How do you bring Persian flavors to your Thanksgiving table? In this episode of Modern Persian Food, Beata and Bita explore ways to give classic Thanksgiving ingredients a Persian twist. From lubia polo with green beans to cranberry polo and fall roasted vegetables seasoned with sumac or paired with quince, we're sharing ideas for blending the best of both food traditions.

We also share our Thanksgiving must-haves, creative ideas for using holiday leftovers, and favorite family dishes that bring our cultures and traditions together. Plus, we read a listener review and celebrate the community that makes this podcast special.

Recipes and links:

Roast Root Vegetables with Balsamic and Sumac

Jeweled Persian rice (Javaher Polo)

Thanksgiving pomegranate sauce recipe

Cassava flour gravy - gluten-free

Persian Salad Olivieh

Lubia polo | green bean layered rice

Beata's easy oat porridge - haleem

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Fall is here, and Beata and Bita are getting into the flavors, ingredients, and cozy dishes that are inspiring them this season.

They chat about what's catching their eye at the market—from seasonal produce to Persian pantry staples—and the comforting Persian foods they're looking forward to making as the weather cools down.

They also catch up on what's happening with their projects. Bita shares an update on her book release and what's next, while Beata talks about recipe testing for an upcoming weeknight Persian food cooking class and the challenge of making Persian cooking approachable for busy weeknights.

A cozy fall food conversation filled with seasonal inspiration, Persian flavors, and what's happening in their kitchens right now.

In this episode:

• Fall ingredients and market finds

• Cozy Persian dishes we're craving

• Making Persian food work for weeknights

• Bita's book release and what's next

• Beata's recipe testing and upcoming cooking class

Episodes and recipes referenced:

Persian Khorak Morgh | Persian Chicken & Vegetable Stew – BeatsEats

Air Fryer Khoresht Bademjan / Bademjoon (Easy Persian Eggplant Stew) – BeatsEats

Koobideh Pan Kabab (Kabab Tabei) – BeatsEats

Beata's YouTube Page: Link

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Beata and Bita are back together to catch up on their summer food adventures, projects, and kitchen experiments. They chat about some of Beata's recent recipe testing, what she's been working on with BeatsEats cooking classes, and her growing YouTube channel.

Then the conversation turns to breakfast and how creating a few practical systems can make mornings easier, more organized, and more enjoyable. Rather than reinventing breakfast every day, they explore simple ways to build routines around flavorful, nourishing foods.

The big news of the episode is Bita's new functional cookbook, Power & Glow: Vibrant Persian Breakfasts to Prep & Go—inspired by bringing heritage flavors into breakfast recipes with plenty of nutritional value alongside each recipe. Beata interviews Bita about what sparked the idea for a breakfast cookbook, how her Persian heritage influenced the recipes, and why breakfast felt like the perfect place to explore these flavors as a health and wellness coach.

Bita also shares what the self-publishing process has really been like, including what she's learned along the way and what she's looking forward to as she continues her cookbook journey.

• Summer food adventures, recipe testing, and projects

• What's happening on the BeatsEats YouTube channel

• Making breakfast more practical with simple systems

• The inspiration behind Bita's book, Power & Glow: Vibrant Persian Breakfasts to Prep & Go

• Bringing Persian and heritage flavors into breakfast

• Bita's new functional cookbook, Power & Glow: Vibrant Persian Breakfasts to Prep & Go

• What's next on Bita's cookbook journey

Tune in for a fun conversation about food, culture, creativity, and finding more joy—and a little more ease—in the most important meal of the day.

Link to information on Bita's new cookbook: Bita Arabian

Link to Beata's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@beatseats415

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Opening and closing music composed by Amir Etemadzadeh, www.amirschoolofmusic.com

Podcast production by Alvarez Audio