It’s been a minute since I’ve posted a Persianized recipe on here. Sorry about that! These saffron spiced pecans are the perfect remedy to my laziness, and they make a fabulous holiday gift. I apologize right now for the “spoiler,” because some of ya’ll who read this are getting these as part of your Christmas [...]
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Saffron Spiced Pecans, an Easy Holiday Gift
Posted in Appetizers, Easy, Festivities and Celebrations, Gluten Free, Healthy, Holiday Foods, Iranian, Iranian food, Iranian food blog, Make ahead, Middle Eastern, Persian, Persian food, Persian food blog, Quick, Spices, Uncategorized, vegetarian, tagged Easy, Fast, gluten free, Nuts, pecans, Persian, Saffron, spiced pecans, these nuts, vegetarian on December 13, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Visions of Sugarplums: Saffron-Infused Persian Sugarplums
Posted in dairy free, Desserts, East meets West, Easy, Festivities and Celebrations, Gluten Free, Good with tea, Healthy, Holiday Foods, Iranian food, Iranian food blog, Make ahead, Middle Eastern, Persian, Persian food, Persian food blog, Quick, recipes, Snacks, Spices, Sweets, Uncategorized, Vegan, Veganizable, tagged Advieh, cardamom, Christmas, dairy free, dessert, Easy, Fast, Healthy, Honey, Iranian, Iranian Food Blog, Middle Eastern, No Cook, Nuts, Persian, Persian food blog, Persian Spice Blend, Saffron on December 24, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Merry Holidays, everyone! Does anyone really know what sugarplums are? What confection, precisely, is that Sugarplum Fairy in The Nutcracker dancing for anyways? Turns out they’re balls of dried fruits and nuts, sometimes with spices added in, perhaps coated in powdered sugar. Well, besides sounding Christmasey, this all sounded very Persian to me. So I [...]
Stuffed Baby Eggplants with Sour Cherry Pomegranate Sauce
Posted in Arabic, dairy free, East meets West, Easy, Eggplant, Gluten Free, Healthy, Iranian food, Iranian food blog, Main Courses, Main Dishes, Make ahead, Middle Eastern, Persian, Persian food, Persian food blog, recipes, Uncategorized, tagged appetizers, Arabic, cardamom, Chicken, dairy free, Easy, Eggplant, Fast, gluten free, Healthy, Main Dishes, Make-ahead, Middle Eastern, Nuts, Persian, pine nuts, Pomegranate, recipes, Side Dishes, sour cherries, Spices on September 16, 2010 | 15 Comments »
Maybe I”m too easily amused, but a trip to the farmer’s market is one of the highlights of my week. I’m quite obsessed with farmer’s markets, really. To the point that I’ll always try to hit up the local markets when I travel. It’s a cool way to get a feel for a city or [...]
Khoresht Fesenjan: Persian Pomegranate Walnut Stew w/Chicken
Posted in dairy free, Easy, Gluten Free, Healthy, Holiday Foods, Main Courses, Main Dishes, Make ahead, Middle Eastern, Persian, recipes, stews, Superfoods, Uncategorized, tagged cardamom, Chicken, Easy, Healthy, Main Dishes, Middle Eastern, Nuts, Persian, stews, Walnut on March 24, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Hey guys! We recently explored a vegetarian (actually vegan) version of today’s Persian dish, Khoresht Fesejan. Today, here’s the more classic version of this luxurious Persian stew with pomegranate, walnuts, and chicken. Enjoy this dish on top of the delicious rice dish of your choice. Classic chelo rice would work beautifully, or you could try [...]
Sweet Memories of Halva
Posted in Appetizers, Breakfast, dairy free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Healthy, Holiday Foods, Middle Eastern, Persian, Snacks, Sweets, Uncategorized, Vegan, vegetarian, tagged appetizers, dessert, gluten free, Healthy, Middle Eastern, Nuts, Persian, pistachios, sesame, Sweets, Vegan, vegetarian on January 28, 2010 | 9 Comments »
One of my Yoga students and I were talking recently about found objects. He was rocking a sweater that he’d lost for two years. He’d come across it recently, buried deep in a closet. He was slightly thrilled to have pulled it from the abyss. It was there waiting for him all along, it seemed, [...]
