Shadi Hasanzadenemati

Shadi Hasanzadenemati is a food writer and recipe developer, blogging at Unicorns in the Kitchen. She is the author of The Enchantingly Easy Persian Cookbook and several articles published in The Washington Post, Food52 and Epicurious.

Shadi was born and raised in Tehran, Iran, and lived in Istanbul before moving to the United States in 2015. Her love for food led her to start Unicorns in the Kitchen, which quickly grew into a leading source of recipes inspired by the Middle East and Mediterranean. She is passionate about raising awareness of Persian cuisine and creating recipes that are accessible to those who are new to the world of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cooking.

SHADI'S RECIPES

Yogurt-Marinated Grilled Chicken Shawarma

Spiced Turkey Breast with Persian Golden Prunes

Tahini-Walnut Cake

Menemen

Turkish Pide with Eggs and Sucuk

Preserved Lemon Potato Salad

Tahdig-e Baal

Halal Cart Lamb

Sheet Pan Kofta and Tomatoes

Keyk Sharbat Zaferan

Grilled Chicken Quarters with Ras el Hanout

Homemade Date Syrup

Zeytoon Parvardeh

Qatayef

Melomakarona

Jallab

Halal Cart-Style Yellow Rice

Ma’amoul

Date Cookies

Fattoush

Reshteh Polo

Lamb and Lentil Soup

Stuffed Branzino with Walnuts and Pomegranate

Yalda Night Board

Turkish 3-Ingredient Flour Cookies

Preserved Lemons

Vermicelli Soup

STORIES BY SHADI