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Our very own Chef Shary will be cooking a Persian inspired Christmas meal alongside Kirstie Allsopp on Channel 4's Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas

 

We are absolutely delighted to be announced as the winners in the Middle Eastern Food category at the  BIH Spotlight Awards 2023.

This International Women’s Day marks 173 days since protests began in Iran. In this post I shine a light on Elika Ashoori, discussing her father Anoosheh being freed from an Iranian prison, being featured in Vouge’s #ForcesForChange initiative and running the London Marathon.

Chef Shary's Stuffed Persian Chicken recipe, cooked alongside Kirstie Allsopp on the 2023 edition of Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas.

Like many people, I latched on to the air fryer craze. I got mine for Christmas and went with the 9 in 1 ​Ninja ​Foodi and I LOVE IT​ and ​I’ve experimented so much...

Transform your leftovers and make Mirza pasta with us for #FoodWasteActionWeek.

Do you have freezer neglect? We get it, however did you know the benefits frozen food has? Let us tell you more from cost savings to being more eco friendly.

Stop overlooking the freezer section and get on board with frozen food… let us debunk some frozen food myths.

Healthy cake to feed the masses. Yes it’s true, it can be done. Deb and Nat give you tips and tricks to create healthy variants of your favourite treats.

Passing on our Persian heritage has always been important in our family. Here we give some inspiration on teaching the children about Norooz.

How we introduced subtle nods to Persian food and culture into our wedding day

In this post we give you a short poem explaining the preparation of Haft Seen table - The 7 symbolic items beginning with "S" forming part of the Nowruz Spread.

"Never will I ever cook rice in a different way again (unless my children just can't wait…). The crispy bit as it was commonly known in our households or Tahdig to the connoisseurs."

"To me, cooking and food is the centre of everything. We eat together as a family every night, cooking and eating well as a family is really important to me. Food is so much more than just food, its love, family, happiness, community, culture...it's home."

“Every culture has its love language. I would say in Persian culture it's connection. We like to FEEL connection to others: to talk, debate, to cry, to laugh, share our feelings, thoughts and ideas.” 99% of this happens at the table, over meals and chai.”