This is a lunch I had by myself at a tiny kabab and halim establishment. I got a window seat decorated with Read More
This is a lunch I had by myself at a tiny kabab and halim establishment. I got a window seat decorated with Read More
Hi everyone! Happy spring and Norooz Pirooz! This cute and disarmingly gregarious boy is Elliah. (I met and got to talk to Read More
When I reached out for a guest post to Maria, one of my favorite food bloggers, she ended up blowing me away Read More
Norooz goldfish, cigar box, color pencils | Scenes from Iranian New Year 2012This post written earlier and scheduled to publish while I’m Read More
“Where are you going? To Ghandahar?” — delivered in an incredulous tone armed with a figuratively raised eyebrow — is how an Read More
You can take a girl out of Iran but … you can’t take Iran out of the girl. After 35 years Read More
A Persian Dinner Party of Dreams … except that it was real! What follows are a series of images and narrative Read More
Nearly 3 years ago I accepted a major on-site graphic design assignment for an NGO in … wait for it … Kabul, Read More
Noosheh jaan (sometimes spelled nusheh jaan) literally means: “may it be sweet for your soul”,”may it be a pleasure to your being”. Read More