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We Showed. Now, I Tell
Setting up the Fig & Quince table #25. The Fig & Quince table manned by a super-duper pair What we made! 3 different types of torshi (pickles) + sohan ‘e assal (almond brittle) + our blend of...
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Breath of Life, Bread of Life
There is a Kundalini yoga meditation mantra I like a lot, which goes like this: Ong Namu, Guru Dev Namo. I believe it means: “I bow before my highest consciousness.” Alas, it’s been years since I have...
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Not a Swan Song
You know how ballerinas are known to have horribly disfigured feet? Corns, blisters, calluses, deformed toes — feet battered by the practice of an ethereal art that is also a punishingly rigorous...
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Tehrangeles! | Brownbook – Issue #41
Well. It was nice to take a blogging break and as I like to say, laziness is its own reward. However: I missed y’all and it’s good to be back! There are some fun recipes in the works down the...
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Fear & Boldness | Sohan ‘e Assal (Persian Honey Almond Brittle)
When I first moved to New York – pre Mayor Bloomberg and designated bike lanes - I rode my bicycle in the city a few times but it was way too stressful so I kissed the idea and the bike goodbye....
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Persian Pumpkin Kookoo Gone Awry! | A Halloween Postcard
When we first moved to America, I was delighted by a number of novel things: fireflies, peanut butter, Seventeen magazine, and the very fun and spooky holiday of Halloween. In a Persian nod to this...
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Quince Tas Kabob | A Persian Dish with a New Yorker Flair
Tas Kabab is a type of Persian dish that is a fusion of meat and various vegetables, layered and piled on top of each other, nestled in close proximity in a pot, and cooked ever so slowly. In this...
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Pumpkin Pie Cafe Latte | Persianized?
I sorely miss the generous stretches of light once summer yields to fall — when dusk and darkness encroach ever more greedily to chase away the daylight. There’s something so tangibly and...
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Dartstrip | It’s Magnetic!
Baba joon snapping a 1″ piece of Dartstrip to put up a pic of the grandkids The photo series above shows my dear father snapping off a one inch piece of Dartstrip to put up a cute pic of the...
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Rumi’s Thanksgiving Poem | Happy Thanksgiving Y’all!
This illustration is a digital calligraphy of the Persian word “noosheh jaan”, a word which you may have noticed I use to sign off on recipes, which literally means “may it be delightful to your...
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Scenes From Thanksgiving 2013
The turkey is in the house! The turkey is in the house! Thanksgiving was a potluck affair of family and friends over at my sister and brother in law’s this year. To give you an idea of the scope, the...
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Azul’s Sunflower-Seed Hummus
Azul holding a bowl of her delicious sunflower seed hummus Azul (the beautiful lady in the photograph) was one of the guests at my sister & brother-in-law’s Thanksgiving potluck party that I just...
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The Tale of the Persian Persimmon Pizza — D’oh!
I preach boldness to myself, even so, I routinely shy away from many risks and adventures and even harmless culinary escapades like making bread or pizza dough because I feel intimidated. But a good...
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Seasons Greetings from Fig & Quince + Mac Ghassem
Old Mac Ghassem (also known as Mashdi Donald) and his coddled pishi kat Meeyou and the rest of his cute critter-menagerie join Fig & Quince (and 7legs) — in this very special time of year – with a...
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Brooklyn, Biking, Adas Polo | A Perfect NY day with a Persian twist
Persian Lentil rice with kishmish (raisin) & khorma (dates) My friend Mette (who hails from the magical land of Hans Christian Andersen) and I have a giddy, gushing love of New York in common, plus...
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Kookoo Sabzi II – Persian Herb Kookoo (an encore presentation)
Kookoo Sabzi (Persian Herb Kuku) garnished with walnuts & radishes One of the earliest posts on Fig & Quince was a recipe for kookoo Sabzi, a very popular type of Persian kookoo that is enjoyed...
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Of Rice and Men| A glance back at Fig & Quince in 2013
There is a Mexican New Year’s tradition of eating 12 grapes and making a wish with each one for each month of the coming year. Isn’t that an utterly charming custom? (ps. The still life painting with...
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Vintage Iran| A Pictorial Time Travel
Vintage Iran Air & Iranian Airline Stewardesses circa 60′s | SOURCE A Friday post calls for a fun post. So I thought I’d round up for you some images of Iran that have caught my eye while perusing...
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kookoo ‘ye Beh | Quince Kookoo – Fit for a Persian Qajar King
A plate of Quince Kookoo, A Qajar King, fruits and paisley Quince is a praiseworthy fruit unaccountably overlooked in the West but surely poised to receive its due justice and high praise … any minute...
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Contemporary Iran | A Pictorial Internet Odyssey
Iran Air Flight Attendant, Pilot and crew | Contemporary Iran Last week I posted some choice vintage pix of a time in Iran that is by now a foregone conclusion. A few of you were surprised by the Iran...
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