Persian Meal Planning

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Episode #46, co-hosts Bita and Beata provide strategies and tips to help with meal planning and prepping in anticipation of cooking during busy weeknights.  Fall means back to school for many, back to work for some, and back to routines and getting more organized for most.  Traditionally, cooking Persian food is a time and labor-intensive process taking hours and sometimes days.  With today’s modern life-styles, we need to be able to put a well-balanced, healthy meal on the table in an hour or less.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Planning tools</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">A weekly meal planner or calendar</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Daily notes</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Grocery list</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Batch cooking - cooking a larger portion of a food category with the intent to use it in multiples ways and meals, spanning across a few days and up to a week</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Batch cooking meats</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Roasting vegetables</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Cleaning and trimming fresh herbs</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Batch cooking around a well-balanced meal</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Lean proteins</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Ancient grains (in Persian cuisine it’s mainly rice!)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Fruits and vegetables</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bat