Azita Houshiar, Author at Fig & Quince

The Perfect Persian Koloocheh – Made by a Perfectly Gracious Lady!

March 16, 2014 25 Comments

When I reached out for a guest post to Maria, one of my favorite food bloggers, she ended up blowing me away Read More

March 13, 2014 31 Comments

Norooz goldfish, cigar box, color pencils | Scenes from Iranian New Year 2012This post written earlier and scheduled to publish while I’m Read More

March 12, 2014 25 Comments

Today is my lovely mother’s birthday. I’m missing it because today, as we speak, I’ll either be in an airplane or else Read More

March 7, 2014 31 Comments

“Where are you going? To Ghandahar?” — delivered in an incredulous tone armed with a figuratively raised eyebrow — is how an Read More

March 3, 2014 42 Comments

“Every blade of grass is a study; and to produce two, where there was but one, is both a profit and a Read More

February 28, 2014 108 Comments

You can take a girl out of Iran but … you can’t take Iran out of the girl. After 35 years Read More

February 24, 2014 53 Comments

A Persian Dinner Party of Dreams … except that it was real! What follows are a series of images and narrative Read More

February 21, 2014 74 Comments

The Iranian New Year is called Norooz. It is pronounced as if you’re going to say “no rues” and literally means: “New Read More

February 17, 2014 74 Comments

Last year winter was a weakling. This year, winter is a brutish pahlavan! When it is bitter cold out there, nothing beats Read More

February 14, 2014 30 Comments

Nearly 3 years ago I accepted a major on-site graphic design assignment for an NGO in … wait for it … Kabul, Read More