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Earth Girls are Easy; Pomanders are Easier

June 19, 2020 4 Comments

Just as I was plump in the middle of writing a blog post listing all the reasons to love bomb the clove Read More

May 29, 2020 2 Comments

The True Tale of Chamomile & Thyme Persian Herbal Tea NOTE: Written in pre-apocalypse days but not published, there’s a sentence somewhere Read More

October 8, 2015 11 Comments

Saffron (called za’faran زعفران in Farsi) is a lovely spice. It adds color, flavor, and fragrance to food; and to top Read More

September 24, 2015 5 Comments

I pretty much live on green smoothies – a blending of yogurt and veggies and fruit. My blender is the hardest working Read More

September 17, 2015 5 Comments

Before the social climbing advent of chia seeds as one in a series of trendy superfoods sweeping the U.S., what the Read More

June 18, 2015 25 Comments

If you come from a Persian household or have had occasion to dine at one, you are privy to the fact Read More

June 12, 2015 34 Comments

Golpar (گلپر ‎) or Persian Hogweed (botanical name: Heracleum persicum) is a flowering spice plant, native to Iran, growing wild in Read More

July 8, 2013 37 Comments

I had a different post planned for today but it’ll just have to wait, because, I mean, look at this bunch of Read More

June 24, 2012 11 Comments

The other week I made a breakfast smoothie and a visiting friend suggested posting its recipe on Fig & Quince. “But it Read More

April 30, 2012 8 Comments

Do fava beans remind you of Hanibal Lecter? Me too! Perhaps it’s time to make a different association, a happier and Read More