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
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
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
Baba is Persian for “dad.” You could also say pedar which means father – but it’s more formal and not often used Read More
Banafsheh, who I like to call B, is a dear family friend, trilingual attorney, witty wordsmith, and (gratefully for me) avid shutter Read More
We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming (on Persian food and Norooz and spring and all that is blossoming and sprouting and Read More
For many years my mother preserved the flowers that crossed her path or whose paths she crossed. It was not unusual for Read More
Khorma is the Persian word for “date” and aloo is the word for “plum.” Put them together (khorma + aloo) and Read More
Ah, turnip! Or shalgham joon, as I call you in Farsi, I can’t say I have fond childhood memories of you. Probably Read More
No recipes today, but a talk of food, mothers, and a trip or two (without tripping hopefully) down memory lane on the Read More