THE DELICIOUS CRESCENT
Welcome! Here you will find recipes that are rich in flavor, whole-food based, made from scratch and customizable to your lifestyle. The detailed instructions with step-by-step photo tutorials and cooking videos will help you prepare amazing dishes that will become your family favorites, while you gather valuable culinary skills and nutrition nuggets browsing this site.
The inspiration for The Delicious Crescent recipes comes from a multicultural experience and heritage. The greatest inspirations and teachers in the kitchen have been my parents.
My Indian roots laid a solid foundation for my diverse cooking experiences at a very early age. Then my marriage into a family of German and Persian heritage, ensured that culinary adventures would remain a lifelong obsession. My decades long exposure to a rainbow of cultures in the US further helped me increase my repertoire of recipes.
While working in the healthcare industry, I came across a plethora of misinformation about nutrition, self appointed experts, countless number of people struggling with maintaining a wholesome diet and staying healthy. People are succumbing to conditions that can be managed or prevented with lifestyle changes.
So I decided to utilize my training, education, interests and experiences to make a positive contribution through this site - The Delicious Crescent. I am so delighted to be able to share my love for good food and mindful nutrition with thousands of visitors each month. Also, I am happy to share that The Delicious Crescent recipes and I have been featured on several premier magazines and sites.
I firmly believe in moderation while eating and in an active lifestyle. In addition to the whole foods based recipes I also share my passion for baking. More about my food philosophy here.
Enjoy our wide range of delicious whole food recipes such as dal recipe, chicken biryani, haleem, joojeh kabob, ghormeh sabzi, zaalouk and ash reshteh.
And don't miss our mouthwatering desserts - maamoul, Persian love cake, falooda.
Selected Articles Featured In
- Adopt These Healthy Eating Habits From Around The World. Dietitians dish on their favorite international culinary traditions.
- Better than takeout: 5 cheaper, healthier versions of your favorite Indian dishes. By Stephanie Thurrott
- Delicious Fish Recipes for Busy Weeknights. By Jennifer Bowers, PhD, RD
- Recipes That'll Make Eggplant Your New Favorite Food. By Christine Rooney
- Siete hábitos saludables de cada rincón del mundo.
- Meet Amaranth: The Brain-Boosting, Gluten-Free Antidote To Quinoa Burnout. By Erin Magner
- Feta Recipes That Add Big Flavor to Your Meals. By Justina Huddleston
PHOTOGRAPHY
The fabulous photos of the finished and plated dishes are taken by my super talented husband, Bijan Seyfzadeh, whose passion has been photography since his early teens. You can see his breathtaking photography at bijansviewfinder.com. Most of the photos of the step-by-step cooking in process are taken by me.
Thanks for stopping by and I would love to hear from you.
Roxana Begum, PhD, RD
ABOUT ROXANA BEGUM
Roxana Begum, is a registered dietitian, professional blogger and recipe developer in Delaware, US. She has taught food service courses, imparting advanced professional culinary skills to nutrition, dietetics, hotel and hospitality management students at the university level.
A former academic, researcher and a genuine food enthusiast, she is a trained culinary nutritionist with advanced skills. And has several years of experience as a registered dietitian, providing care and teaching patients at a large nationally acclaimed hospital health system in the United States.
Roxana obtained a doctorate in Foods and Nutrition from Purdue university and followed that with working as a post doctoral research scientist at Columbia university. She also completed her dietetic internship at Utah State University and obtained her Registered Dietitian credential.
She has taught several courses on Foods, Nutrition, Food service management, Nutrition education, Food sciences, Advanced nutrition and many more at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga and at Purdue University.
Roxana has also conducted advanced research at Purdue University and Columbia University and has published in peer reviewed journals.
Selected Publications
- Supplementation with n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids: Effects on lipoxygenase activity and clinical symptoms of pruritus in hemodialysis patients
- 12-lipoxygenase metabolites of arachidonic acid mediate metabotropic glutamate receptor-dependent long-term depression at hippocampal CA3-CA1 synapses
- Supplementation of hemodialysis patients with long chain fatty acids to reduce pruritus symptoms and maintain hematocrit
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