Sana Arshad

“When I first moved out on my own, whenever my mom visited she would fill my freezer with individual containers of various stews, kookoo [Persian frittatas], aash [soups], and rice dishes.... These days when I visit my mom, I try to fill her freezer with some of these same favorites. The cycle always comes full circle. Hopefully with a packed freezer ready to serve, feed, and comfort.”
― Naz Deravian, Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories

“Maybe you don't need the whole world. Maybe you don't need a fridge full of gold stars. You don't need to fit the mold. You just need one person who believes you're right, just as you are.
That the gifts you have, the way you're made, are enough to make something worthwhile of yourself.”
― Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm

“The memory of a mother is the most luminous of thoughts.”
― Shah Asad Rizvi

“Our memories act as a trail of little breadcrumbs back to our heart’s richest circumference.”
― hlbalcomb