Though Persian love cake is perfect for serving on Valentine's Day, it doesn't actually have ties to this holiday. The origins of the recipe are subject to debate. Some people tell a story of a ...

Exotic, fragrant, beautiful – what’s not to love about this luxurious cake? Topped with icing and baked in a bundt tin, it's a cake for when you're out to impress. For this recipe you will ...

This date upside-down cake takes the dates from my family’s Rosh Hashanah seder and pairs them with the two fragrant ingredients found in so many Persian sweets: cardamom and rosewater.

Serve with saffron steamed basmati rice." "Shirini Nargili cookies are delicious Persian coconut cookies that are wonderfully ...

Every vernal equinox, Iranians all over the globe gather with families and friends to celebrate the Persian New Year, Nowruz (also spelled Norouz, Norooz). Meaning, “new day,” Nowruz ...

Dashtaki serves it in the weeks following Nowruz, or Persian New Year, when it is customary to visit as well as host family and friends. The cakes are traditionally baked in fluted muffin tins to ...