My best friend in college was Persian and her mom is an excellent cook. I love eating at their house! Try the following website: http://personal.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/F.Mokhtarian/recipes/ Also, check out cookbooks by Najmieh... (1 reply, last updated by kavikat September 13, 2007)

is Najmieh Batmanglij's recipe – accurate, but omit the carrots/butternut squash. Perhaps she had some weird flight of nouveau Persian inspiration? These aren’t in her book, I’ve never seen anyone add them, and... (5 replies, last updated by LT from LF October 17, 2005)

I can’t help with the classes but i found a book of Persian cooking that I found very good. It is New Food of Life (or something along those lines) by Najmieh Batmanglij. It has scores of recipes and the layout is very... (3 replies, last updated by Ciaolette October 2, 2002)

Zand on Solano in Albany for DIY. They have the definitive English-language cookbook, Najmieh Batmanglij's "New Food of Life." Chez Panisse does a special meal, but it was all booked up shortly after they started answering the... (5 replies, last updated by rworange March 11, 2009)

This books is very good and the recipes are 100% authentic" New Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies by Najmieh Batmanglij (4 replies, last updated by JoanN March 10, 2009)

duh, sorry. If I were doing this the first time, I guess I would pick a standard reliable source for my advieh recipe The first recipe you cited was from Najmieh Batmanglij.Ior at least the same as hers... (10 replies, last updated by Foog August 4, 2009)

by Najmieh Batmanglij. I make fesenjan, along with many other Persian classics, out of these books all the time. The recipes are superb every time. You and your SO will be very happy you got the books. I will be making fesenjan... (3 replies, last updated by hughmac13 August 7, 2008)

I recently made a recipe from “Silk Road Cooking” (by Najmieh Batmanglij) which was a pilaf made with rice, lentils, halved dates, orange rind, cumin, cinnamon and cardamom, among other things. The dates did not... (10 replies, last updated by Nancy Berry March 14, 2004)

i’ve not tried it, but najmieh batmanglij has an interesting persian-style rice stuffing in her cookbook A Taste of Persia....i will post it if you’d like (its got lots of dried fruits, nuts, and persian... (5 replies, last updated by danieljdwyer November 17, 2009)

New Food of Life – Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking is a favorite of mine. The cuisine features fruits and nuts and interesting syrups, flower waters, and spices. It’s by Najmieh Batmanglij. Her new cookbook... (7 replies, last updated by Candy January 5, 2005)

New Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies by Najmieh Khalili Batmanglij is a great book. My favorite Persian foods are chelow and pollow, rice dishes that really do demonstrate how Persian cooks... (19 replies, last updated by Fatemeh September 22, 2004)

have any of the other recipes from that site. I would be sooooo happy to get them!! Good Persian cookbook recommendations would be much appreciated as well. I have tried Najmieh Batamangli cookbooks, but was not impressed. Thanks! (16 replies, last updated by taka February 15, 2005)

of Life by Najmieh Batmanglij. (12 replies, last updated by stumbling glutton November 2, 2009)

I’m enjoying Silk Road Cooking by Najmieh Batmanglij. (16 replies, last updated by squirrel December 20, 2004)

nor Christian (i.e. Assyrian) but a member of the Baha’i community. Pars Persian Store 5260 N. Clark (773) 769-6635 Mr. Cyrus Haghighi I will provide the links/titles of the new cookbooks by Najmieh Batmanglij later (including... (15 replies, last updated by Aaron D May 1, 2003)