Leila - North Iran (for mobile viewing, view in landscape)
Experience Schedule (menus below)
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Monday April 19th 6:00pm-7:30pm
20 spots available
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Leila: Khoresh Bademjan (Chicken and eggplant stew) |
$25.00 |
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ONLINE: Thursday July 2nd 5:00pm-6:30pm
Sorry, workshop is full!
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Leila-North Iran: Baghali Polo ba morgh (Fava bean rice with saffron chicken) |
$25.00 |
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Monday May 3 6:00pm-7:30pm
20 spots available
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Leila-North Iran: Baghali Polo ba morgh (Fava bean rice with saffron chicken) |
$25.00 |
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Monday Dec 14th 6:00pm-7:30pm
20 spots available
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Leila: An Evening to Bake Together |
$25.00 |
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Monday May 17th 6:00pm-7:30pm
20 spots available
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Leila: An Evening to Bake Together |
$25.00 |
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Private online experiences:
A great way to connect with family who live far away, and during this time when we cannot gather in person. A fun way to spend time with friends, and a great team building activity for companies, schools, parent groups and clubs. Any group!
Online experiences:
All online culinary adventures include interactive cooking instruction and a pdf packet with our host's family recipes. Culinary adventures are 1.5 hours in duration, and are co-hosted with In My Kitchen founder Paula Mohammed, on zoom. Our online culinary adventures require a minimum of 4 registrants to ensure they go ahead as scheduled.
Here’s how it works:
After registration you’ll receive an email with your shopping list and equipment list. A day before your experience you will receive your zoom link and recipe packet.
At the scheduled time of your culinary adventure, you’ll click on the Zoom link and join your session live! Afterwards, you will receive a link to a video recording of your experience that you can revisit at your leisure.
Cooking with Leila
When you meet Leila, you will feel you have made a new lifelong friend. Leila's generous hospitality and passion for people and cooking is infectious. There is nothing Leila loves more than introducing her recipes and food to new friends.
Leila: Khoresh Bademjan (Chicken and eggplant stew)
Khoresh Bademjan (Chicken and eggplant stew)
A Persian eggplant stew traditionally made with meat but just as tasty vegetarian (Leila adds some mushrooms instead of meat) dish. An easy family meal served with rice.
Gerdouee - Persian Walnut Cookies
A traditional Persian cookie; healthy, satisfying and easy to make
Leila-North Iran: Baghali Polo ba morgh (Fava bean rice with saffron chicken)
Baghali Polo ba morgh: Saffron marinated chicken with Persian dill and fava bean rice (Vegetarian option)
This is a colorful fragrant dish, the mixture of fluffy rice, aroma of dill, and the buttery texture of the fava bean will leave you wanting more, especially if you pair it with that delicious juicy chicken. This dish is a traditional favourite and a must have at any gathering. For a vegetarian option, the chicken is not included.
Shirazi Salad
A simple and bright Persian cucumber and tomato salad.This quick no-lettuce salad accompanies many Persian entrees.
Leila: An Evening to Bake Together
It is always fun to gather with friends to bake and share the treats. Invite your friends, colleagues or family to meet you online; in this culinary adventure Leila will share some of her favourite sweet treats.
Persian Almond Rosewater Cookies (known fondly as "Toot") - GF Vegan
A gluten free, vegan, no bake cookie with an amazing taste and smell. Popular for weddings and Persian New Year.
Naan Gerdouee (Walnut Cookies) - GF
Little cookies perfect to put in a bag and drop off as a gift.
Honey Halva - GF
A traditional Persian dessert; simple, sweet and tasty!
Get to know Leila:
Where were you born?
I was born in Rasht, Iran.
Rasht is a very unique area of Iran and is near the Caspian sea.
Can you tell us a little bit about your family?
Both of my grand mothers had roots connected to Baku (Capitol of Azerbaijan).
I was raised in a mixed food culture, two very strong food cities (Rasht and Tabriz)
My grandpa moved from Tabriz (a city at the border of turkey) to my city to start a rice exporting business, later my dad took over the business and I grew up learning what is the best rice and how to cook it .
When and how did you develop your love for cooking?
Since I was a little girl ,my mom had an older lady who helped her at home, l would always sit next to her in the kitchen watch her and my mom do all the preparations. My mom is a very patient lady, she would let me cook and bake and make a huge mess.
How do you express your love for cooking and culture?
I love to cook and bake it¹s therapeutic for me. I love to mix ingredients and create new recipes,I really enjoy cooking for friends and family it¹s very satisfying for me.
What are some of your favourite ingredients to use?
I love to use saffron, we call it the happy spice. Eggplant, I can make endless dishes with eggplant, last but not least RICE !
What makes Iranian cuisine special?
Iranian cuisine is special because we have lots of varieties ,lots of whole foods, great use of spices and lots of nutritional foods.
Do you have a cooking philosophy?
Yup the famous one! The way to anybody¹s heart is through their stomach:)
