Maman's Homesick Pie: A Persian Heart in an American Kitchen by Donia Bijan

By Donia Bijan

For Donia Bijan’s kin, nutrients has been the language they use to inform their tales and to speak their love. In 1978, while the Islamic revolution in Iran threatened their protection, they fled to California’s Bay region, the place the well-known flavors of Bijan’s mother’s cooking shaped a bridge to the lifestyles they left at the back of. Now, during the prism of meals, award-winning chef Donia Bijan unwinds her personal tale, discovering that on the middle of all of it is her mom, whose love and help enabled Bijan to achieve her dreams.

From the Persian global of her early life to the yankee existence she embraced as to her years at Le sous-chef in Paris (studying lower than the notorious Madame Brassart) to apprenticeships in France’s three-star kitchens and at last again to San Francisco, the place she opened her personal celebrated bistro, Bijan inspires a colourful kaleidoscope of cultures and cuisines. and he or she stocks thirty encouraged recipes from her formative years (Saffron Yogurt Rice with bird and Eggplant and Orange Cardamom Cookies), her French education (Ratatouille with Black Olives and Fried Bread and pink Plum Skillet Tart), and her cooking profession (Roast Duck Legs with Dates and hot Lentil Salad and Rose Petal Ice Cream).

An exhilarating, heartfelt memoir, Maman’s Homesick Pie can be a reminder of the ladies who inspire us to shine.

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Serve at room temperature. Servings: 4 26 Chris Perry's Pasta Salad Chris Perry's Pasta Salad 1/2 Red onion, chopped 1/2 Green pepper, chopped 6 oz Sliced pepperoni, cut in halves or quarters 4 oz Shredded cheddar cheese 1 1/2 1 sm Tomato, cubed cn Chopped black olives (small) Presto Italian dressing Box Three colored pasta Procedure 1 Cook and chill pasta. Add vegetables and other ingredients. 2 About 1 hour before serving, add dressing and toss. Toss before serving. 3 Salt and season to taste.

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