Meat Dishes

I have been wanting to make this recipe for a while to post on MPK. Neither my mom or I had ever heard about Koofteh Somagh before I pointed …
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A couple of weeks ago while reading my news feed I came across an article that grabbed my attention immediately. The article was about a new documentary which is about …
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In the very first post that I wrote a few years back leading up to Thanksgiving Day, I mentioned that I am very fascinated by the creative way in …
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I do love making enough food to have leftovers. However, I lose interest in eating the same leftovers more than perhaps twice, so I try to find new ways to …
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I absolutely love any recipe that is simple to make and most importantly requires only one pot to make. Khorakeh Goosht, Braised Meat, is one of such recipes. Not …
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Before we left for the Farmer’s Market on Saturday morning I thought about what I wanted to post this week. I thought about a couple of recipes that sounded good. However, once we got the the market my plans totally changed Read More

I only have one thing to say: I love mushrooms. Always have, always will. The day that I discovered Crimini and Portabella mushrooms my life became even better! With …
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Last year when my sweet friend Homeyra gave me her delicious recipe for Salad Shirazi, she also gave me a second Shirazi recipe. I never got around to cook and post the second recipe she gave me. I can’t believe all this time has gone by, but today is the day!! I present to you Koofteh Hulu. Read More

Here is the question: is it really possible to make a Persian meal in an hour? The truthful answer to this question is, yes, but it depends on what you are making.  My plan was to make Baghali Polow, rice with fava beans,  in my rice cooker last Friday when I got back home from my mid-morning meeting.  The idea was to stop by the Persian store on my way home Read More

Last week Foodbuzz sent out an email letting us bloggers know that we could help raise money for the  Make Time for Change campaign. The concept is great, it’s all about teaching kids how to cook. The campaign is headed by Frigidaire and Jennifer Garner who are teaming up to inspire families everywhere to roll up their sleeves and get cooking together. Have I ever told you how much I love Jennifer Garner? Well I just did!! 🙂 Read More