I’m honored to be this week’s Guest Editor at the wonderful recipe sharing website, Food52.

You can get several recipes from The New Persian Kitchen, see which Persian recipe I would recommend to the novice Persian cook who’s just beginning to explore this cuisine, and be one of three lucky winners to receive a copy of the cookbook!

I’m thrilled that Persian cooking is being recognized on such a noteworthy site. Do stop by Food52 this week, and shoot me your questions tomorrow during my “office hours” on the Food52 Hotline from 1-2 pm EST.

Oh, and in case you haven’t heard, this morning the Iranian soccer team qualified for next year’s World Cup in Brazil. Nice to see some positive headlines coming from their direction. Bravo, Iran!

Photo credit, rice: Sara Remington. Photo credit, Iranian soccer team: Jung Yeon-Je, Getty Images.