My Home Grown Basil (in the back yard pots)

Mushroom Barley Soup

Pretty Greek/Shirazi Salad

Changmal : Dates Mini Cakes, Easy Southern Iranian Dessert

You need:

Good, soft pitted dates, chopped

Bread, chopped or shredded

2-3 tablespoon butter or ghee

1 teaspoon of cardamon powder

How to make it:

Saute' chopped dates in melted butter for a minute or two (low heat)

Mix well with bread pieces and cardamon

Roll like mini cigars and serve at room temperature

You can roll this in coconut powder, toasted sesames seeds, powder almonds, etc...

Shirazi salad with Pesto Suace!

Cucumber, tomatoes and onions in a plate

Blend olive oil, lemon juice, cilantro and parsley with salt & pepper to make the sauce...

Stuffed Mini Eggplants

See part 2 of this blog here:

http://cafepersia2.blogspot.com/

The Other Side of Persian Cooking