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Cacao, Cardamom + Clove Chai |A Yummy Drink Made in Brooklyn
Jacqui holding a cup of her Cocoa Cardamom Drink Hi all. This is Jacqui — a lovely young woman I became acquainted with at The Herb Shoppe in Brooklyn — holding a mug of her delicious cocoa chai. I...
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Iran in Black & White | A pictorial exploration
Bersabé Kindergarten, First Iranian Kindergarten in Tehran, Persia, March 1939 | SOURCE Continuing with the Friday theme of Iranian centric photo posts, let’s look at some B&W photographs. This...
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Persian Sweets for You + Your Sweet | Valentine’s Day Recipes
Heartfelt Tableau of Typical Persian Spices & Ingredients Love is universal. Saints or sinners, we all love. One way or another. Love really is the answer. As Hafiz (Persian poet and mystic) said:...
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Noosheh Jaan!
noosh ‘eh jaan! Noosheh jaan (sometimes spelled nusheh jaan) literally means: “may it be sweet for your soul”,”may it be a pleasure to your being”. That sounds quite florid, but in common parlance, the...
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So … About that time that I went to Kabul, Afghanistan!
Vintage car in the NGO Headquarters Compound | Kabul, Afghanistan Nearly 3 years ago I accepted a major on-site graphic design assignment for an NGO in … wait for it … Kabul, Afghanistan! My friend...
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Abgoosht | Persian Lamb Soup with Chickpeas & White Beans
Abgoosht |A Classic Winter time iranian Food – Served with fresh herbs, pickles & bread Last year winter was a weakling. This year, winter is a brutish pahlavan! When it is bitter cold out there,...
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Norooz 101 – An Illustrated Guide to the Persian New Year
Norooz – The Persian New Year | Collage The Iranian New Year is called Norooz. It is pronounced as if you’re going to say “no rues” and literally means: “New Day.” Norooz starts at the precise moment...
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A Persian-inspired Orange Blossom Frozen Yogurt Dessert
Is this a dream or a Persian inspired feast? | Photo by Pericle Persian inspired Orange blossom frozen yogurt dessert by Bojana | Photo by Pericle A Persian Dinner Party of Dreams … except that it was...
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You can take a girl out of Iran, but …
” Isfahan Nesfeh Jahan” | The main square in Isfahan, Iran Kayaking in Iran | The river in Isfahan You can take a girl out of Iran but … you can’t take Iran out of the girl. After 35 years I’m...
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Growing Sabzeh (sprouting seeds) for Norooz or Easter | DIY
“Every blade of grass is a study; and to produce two, where there was but one, is both a profit and a pleasure.” Abraham Lincoln – September 30, 1859 – Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural...
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I’m going to Iran | Keep in touch or I’ll get lonesome & cry!
At one point, I dreamed about driving from Europe to Iran! I’m taking the plane though! “Where are you going? To Ghandahar?” — delivered in an incredulous tone armed with a figuratively raised eyebrow...
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Happy Birthday Maman Joon!
Conference of Birds | Collage cutout by Farideh Today is my lovely mother’s birthday. I’m missing it because today, as we speak, I’ll either be in an airplane or else biding my time in an airport...
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Norooz ‘a Palooza
Norooz goldfish, cigar box, color pencils | Scenes from Iranian New Year 2012 This post written earlier and scheduled to publish while I’m off on my excellent adventure to Iran. Hi everyone! A bunch...
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The Perfect Persian Koloocheh – Made by a Perfectly Gracious Lady!
Maria’s Glorious koloocheh atop Maria’s Great Grandmom’s carpet When I reached out for a guest post to Maria, one of my favorite food bloggers, she ended up blowing me away by gifting me with this...
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Hugs & Kisses and Greetings from Tehran!
Hi everyone! I made it! I’m in Tehran! Can you believe it? I still have a hard time believing it. I am digging the snow-laden mountains and the amazing food and getting spoiled rotten by a dear...
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A small peek at Norooz in Tehran | Greetings from Iran!
Hi everyone! Happy spring and Norooz Pirooz! This cute and disarmingly gregarious boy is Elliah. (I met and got to talk to him at a hustling bustling market pulsing to the beat of frenzied shopping...
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Persian Big Apple Treats | Made by Angie with saffron, pistachios, rosewater...
Hi everyone! As part of the continuing series of guest posts scheduled while I’m off on my excellent adventures in Iran, this post is by the lovely, artistic and witty Angie of the Novice Gardener....
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A Modern Coffee Shop & a Traditional Tea House Joint | A Stroll in Tajrish...
The other day I met my friend Maryam at a cute cafe right around Tajrish Square (meidaneh Tajrish) which is a neighborhood in the far north of Tehranat the foothills of the Alborz mountains. We had...
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Eating My Way in Tehran | A Partial, Lusty Tour of the Food I’ve Eaten in Iran
This is a lunch I had by myself at a tiny kabab and halim establishment. I got a window seat decorated with the Norooz trappings of sabzeh and goldfish and hyacinth and ordered the Kabab that came...
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Anaarbaji & Golestan | A Gilani dish & a Persian preschool in Berkeley
Anaarbij | A delicious herb infused meatball stew from Gilan (Northern Iran) Hi everyone! As part of the continuing series of guest posts scheduled while I’m off on my excellent adventures in Iran,...
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