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Yes, You CAN Eat That Tadigh: 5 Ways to Make Persian Food Healthier! Guest Blogger (5)

Shirin — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 06:30:36 +0000

Ok, let’s face it. There is NO chance I am ever going to stop eating persian food. No..No..No. However, am I open to learning how I can make it healthier? YES! And so, I was excited to have recently received…

Recipe #8: Dolmeh (Stuffed Grape Leaves)

Shirin — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:00:24 +0000

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…

Recipe #4: Eating Rice = Being Iranian

Shirin — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:21:59 +0000

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

Shirin — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:23:58 +0000

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…

We are always looking for it…

Shirin — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:30:01 +0000

We could be somewhere in the United States, somewhere in Europe, or even in the Middle east (!!). Although these places are all different, there is always one thing in common with our trips to these places. We. Are. Always.…

Recipe #3: Soup-e Jo (Barley Soup)

Shirin — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:44:45 +0000

I haven’t posted a recipe in a while and with the start of Fall recently, I felt it was time to bring to you one of my favorite Soups… Soup-e Jo (Barley Soup). Hm how do I describe this soup?…

What is the best part of a Persian meal? The Tadiq!

Shirin — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:30:14 +0000

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…