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Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies (40th Anniversary Edition)
Najmieh Batmanglij
Persiana Easy
Sabrina Ghayour
Taste of Persia: A Cook's Travels Through Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Kurdistan
Naomi Duguid
Joon: Persian Cooking Made Simple
Najmieh Batmanglij
Sofreh: A Contemporary Approach to Classic Persian Cuisine: A Cookbook
Nasim Alikhani, Theresa Gambacorta
Maman and Me: Recipes from Our Iranian American Family
Roya Shariat, Gita Sadeh
Jew-Ish: A Cookbook: Reinvented Recipes from a Modern Mensch
Jake Cohen
Salamati: Hamed's Persian Kitchen: Recipes and Stories from Iran to the Other Side of the World
Hamed Allahyari, Dani Valent
Yogurt & Whey: Recipes of an Iranian Immigrant Life
Homa Dashtaki
Parsi: From Persia to Bombay: Recipes & Tales from the Ancient Culture
Farokh Talati
Feast: Food of the Islamic World―A James Beard Award Winning Cookbook
Anissa Helou
Khazana: A Treasure Trove of Indo-Persian Recipes Inspired by the Mughals
Saliha Mahmood Ahmed
Persiana Everyday
Sabrina Ghayour
From the Land of Nightingales and Roses: Recipes from the Persian Kitchen
Maryam Sinaiee
Feasts: Middle Eastern Food to Savor & Share
Sabrina Ghayour
Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories
Naz Deravian