Mirza Ghasemi preparation begins  One of my Persian mezze featuring at my pop-up PERSIANA this weekend with flavour.ie in Co. Cork . To say I’m excited is an understatement. Check out my super easy and gluten-free recipe below.     Ingredients: 2 aubergines 2 large ripe tomatoes- quartered 6 cloves of garlic – unpeeled 2 tbsps. of olive oil ½… Continue reading Mirza Ghasemi (Aubergines with Tomatoes & Eggs)

The original fast food, falafel is every ones favourite Middle Eastern snack. These days they are a vegan’s staple but these nuggets of loveliness have been around for generations. The secret to a great falafel is to use uncooked chickpeas, a trick I learned while visiting the Silk Road Kitchen in Dublin recently http://www.silkroadkitchen.ie/cookery-school.html. I have… Continue reading Falafel