Coffee / Fun / restaurant / travel

It’s always good to visit your home, your friends and family . This city used to be my home for more than 13 years. I gave birth to my second son, Daniel here in Toronto. It’s a beautiful city, but cold. Mid November and the temperature is 7 f!! yes, it is and at the same time the city I live now, Orlando is 75. During our trip I visited my sister in law after 5 years and my sister […]

Herb Rice ( Sabzi polo )

By CruisinCulinary January 18, 2019 14,550 Entree / Persian / Rice

The fist day of spring all around a world is just a day in the middle of December, but for me is the smell of flower, rain, start of our best holiday, celebrating our new year, nowrooz, new clothes, family visiting and parties, best pastries, mixed nuts, best food, fresh herbs. Fresh herbs and our traditional meal, sabzi polo va mahi ( Herb rice with fish ). A sign of nature and celebration of the earth new start, a green […]

Salmon and Wild Rice

By CruisinCulinary January 17, 2019 16,097 Entree / International Food / Persian / Rice / seafood

My family and I are fan of seafood. Me obviously, because I’m from Northern part of Iran and Caspian Sea. When I say seafood is not the same as worldwide. It’s more fish, smoked fish, fish eggs. My mom use to make smoked salted fish as ac side dish for most of our food. Salmon is not really popular in Iran but now it’s our favorite one and this recipe is the best I found even for someone who doesn’t […]

Stuffed Olives ( Zeitoon Parvatdeh )

By CruisinCulinary January 17, 2019 18,345 Appetizer / Persian / Vegetarian Recipe

This is a dish that I’m in love with. This recipe can be served as side of many main dish or as an appetizer. The origin of this recipe is from North of Iran where there are plenty of olive gardens and also from a place that I’m originally from there. My mother used to make it all the time and there was always a big jar in our fridge full of stuffed olives. Prep Time; : 20 minutes Course: Appetizer […]

Herbs Frittatas or quiche ( Kuku Sabzi )

By CruisinCulinary January 17, 2019 13,312 Appetizer / Entree / Persian / Vegetarian Recipe

Kuku Sabzi is a Persian Herb Frittata or quiche that can be baked in the oven or in a Pan and is can be topped with barberries and walnuts. It’s very delicious food for vegetarians. Like all other cultures Persians have some special dish for their new year Nowruz. As our new year starts in Spring, we try to bring a lot of green like herbs to our food, and Kuku Sabri is one of them. Kuku is the same […]

Butternut Squash pancake( Kaka Rashti )

By CruisinCulinary January 17, 2019 16,635 Breakfast / Dessert / Persian

This is a dessert from North of Iran, close to Caspian Sea. This Butternut Squash Pancake is one of our family absolute favorite because it is full of flavors and it comes with Persian twist! The list of ingredients is long but it very easy to make. I presented it in one of my cooking class during Halloween and everyone loved it. You can make it with any type of pumpkin family but I found butternut squash the best. Preparation […]

Olivier Salad

By CruisinCulinary January 17, 2019 14,708 Appetizer / International Food / Persian / Russian / Salad

Olivier Salad is a Russian salad which is very popular in Persia and some European countries. It can be a dip or salad for parties or picnic, a good dish for holidays of new year, and also is very good wrap for kids school lunch. This salad will stay very fresh in fridge for days and anytime you open the fridge door get a spoon of that 😉. Cook time: 20 minutes Preparation time: 40 minutes Total time: 1 hours […]

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