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Welcome to Family Spice, your place for Persian recipes, terrific family friendly meals, fabulous desserts, and campfire meals you can prepare in your backyard or on a camping trip. I’m Laura, the recipe developer, food stylist and photographer behind the blog and 2-time cookbook author. I’m so happy you’re here!

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Closeup of a glass filled with doogh (Persian yogurt drink), surrounded by herbs and flowers.
Pinterest image for homemade pork adobada tacos.
Top view of a black serving bowl with halloween pasta, black spaghetti, marinara and eyeball meatball
Halloween Pasta
A baking sheet filled with baked meatballs and marinara sauce poured over it
Oven Baked Meatballs
Top view of tachos topped with pulled pork, cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream and avocados.
Pulled Pork Tachos
A small glass jar with Italian pastry cream piped into it, topped and surrounded by strawberries
Italian Pastry Cream
Closeup of a blueberry lemon bars with a glass bottle of milk
Lemon Bars
Apple Quince Crisp with Cardamom and Rosewater by FamilySpice.com
Quince Apple Crisp
Closeup of a white wood cuttingboard with a bowl of chopped tomato mixture and brushcetta mozzarella next to it
Bruschetta Mozzarella
Closeup of a metal tray with two glasses filled with berry bourbon smash with berries around it
Berry Bourbon Smash
Side view of a white bowl with orzo pasta salad in it with fresh mint next to it and olive oil, salt and pepper behind it
Orzo Pasta Salad
A rectangular pan with baked Perisan eggplant stew (khoresh bademjoon) a platter of Persian rice, a bowl of mast o khiar and fresh radishes
Persian Eggplant Stew
Top view of Persian chicken wings on a metail tray with lemon wedges and yogurt
Persian Chicken Wings
A haft seen set up for Persian noruz, new year
About Noruz
Closeup shot of a slice of kuku sabzi on a white plate with radishes by FamilySpice.c
Instant Pot Sabzi Kuku
Closeup of a large round serving plate with pork piccata with lemon slices and capers
Pork Piccata
Three quarter view of a plate with toast, cheese and pomegranate jelly and a jar of jelly and pomegranates behind it
Pomegranate Jelly
A bowl of ash reshteh with small bowls holding toppings and the instant pot with more soup in it
Instant Pot Ash Reshteh
Top view of an oval platter with shrimp and crab louie salad arranged neatly and a bowl of louie dressing next to it
Shrimp and Crab Louie Salad
Top view of 8 different types of Christmas oreos: snowman, santa belt, reindeer, wreath, snowflake, christmas tree, gingerbread and another christmas wreath.
Christmas Oreos
Icing a white border around the edges of a gingerbread man cookie
How to Make Royal Icing
Side view of a white shallow bowl with whipped brie in it, topped with raspberry compote, garnished with bits of crunchy brie bits and rosemary on a colorful napkin
Whipped Brie
Closeup of top view of Persian rice on a platter, ghormeh sabzi in a bowl and fresh radishes and herbs
Ghormeh Sabzi
Overhead view of raisin spider cookies on a rustic metal tray with glasses of milk and black and purple straws
Halloween Oreos
A collage of various spooky halloween foods
Halloween Potluck Ideas
Top view of Pumpkin Spice Mug Cake
Pumpkin Spice Mug Cake
Closeup of a jar of cilantro chimichurri with a metal spoon on top of it and lemon wedges and garlic next to it
Cilantro Chimichurri
A barbie cake with pink ombre rosettes piped all over it with a white frosted corset sitting on a white cake stand
Barbie Cake
Moss covered eggs with baby succulents attached to them in a rustic egg holder with a pair of metal scissors
Moss Covered Succulent Eggs
Baked Corned Beef
Top view of a blueberry peach pie baked and bubbly with a lattice top
Blueberry Peach Pie
A haft seen setup on a glass mirror and white countertop for Persian New Year (noruz)
About Noruz
Avocado tomatillo salsa wrapped in cream cheese on a Mexican talavera dish with tortilla chips
Avocado Tomatillo Roll
Top view of a fully loaded champagne board in a large round metal tray
Champagne Bar
A stack of chocolate sandwich cookies stuffed with peppermint frosting and crushed peppermints
Chocolate Sandwich Cookies with Peppermint
A glass footed bowl with cranberry pomegranate sauce on a rustic wood background
Cranberry Pomegranate Sauce

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