In a Persian Kitchen

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Summary: Great little recipe book
Review: Although the text is a little dated (the book was originally printed in 1972), the recipes are classic. They are also easy to understand and to replicate. My favorites: beets with sour cream, mint, & garlic (I use sliced, canned beets and its become a standby with me) and Khoreshe Portagal (Chicken with Oranges and Spinach). This book has also inspired me to cook more with fruit. I highly recommend this little book. You will use it over and over again.

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Summary: Too many missing ingredients
Review: Although the text is a little dated (the book was originally printed in 1972), the recipes are classic. They are also easy to understand and to replicate. My favorites: beets with sour cream, mint, & garlic (I use sliced, canned beets and its become a standby with me) and Khoreshe Portagal (Chicken with Oranges and Spinach). This book has also inspired me to cook more with fruit. I highly recommend this little book. You will use it over and over again.

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Summary: Too many missing ingredients
Review: I am Persian so I know how things should taste... In every recipe I tried one or more ingredients were missing. This book only makes me more reliant on long distant calls to mom. Don't waist your money. There are many other good books.

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Summary: A CLASSIC
Review: I HAVE HAD THIS BOOK SINCE IT WAS FIRST PUBLISHED AND USED IT SO OFTEN IT'S FALLING APART. THE COLD YOGURT SOUP IS THE BEST I'VE EVER HAD AND THE GRAPE LEAVES WITH CURRENTS IN THEM AND THE CHICKEN WITH RICE AND APRICOTS HAVE BEEN MY PARTY STANDBYS. THE STORIES HELP MAKE THIS A DELIGHT TO READ AND THE DIRECTIONS ARE EASY TO UNDERSTAND IF YOU HAVE SOME COOKING SKILLS

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Summary: Excellent and eazy !
Review: I purchased this book as a teenager because I loved differnt cuisines. Little did I know I would be married to an Iranian for 20 years. With the help of Maideh Mazda's In a Persian Kitchen,I have totally impressed many people with my ability to prepare Persian food. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning how to cook Persian cuisine. Not only does this book give you a taste of the regional foods but a taste of history and culture experienced by the author and many other Iranian in their youth.

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Summary: the best persian cookbook out there
Review: If you have only one Persian cookbook, it should be this one. It is a classic. The recipes are excellent and are accompanied by wonderful comments by the author that allow you to truly appreciate Persian culture and custom. I grew up dining on these recipes as prepared by my mother, and now they are a cornerstone of my own kitchen.

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Summary: Don't Wait for a Persian!
Review: This is the book my mother bought after my family visited Iran in 1972. We've been using it non-stop ever since. The recipes are easy and wonderful The Nane Shirini - persian sugar cookies surprise and delight everyone who has tried them. Chelo is not as hard as it seems, it just takes some attention and careful following of the directions. Most ingredients are standard American stock - no needing to find a specialty store. It's the ways of combining them that make the recipes so different from the same old thing.

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Summary: Love a Persian Kitchen
Review: Though a new cook, I'd already grown tired of boring chicken dishes & pastas and wanted to try something new. I can't believe how tasty the recipes are in this book. When my dinner companion and I sat down to eat the Chicken in Pomegranate Sauce (chosen because the author said it was her favorite), we actually started laughing. It was so tasty it actually made us silly and we giggled while we ate (maybe because we couldn't believe I had produced this gem). I'm going to try the meatballs next. What an incredible book.

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Summary: Love a Persian Kitchen
Review: Though a new cook, I'd already grown tired of boring chicken dishes & pastas and wanted to try something new. I can't believe how tasty the recipes are in this book. When my dinner companion and I sat down to eat the Chicken in Pomegranate Sauce (chosen because the author said it was her favorite), we actually started laughing. It was so tasty it actually made us silly and we giggled while we ate (maybe because we couldn't believe I had produced this gem). I'm going to try the meatballs next. What an incredible book.