Use saffron, dried limes, rosewater, walnuts, and plenty of fresh herbs for a Persian menu that's bursting with bright flavor. Jodie Kautzmann is an editor, baker, and confectioner with more than 15 ...

Atlanta has long had its share of Persian restaurants, beloved for their rice dishes, flatbreads, platters of herbs and cheese, kebabs and roasted meats. Stephen Kaplan remembers growing up in Sandy ...

I’m sharing my take on khoreshte karafs, an often overlooked Persian stew that rivals the classics. In this video, I walk you ...

Makes approximately 2 dozen 3- to 4-inch square thin flatbreads. These breads are more like cookies than flatbreads, but they are so simple and delicious we had to include them. They are made with ...

On an early evening in mid-March, I relaxed into a dinner that has become an annual tradition. The meal — celebrating Nowruz, the ancient rite of the vernal equinox, rooted in Zoroastrianism and ...

Leila Heller, the president of contemporary art galleries in New York and Dubai, happens to also be the author of one of the most beautiful cookbooks released this year. Titled "Persian Feasts" — and ...

(CNN) — Just as spring is a time for rebirth, the Persian New Year is a time to celebrate new life. Nowruz is celebrated on the spring equinox, which this year is on Thursday, March 20. These three ...

Naz Kiani moved to Tennessee from Iran when she was 12 years old and experienced culture shock adjusting to life in America.

Yalda Night, or Shab-e Yalda (also spelled Shabe Yalda), marks the longest night of the year in Iran and in many other Central Asian and Middle Eastern countries. On the winter solstice, in a ...