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My mother used to do that when I was a kid and I was upset about something. She used to hold me and rub circles on my back with her palm. After she died, I never quite felt that anyone could comfort me the way she could,
“. . . Baba filled the void the only way he could think of: a faceoff with the two-burner stove, the two pots, and a heaping bag of sabzi--fresh herbs. The permanent lumps lodged in our throats were temporarily soothed by a steaming pot of khoresh ghormeh sabzi--fresh herb stew. The royalty of all Persian stews.”
― Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories
― Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories
“Rice is the crown jewel of Persian cuisine.”
― Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories
― Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories
“So we improvised and made do, substituting where possible, always with an eye out for the postman and packages from Iran. Packages bursting with dried herbs and spices, well-traveled scents and secrets from home. Envelopes with a few perfunctory words from family (lest officials be monitoring them) and a photograph or two pulled from all the picture albums that were left behind. Substitutes for all the loved ones that were left behind.”
― Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories
― Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories
“. . . as much as I missed the warmth of my family left behind in Iran, every inch of my being needed to settle and stay put. . . . Even talk of changing apartments was too much to bear. They say children adapt and adjust to change much easier than adults do. Like a soft ray of light settling on a pool of water, children bend and go with the flow. I was done bending and flowing. I was ready to stake my flag. . . .”
― Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories
― Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories
“Come dinnertime, we could always rely on the permanent fixture of two pots, standing at attention, prepared for their marching orders.”
― Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories
― Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories
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