Tag : lunch

Persian Cardamom Muffins ( Cake Yazdi )

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 […]

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Turnip 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 […]

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Beef Koobideh or Kebab

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 […]

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Trip to Toronto

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 […]

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Herb Rice ( Sabzi polo )

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 […]

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Salmon and Wild Rice

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 […]

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