Old Mac Ghassem (also known as Mashdi Donald) and his coddled pishi kat Meeyou and the rest of his cute critter-menagerie join Read More
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Scenes From Thanksgiving 2013
Thanksgiving was a potluck affair of family and friends over at my sister and brother in law’s this year. To give Read More
Rumi’s Thanksgiving Poem | Happy Thanksgiving Y’all!
This illustration is a digital calligraphy of the Persian word “noosheh jaan”, a word which you may have noticed I use to Read More
Persian Pumpkin Kookoo Gone Awry! | A Halloween Postcard
When we first moved to America, I was delighted by a number of novel things: fireflies, peanut butter, Seventeen magazine, and the Read More
We Showed. Now, I Tell
I’m rather proud of what my mother and I accomplished in a very short time (with a good bit of moral Read More
Children of Persia | Sunday in Maryland! Come Say Hi!
This Sunday (September 22, from 11 a.m to 4 p.m) the 9th Annual Walk for Children — an event with a lot Read More
B is for Baba & Baba is Baba Bee – Happy Father’s Day!
Baba is Persian for “dad.” You could also say pedar which means father – but it’s more formal and not often used Read More
Say it with Glass
I have a weakness for containers – anything from cigar boxes to Chinese medicine cabinets (swoon!) to a vintage tin box – Read More
One!
A year ago my mom and I posted our very first Persian food recipe — for a huge rice-meatball stuffed with prunes, Read More
Colored Eggs for Everyone! Naturally.
Last year when coloring eggs for the Norooz haftseen, I pledged to make homemade dye next time around. Before I knew it Read More