Azita Houshiar, Author at Fig & Quince

Somewhere in Iran …

August 30, 2013 24 Comments

. . Note: The photographs (none are mine) are credited & linked back to the source, except where it was not Read More

August 26, 2013 35 Comments

Recently, a dear and too-long-no-see cousin (my pessar amoo to be exact) came for a visit to New York and after Read More

August 23, 2013 25 Comments

The other day in Manhattan (in the Washington Heights neighborhood to be precise) I saw this nice guy with a cart filled Read More

August 19, 2013 55 Comments

I’ll give you a few hints about what’s in the bag … First hint: it’s not a sheep that will eat baobab Read More

August 12, 2013 57 Comments

You may remember that shirin (as in shirin polo ) is an adjective meaning “sweet” in Persian. Perhaps you even recall that Read More

August 5, 2013 27 Comments

A Persian wedding with all its intriguing conventions and mores is a festive topic replete with stunning visuals; delicious food; and Read More

July 29, 2013 43 Comments

Plain Persian rice or polo is almost always paired with a type of khoresh, thus forming a formidable entity known as polo-khoresh. Read More

July 22, 2013 54 Comments

Some people are immune to the allure of beets. I do not count myself amongst them. I like beets cooked, roasted, raw, Read More

July 19, 2013 19 Comments

Some like it hot. I definitely and resolutely do not. People sometimes are surprised that I don’t like the heat. “But aren’t Read More

July 15, 2013 18 Comments

I tend to go on and on – don’t protest you know it’s true – but sometimes you just have to get Read More