Cooking with My Persian Grandmother for Rosh Hashana Meant Much More Than Just Learning Recipes
Cooking with Bibi meant learning the secrets of her chelo galeyeh and chopped liver. When I walk into her apartment, it’s dark. The only light coming in is from the sun filtering through the tall, dusty kitchen window behind her. A childhood photo of the author, Andrea Strong, with her grandmother.Photo: Andrea Strong She has thick short silver hair and weathered brown skin that is deeply lined. She is wearing a loose dress made of blue cotton that hangs below her knees....