Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Ok so it seems like I am on a Middle Eastern authors kick. I received the book Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi as a Christmas gift from one of my cousins. I had heard about it a few years ago when it first came out and had not really thought about reading it.
I [...]

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Indi Friday

Oh what a rough life I live: eat well, sleep on a comfortable bed in my crate or on a comfy bed in the living room, get lots of love, and lets not forget the yummy treats that I get when I listen to my mama and follow her commands!
woof woof!

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A Few Good Places to Visit

J, Indi, and I took a 5 day road trip. We first went to Death Valley for a couple of days, and then we went to June Lake.
One thing that you will notice while driving on the 395 towards Death Valley is the multiple signs for Fresh Jerky. After seeing all the signs [...]

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Khoresht Ghaimeh – one of my favorite Persian dishes

Finally, a recipe! I have been meaning to post recipes but to be honest, most of the stuff that I have been making lately are just made up recipes and I have not really made the time to actually pay attention and write down the measurements while cooking.
I am not the best at following recipes, [...]

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The Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini

 
I just finished reading the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Wow, now this is a novel full of suspense, surprises, drama, emotions, and sadness. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed reading it. I have been meaning to read this book for quite a while now. My friend Barb told me about it a couple of years ago [...]

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Indi Friday

We took a mini-vacation this past week and went to Death Valley a couple of days and then another couple of days to June Lake. Indi had a great time in both places! Here we are in front of Badwater in Death Valley.

I was rather worried about how my cute city dog would deal with [...]

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Indi Friday

I took this picture a couple of nights ago when Indi’s new bed came home.  This is a homemade bed. Mama and daddy bought the material from Ikea and grandma sewed the whole thing together for us.  It is a nice and comfy bed and Indi loved it the second she lounged on it.  She [...]

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Pomegranate Soup by Marsha Mehran

I recently finished reading Pomegranate Soup by Marsha Mehran. It originally caught my attention because of its title. I love pomegranates; I to eat them fresh in season and any type of food that’s cooked with pomegranate paste. I picked it up and sure enough the author is Persian…and the title refers to the same [...]

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Indi Friday

 

A puppy and her blanky
Happy New Year! I can’t believe we are already four days into the new year…ironically, I am still trying to figure out where 2007 went.
 
The idea and title of “Indi Friday,” I have come confess, comes from Bean’s blog. I enjoy reading his blog and I am so happy that he started blogging [...]

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