When it was published – to considerable acclaim – in England last year, James Buchan’s “The Persian Bride” was titled “A Good Place to Die. The English title sets up more appropriate expectations ...

But as a visitor from another religion, I had the same giddy sense of discovery that I might have had if I’d slipped in undetected. The experience was new for me on two levels. I had neither been to a ...

Savor the flavor and laugh along with the author as Reyna Simnegar teaches you about Persian cookery and life. Feldheim Publishing has done an outstanding job of presenting a handsome cookbook with ...

But as a visitor from another religion, I had the same giddy sense of discovery that I might have had if I’d slipped in undetected. The experience was new for me on two levels. I had neither been to a ...

I felt my mother-in-law looking down from heaven with concern as I spooned chicken consommé powder into the Persian Noodle Soup from the new cookbook "Persian Food From the Non-Persian Bride and Other ...

On Passover, Reyna Simnegar and her family will enjoy a Persian Seder. Many of the dishes served will be out of Simnegar’s new cookbook, “Persian Food From the Non-Persian Bride” (Feldheim Publishers, ...

W hen her new Persian relatives told her that she’d never be able to learn to make dolmeh, stuffed grape leaves, Reynah Simnegar grew determined to prepare this staple of Persian cuisine. She brought ...