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Saffron and Rosewater: April 2011
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My Travels in Iran. Saturday, April 9, 2011. The Blue Mosque of Isfahan. At the head of Imam Square in Isfahan is the beautiful blue mosque. It's not the only blue mosque, but it's the largest and most famous one. It is huge both inside and out (about 140 000 square feet! It was built in the 1600's by Shah Abbas, hence the original name of the Shah Mosque (Masjed-e Shah ). After the revolution it has become known as Imam Mosque (Masjed-e Imam). And that's all just the outside of the mosque! Bread is call...
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Saffron and Rosewater: Iran Trip
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My Travels in Iran. To read about my trip to Iran in chronological order of posts (including our stopover in Rome) start here. And keep clicking "Newer Post" when you reach the bottom of the page. To go directly to my arrival in Iran start here. And keep clicking "Newer Post" when you reach the bottom of the page. Hope you enjoy it! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. View my complete profile. Hike to a Zaroastrian Fire Temple. A cat in the kitchen. A Garden for the House.
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Saffron and Rosewater: March 2011
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My Travels in Iran. Sunday, March 27, 2011. Ashura in the City. During the holy days of Moharram there's a lot of activity at night on the streets. One tradition is for people to make a pilgrimage to light candles at various makeshift stations around the city near mosques. The candles are just stuck on nooks in nearby walls. It didn't seem that safe to me. Some people set up elaborate stations and staff them with their entire families. This one is serving tea:. After I had taken a few photos, we heard an...
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Saffron and Rosewater: June 2011
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My Travels in Iran. Sunday, June 5, 2011. Inside the Blue Mosque. The famous Imam Mosque (Masjed-e Imam) or Shah Mosque (Masjed-e Shah) sits at one end of the expansive Imam Square, the large public square in Isfahan. It is covered in hundreds of thousands of hand-painted blue tiles. I thought it was the most beautiful mosque I saw on my trip (and not just because my favourite colour is blue! The original entry door is massive! Here's my sister-in-law trying to reach the handle. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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kitchen: 12/10/14
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Thursday, October 16, 2014. Ceps and shallots on toasted brioche. Far from everyday beans on toast, this makes for a very posh and fast weekend. 2 tblsp olive oil. 400g fresh ceps, thickly sliced. Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. 2 banana shallots (or 4 regular shallots), finely sliced. 1 garlic clove, skin-on. Few sprigs thyme, leaves picked. Small handful flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped. 4 thick slices of brioche, toasted. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Other blogs I like.
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jessincanberra: August 2009
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I'm in a good place career-wise right now. After over a year working under completely robotic, non-lateral thinking management, whose take on work-life balance was that life = work, these few months in my new job have been a breath of fresh air. It has made me feel quite human again. There's an understanding boss, friendly people, mutual professional respect and recognition that life is what most people do outside of work. Colleagues trying to get one up on you, or blatant misogynism. Okay I'll stop now.
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jessincanberra: February 2010
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One of the nice things about Canberra (I feel I have to add a positive post in here somewhere! Is how central it is to a lot of the local area. For lunch we ended up visiting The Roses Cafe, 10 Montague Street, Goulburn. One test down, one to go. Man I hate the sight of blood, especially my own. "Oh it's taking a while to come out" she said, and I looked away as she pumped at my arm. Well the next test is potentially more horrible but I am trying not to think about that, right? I am a city girl who moved...
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kitchen: 09/03/14
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014. The club burger at the lotus cafe. In other news, a decent way with a pork burger to do at home if you fancy it. 200 g minced pork. 1 tblsp grain mustard. 1 tblsp clear honey. 1 tblsp sage, chopped. 1 tblsp flat leaf parsley, chopped. Grated zest of a lemon. 2 shallots, finely chopped. Bun or bread - anything works. In a mixing bowl, mix together the pork, mustard, honey, sage, parsley, yolk, breadcrumbs, lemon zest and shallots. Shape the pork mixture into 4 even-sized burgers.
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