In Persian cooking, all roads eventually lead to rice. The holy grail of making polo (Persian-style rice) is a bed of Read More
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Salad Shirazi | A Perfectly Simple Salad
Shiraz is one of the most historic, storied, and down-right poetic cities of Iran. The birthplace of revered Persian poets Saadi Read More
Persian Cantaloupe Cooler | Paloodeh Talebi
E. E. Cummings wrote that “kisses are a better fate than wisdom” (isn’t that beautiful?) and I’m here to tell you Read More
Maloos Zardaloo – Charming Apricot
When I was a kid we got a German Shepherd puppy we named Maloos. “Maloos” is an adjective in Farsi that is Read More
Cardamom – Give ’em “Hel”
The other week I made a breakfast smoothie and a visiting friend suggested posting its recipe on Fig & Quince. “But it Read More
Kookoo Sabzi – Fresh Herb Kookoo
Kookoo is also spelled KuKu and please don’t take this the wrong way but you will be coo coo not to Read More