What is Time? What is Life? So yeah, 2020 has been a doozy alright. We are living in the CRAZY Corona times! Read More
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My Epic Trip to Iran
In March 2014 I went to back to Iran for the first time since we left in 1979. This was an epic journey: sentimental, nostalgic and in every way amazing. These are the pix and stories of this trip.
Digcheh: A little pot with LOTS of flair!
A few months ago, during a religious holiday, I was a guest at my cousin’s home in Tehran and lo, my cousin Read More
My Story in Iran told in Pix | An Ice Breaker!
Hi y’all! Remember me? Of course not. I’ve been remiss and deserve not to have been missed. Yadi. Yada. To break this Read More
Fig & Quince goes to Alborz High School
Hello lovely folks! Here I am on a freezing Sunday in Tehran tending to my blogging duties. I’m forsaking you not, so Read More
Ghoreh to Grape to Dolmeh | A Food Odyssey
Hi and hope you all had a delicious Thanksgiving! We had a pretty snow day on Thanksgiving day here in Tehran and Read More
Persian Gulf | Golabatoon & Podcast
Hello hello hello! Is There Anybody Out There? (God, I love this album.) But seriously: Are any of y’all still reading here? Read More
Hear ‘ye Hear ‘ye! Fig & Quince has a podcast!
Hello friends! One of the interesting things that happened to me while I’m here in Iran is that I was approached to Read More
Of Loss, Fruit & Scholarly Life in Tehran
Hi guys! A future blog post is about making dolmeh with grape leaves but today’s post is about loss and scholarly Read More
Adventures of a Persian Food Blogger in Shiraz, Iran
Last week I spent a few days in Shiraz on a business trip. Remember? I saw and ate and enjoyed many Read More
Greetings (& food!) from the tops of the snowy mountains of Iran
Hello hello hello and happy new year again! So how did you spend your first day of 2016? I hope Read More