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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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Stuffed Olives ( Zeitoon Parvatdeh )

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 […]

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Herbs Frittatas or quiche ( Kuku Sabzi )

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 […]

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Butternut Squash pancake( Kaka Rashti )

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 […]

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Olivier 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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Zucchini Dip ( Mirza Qasemi-Kadoo )

  Mirza Qasemi is a taster Persian appetizer from Northern part of Iran and Caspian Sea region. This is widely known as Persian Dip in western countries. It’s made from Aubergine or Zucchini and a perfect recipe for vegans. My mom use to serve it with rice and olives as side for lunch or dinner not as appetizer but as main course. You can serve with lavash or tortilla bread. Preparation time: 10 minutes Cook time: 20 hours Total time: […]

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Eggplant & Beef Stew ( Khoresh Bademjan )

Eggplant lovers like my husband, welcome to this recipe. One of the sweetest eggplant grows in North of Iran so there are many recipes with eggplant. In north of Iran cuisine fried eggplant is a pleasure add up to most of the stews. The first year of our marriage my husband was teasing my mom like “ what’s for dinner tonight mom? and she said ” umm, Eggplant …with ?”… :). This Persian stew made with Beef or Lamb and […]

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