jerry fallwell, r., sanford ungar.nk you. >> thankou. >> woodruff: today is not only the first day of spring-- in astronomical terms, the vernal equinox-- it is also the persian new year, or nowruz. celebrations are taking place aml over the world. now, jeffrey brownes the festive menu of nowruz, with recipes from a new cookbook by a leading persian chef.ar it'sof "canvas," our regular arts and culture seriesv actually, ery dish i make represents something. >> brown: the washington, d.c. inme and kitchen >> brown: the washgton, d.c. home and kitchen of celebrated eaok, najmieh batmanglij, as she prepares a special >> i'm making traditional chrsian new year meal, whian making fisit's spring lamb because some parts of it, they eat spring lamb for the norooz. i love what i'm doing. i'm so lucky. and i cook with all myeing and i cook with love and i love to have people that i care for. >> brown: najmieh is the author of eight cookbooks, including "food of life," a bible of sorts for persians living abroad. >> brown: she's