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SHIRINI KESHMESHI شیرینی کشمشی | PERSIAN RAISIN COOKIES

December 8, 2015 By Homa 36 Comments

Shirini Keshmeshi is what Persian Raisin Cookies look like. Persian children grow up eating and loving Shirini Keshmeshi the same way that American children love chocolate chip cookies. The word Shirini is used in general for any Persian pastry, and the exact translation of the word “shirin” is sweet. Keshmeshi means with raisin. There is another…

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Filed Under: Cakes & Pastries, Cookies, Desserts, Persian Cookies, Persian Desserts, Quick & Easy, Recipe, Shirini Keshmeshi, Sweets Tagged With: drop cookies, noon keshmeshi, raisins, teatime

CHAI GOL GAVZABAN گل گاوزبان | BREWED BORAGE TEA

October 22, 2015 By Homa 20 Comments

Gol Gavzaban, or Borage Flower (bo rej) is a large herb that grows easily in the home gardens. Borage is an annual herb that is self-seeding and comes back every year from the seeds scattered on the soil from the year before. I have never grown Gol Gavzaban (Borage) but I am tempted to get some…

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Filed Under: Drinks & Smoothies, Recipe Tagged With: brewed tea, herbal tea, home remedies, hot beverage, limoo amani, nabat, teatime

BAKLAVA|BAGHLAVA باقلوا

March 3, 2015 By Homa 26 Comments

Baklava (Baghlava), this popular dessert is made in different parts of the world with some slight variations.  It has layers and layers of flaky pastry surrounding nuts and spices and sweetened with an fragrant syrup.  I make mine with almond and walnut filling.  Baklava, or Baghlava  as we call it in Farsi, looks a lot more complicated…

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Filed Under: Cakes & Pastries, Desserts, Recipe Tagged With: baghlava, baklava, holiday desserts, Nowruz, nuts, phyllo pastry, Ramadan, teatime, traditional Persian desserts

DOOR COUNTY CHERRY SCONES

January 30, 2015 By Homa 6 Comments

My inspiration for making these Door County Cherry Scones came from a bread called the Door County Bread that used to be baked in a local bakery in Illinois.  They used dark tangy cherries and walnuts in it and only baked it for a short time during the holiday season. The name was for the…

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Filed Under: breads, Breakfast & Brunch, Desserts, Quick & Easy, Recipe, Snack Tagged With: dark chocolate, Door County, dried cherries, Kirsch cherry brandy, sour cream, teatime, walnuts, Wisconsin

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