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happy valendive day! yes valendive! i received a huge box of endives from californian endive farms yesterday which inspired me to make small endive boats for valentine day. since we are going to a ballet tonight, there's not enough time between work and ballet to sit properly in a restaurant... Continue reading

Posted Feb 15, 2013 at eat, drink and just be!

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dinkelaugen: spelt eyes

now that i live in austria, i try to bake some austrian cookies for christmas. austria is a catholic country and people celebrate advent; the whole month of december. every sunday in december they lit up one more of the four candles and eat cookies in the meanwhile. i'm not... Continue reading

Posted Dec 2, 2012 at eat, drink and just be!

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adas polo: rice and lentils

it's getting colder in austria and having a wintery dish in the evening is a great treat. the ingredients for adas polo are: - 2 cups rice - 1.5 cup lentils - one onion - 1/2 cup raisins - 1/2 cup medjool dates - 50 gr butter - saffron -... Continue reading

Posted Dec 1, 2012 at eat, drink and just be!

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gheymeh bademjan stew

as i explained in the previous post, i have been running more often lately and since i have also become vegetarian, i need to find super foods to get enough nutritions without meat. one of the best strategies i have started is making persian and other oriental food and replace... Continue reading

Posted Nov 11, 2012 at eat, drink and just be!

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run, shikamoo, run!

if you love food as much as i do and your job is sanitary like mine, you probably try to find ways to do some physical fitness. it has always been my concern with as much time as i spend at the computer, how stay healthy and sane. while i... Continue reading

Posted Nov 3, 2012 at eat, drink and just be!

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porec to rovinj

we had a long weekend last week and my husband has also come to visit from san francisco, so it was a perfect time to take a short trip from graz to croatia. we decided to stay in porec and do some sight seeing and seafood- eating from porec to... Continue reading

Posted Jun 7, 2012 at eat, drink and just be!

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my birthday resolutions

i had my first birthday in graz last week; far from family and close friends but there also many beautiful things that made it special and memorable. i am also getting older and trying to take a better care of myself. specially getting back to living alone, it's really hard... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2012 at eat, drink and just be!

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my first nowrouz in graz

it has been crazy busy these weeks. i love my job and i'm thrilled by having such fantastic coworkers. they are so knowledgable and down to earth. (i should say this is a good part of culture shock being back to europe. it's very refreshing after seeing californian narcissism.) but... Continue reading

Posted Mar 23, 2012 at eat, drink and just be!

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from san francisco to graz

i know i have been very absent on my blog in the last month, but there is a good reason for that. i'm going to start a new job in a very far far away place at an amazing university. the whole process has gone fairly quickly: i learned about... Continue reading

Posted Feb 23, 2012 at eat, drink and just be!

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holidays' summary

first of all happy 2012 to all my friends and dear readers from all over. since we can't celebrate it together, i try to summerize some of our holiday related food activities in this post. i start from the week before christmas when i made a couple of christmas cookies.... Continue reading

Posted Jan 5, 2012 at eat, drink and just be!

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Jan 2, 2012

yalda: the rebirth of the sun

i've been reading a book by roger houston these days, called saved by beauty. although written by an american with a totally different perspective than mine, it has totally brought me back to my home country. there are some days in the year that i become very nostalgic and miss... Continue reading

Posted Dec 21, 2011 at eat, drink and just be!

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balang: buddha's hand

if you have read my post on balang jam last year, you might be familiar with this amazing fruit. buddha's hand which is called balang in iran is a fragrant citron fruit which has a thick skin. i love the smell and the flavor of it. that's why as soon... Continue reading

Posted Dec 7, 2011 at eat, drink and just be!

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drink, dance, and detox!

happy thanksgiving every one. hope you have had a fantastic weekend with family and friends. i had a great one but as always after big festivities, i feel very stuffed with a lot of great food. i am a big fan of good food and traditions, love thanksgiving festivities, and... Continue reading

Posted Nov 28, 2011 at eat, drink and just be!

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