Monthly Archives: November 2011

About White Van Man

Now I’m prepared to bet that you believe all that media hype and regard white van man as some kind of road-bound scum. So when I tell you that he is more salt of the earth than scourge of the … Continue reading

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Veggiestan’s Greatest Hits #5: Yemen

A bunch of very happy farmers to serenade you while you read your Sunday newspapers. Love to know what made them so jolly. Singer Ayoob Tarish is soooo famous in Yemen that he was actually asked to compose the modern … Continue reading

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Sunday Supper Recipes #83: Banirov Pilav

That’s Armenian Cheese Pilaf to you… An indulgent repast for 4 Pilaf/pilav is a word derived from the Persian word pulao, and can just refer to pretty rice. But more often, as here, it actually denotes the method of cooking: … Continue reading

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know but Were Too Afraid to Ask #32: Kurdistan

Time for another random geography lesson. Although it probably doesn’t actually cover everything you ever wanted to know… What do I know about Kurds? Actually a fair bit as many of my customers hail from there, and my husband’s family … Continue reading

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Spiced Lentil Pyramid: One for the Party Season

Party fare for 9-10 Lentils have been eaten in Veggiestan since time immemorial (actually since around 8000 BC). I do not lack a sense of humour, but I have never understood how they came to be the butt of so … Continue reading

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