Shadi Hasanzadenemati

Bio

Shadi Hasanzadenemati is a food writer and recipe developer, blogging at Unicorns in the Kitchen. 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.

Experience

Shadi is the author of The Enchantingly Easy Persian Cookbook and several articles published in The Washington Post, Food52 and Epicurious.

More From Shadi

SHADI'S RECIPES

Yogurt-Marinated Grilled Chicken Shawarma

Grilled Cauliflower Salad with Tahini Yogurt Sauce

Grilled Baba Ganoush

One-Pan Chicken and Rice with Preserved Lemon

Halal Cart-Style Yellow Rice

Ras el Hanout

Soup-e Shir

Date Cookies

Sheet Pan Kofta and Tomatoes

Spiced Turkey Breast with Persian Golden Prunes

Ash Reshteh

Preserved Lemons

Persian Haleem with Turkey

Iranian Yellow Rice with Saffron

Tahini-Walnut Cake

Menemen

Yalda Night Board

Reshteh Polo

Preserved Lemon Potato Salad

Sheet Pan Harissa Salmon and Vegetables

Zoolbia and Bamieh

Sabzi Polo with Lettuce Tahdig

Persian Jeweled Rice with Saffron Chicken

Pistachio Baklava

Baharat

Melomakarona

Ramazan Pidesi