Dolmeh, or Stuffed Grape Leaves, are very common in so many different cultures within the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines. Each type has a little bit of a different variation… one extra spice here, one less spice there. I can…
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Recipe #6: Salad-e Olivieh (Chicken, Potato & Egg salad)
by Shirin • • 0 Comments
No, we couldn’t just stop at chicken salad, or potato salad or a nice simple egg salad. We went above and beyond, mixed it all up and came up with Salad-e Olivieh! Such a multipurpose and delicious dish. In my…
Recipe #4: Eating Rice = Being Iranian
by Shirin • • 2 Comments
How do you know if you are Iranian?? If you are eating this 8 out of 7 days in the week There is really no such thing as a proper Iranian dish without the…
Our Thanksgiving: not just on Thanksgiving
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When the general population thinks about Thanksgiving, they think about this: When I think about Thanksgiving, I think of this: We do have Turkey at our Thanksgiving… but there always seems to…
What is the best part of a Persian meal? The Tadiq!
by Shirin • • 8 Comments
As the influx of Persians crowd the dinner table at any party or “Mehmoony”, my mind usually goes to one thing “Is there going to be enough Tadiq left by the time I make it around this table!?” Some panic instills… and…