Black Garlic, Roasted Aubergine & Tomato Persian-Style Dip (mirza ghasemi)
How about a black garlic recipe today? Have you tried using this amazing ingredient in your cooking? You gotta give it a go if you haven’t already. The Persian roasted aubergine dip (mirza ghasemi) is...
View ArticleKale and Potato Savoury Muffins Inspired by Persian Kookoo Sabzi
I’m making these kale and potato muffins very often these days, yet until two years ago I hadn’t even heard of kale. It’s not a vegetable grown in my home country. But I wasn’t the only one. From an...
View ArticleMarinated Olives with Citrus & Peppercorns
A marinated black olives recipe for today that you can also make with green olives. Your family and friends will keep asking for these delicious and gorgeous looking marinated olives and the recipe of...
View ArticlePersian-Style Saffron, Cauliflower & Broccoli Frittata (kookoo)
Saffron is what makes the flavour of this cauliflower and broccoli frittata very unique. I call it a frittata just for the sake of convenience. To anyone who’s Persian it’s a kookoo (or kūkū). I find...
View ArticleDolmeh: Persian-Style Stuffed Chard Leaves (Vegan)
This Swiss chard recipe came as a substitute for dolmeh, our favourite stuffed grape-vine leaves but turned out so good I’d be making them again and again. It was that time of year when I had woken up...
View ArticlePersian Plum Soup with Fried Mint Topping (ash-e aloocheh)
Hello there my lovely friends! How about a vegetarian Persian plum soup recipe today? Did I hear yes? I think I did hear a few of you who had “liked” the picture on the social media but I hope you will...
View ArticlePotato, Spring Onion & Leek Persian Frittata (Kookoo Sibzamini ba Piazcheh)
This recipe for potato, leek and spring onion frittata is a good way to use up those spring onion greens and the odd leek sitting in the fridge. What a delicious way to use up the veggies that would...
View ArticleMeatball Soup with Pasta & Herbs (Cheat’s Gushbara)
This meatballs and pasta soup recipe is probably very different from any you’ve ever tried so get yourself prepared for a whole new flavour combination! There is a lot of coriander, garlic and mint in...
View ArticleIranian-Style Chicken & Potato Salad (Olivier Salad)
Happy Nowrouz and Spring Equinox! May this new cycle of life bring Peace to the world and happiness, health and prosperity to you all! I know I’ve been missing in action since February but here I am...
View ArticlePersian-Inspired Caramelised Fennel Salad with Yoghurt & Garlic
This morning as I was puttering around the kitchen I had a sudden craving for a salad of tender shoots of wild tumble thistle and yoghurt (kangar mast). We’ve just returned from a holiday and have not...
View ArticleBlack Garlic, Roasted Aubergine & Tomato Persian-Style Dip (mirza ghasemi)
How about a black garlic recipe today? Have you tried using this amazing ingredient in your cooking? You gotta give it a go if you haven’t already. The Persian roasted aubergine dip (mirza ghasemi) is...
View ArticleKale and Potato Savoury Muffins Inspired by Persian Kookoo Sabzi
I’m making these kale and potato muffins very often these days, yet until two years ago I hadn’t even heard of kale. It’s not a vegetable grown in my home country. But I wasn’t the only one. From an...
View ArticleMarinated Olives with Citrus & Peppercorns
A marinated black olives recipe for today that you can also make with green olives. Your family and friends will keep asking for these delicious and gorgeous looking marinated olives and the recipe of...
View ArticlePersian-Style Saffron, Cauliflower & Broccoli Frittata (kookoo)
Saffron is what makes the flavour of this cauliflower and broccoli frittata very unique. I call it a frittata just for the sake of convenience. To anyone who’s Persian it’s a kookoo (or kūkū). I find...
View ArticleDolmeh: Persian-Style Stuffed Chard Leaves (Vegan)
This Swiss chard recipe came as a substitute for dolmeh, our favourite stuffed grape-vine leaves but turned out so good I’d be making them again and again. It was that time of year when I had woken up...
View ArticlePersian Plum Soup with Fried Mint Topping (ash-e aloocheh)
Hello there my lovely friends! How about a vegetarian Persian plum soup recipe today? Did I hear yes? I think I did hear a few of you who had “liked” the picture on the social media but I hope you will...
View ArticlePotato, Spring Onion & Leek Persian Frittata (Kookoo Sibzamini ba Piazcheh)
This recipe for potato, leek and spring onion frittata is a good way to use up those spring onion greens and the odd leek sitting in the fridge. What a delicious way to use up the veggies that would...
View ArticleMeatball Soup with Pasta & Herbs (Cheat’s Gushbara)
This meatballs and pasta soup recipe is probably very different from any you’ve ever tried so get yourself prepared for a whole new flavour combination! There is a lot of coriander, garlic and mint in...
View ArticleIranian-Style Chicken & Potato Salad (Olivier Salad)
Happy Nowrouz and Spring Equinox! May this new cycle of life bring Peace to the world and happiness, health and prosperity to you all! I know I’ve been missing in action since February but here I am...
View ArticlePersian-Inspired Caramelised Fennel Salad with Yoghurt & Garlic
This morning as I was puttering around the kitchen I had a sudden craving for a salad of tender shoots of wild tumble thistle and yoghurt (kangar mast). We’ve just returned from a holiday and have not...
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