Recently, I had occasion to visit a toy store in Isfahan to buy a present for my seven-year-old cousin, who had invited me to his birthday party. Grand, impressive and…
Building the Danish boar fence (Image credit: NDR) Fences are popular these days: not only in the US with its border-wall-to-Mexico saga but also in Denmark, which recently started to…
Afghan-style mantu (Image credit: Wikipedia) One of our family’s favorite dishes is mantu. Mantu are steamed dumplings filled with minced lamb meat and served with a spicy lentil sauce and…
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