#persian cucumber

[west-x-midwest]

Hot crops are in!

They include Persian cumbers (heirloom seeds my uncle brought from Iran), three types of tomatoes (sun gold cherry, black cherry, and Cherokee Purple), Asian eggplants, and lots of hot peppers (cayenne, hatch, guntur, Jamaican habanero). And “the patch” is half way planted with watermelon and corn for the three sisters experiment.

[morethansalad]

Persian Shirazi Salad (Vegan)

[rotzaprachim]

cucumbers and tahini is such an underrated combo

[briarpatch-kids]

That doogh is literally perfect after hard work outside!

[pane-bistecca]

[rosemarineee]

[resippieee]

Abdoogh Khiar — lahbco

[roseturkishdelight]

traditional palestinian breakfast enjoyer

[bitchesgetriches]

Hi Bitches! I have a fun food story I think you'll like.

So I recently discovered there's a produce rescue in my state that purchases unsold wholesale produce at the border to prevent it from being tossed in the landfill. They then sell it off at hella cheap prices. You don't get to pick what's in your box, but, uh. It's 70 pounds of produce for $15, you get what you get and if you're like me you will figure out what to do with it rather than let it go to waste.

Anyway, my last box included an absolutely insane number of Persian cucumbers. So I decided I'd try something I've wanted to try for years, because if I wrecked one or two in the process it wasn't as big a disaster as if I'd tried it with expensive store bought ones, and...

I can make my own glatt kosher dill pickles now, and holy crap, Vlasic can eat its heart out. Mine are crunchier, more flavorful, better-cut and kept perfectly good food from being thrown away, doing them with my produce box meant they were about 1/8 the price, and also pickling is very easy but people think you're amazing and fancy if you pickle your own stuff.

Also if anyone is in Arizona and wants in on this action, it's called Borderlands P.O.W.W.O.W. (Produce On Wheels WithOut Waste) and you can find them here. Here's what my last box looked like:

I should note that's what's left after I split the box half and half with a friend.

HOLY MOTHERFUCKING SHITBALLS THIS IS AMAZING!!! Thank you so much for sharing this extremely frugal win AND telling the rest of us how to get in on it. With grocery prices the way they are, this is sure to keep a lot of people from going hungry or missing out on necessary nutrition. I encourage everyone outside of Arizona to look for similar programs in your state! (Though I suspect it's mostly only applicable to border states.)

Also, drop that super crunchy pickle recipe, baby.

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How to Shop for Groceries like a Boss 

You Should Learn To Cook. Here's Why. 

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[hiscaptiveballoon]

Recipe for Masht-o Khiyaar Persian Cucumber Salad with Sultanas and Walnuts Cucumbers, toasted walnuts, sultanas, and a simple yogurt, fresh dill, and fresh mint dressing make up this Persian cucumber salad.

[morethansalad]

Vegan Salad-e Khiar-o-Anar (Persian-Style Cucumber, Pomegranate, and Mint Salad)

[icemunmun-spicy-scalpel]

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Learn a new grilled meat recipe - a traditional persian recipe - Jujeh Kebab and fragrant saffron rice.

All the calorie dense food makes you feel guilty ? Have a bowl of zero calorie fresh cucumber and tomato salad for the next few days XD

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[pouringforever]

Oi Sobagi - stuffed cucumber kimchi with wild garlic

Had to test out some of my kimchi to see how it was getting along. Some of the baby cucumbers in the first pic and the regular persian cucumbers in the second. Of the kinds that I made last week, this is the style that lends itself to being eaten freshest

[pushing500]

Sparks Colony Tour

Season One Finale

Sparks is the first colony that Mechi built from the ground up, and likely holds a special place in his heart. However, it's now time to pass the torch to his brothers while he sets off for the next leg of his journey.

Before he leaves with his away team to seek The Archonexus, how about one last look around the place for old times' sake?

Sparks is situated in an out-of-the-way peninsula called Point Fleascale, in an arid shrubland that Mechi hoped would be sparsely populated. He was not so lucky.

To the northwest of the main colony (the house in the centre) you can see our newest outpost, Delsuston, where our former prisoners Metan and Pegasius are enjoying a lovely coastal retreat in the ocular forest. It's good for them.

To the north is our first outpost at Arwell, where blind healer Melissa and Man in Black XiaoLiang spent most of their time. Hopefully, the gang there will continue to send valuable things for Tokori, Lansa, Melissa, XiaoLiang and Flapjack to use for a long time to come.

Out eastwards is the second of our outposts, Arno. This is where Flapjack resided, and where Jut stayed for a little while before being called back.

Here is the main overview of the colony (again). It's a bit of a funky shape because you never know when you might need an uninhibited anima tree, so we're always careful to build around it.

This is lovingly referred to as "the main block", and is where our colonists spend the majority of their time. It is a nice oasis of greenery in the sandy shrubland, which Mechi and Co. are very proud of.

We have a well-secured containment facility for our captured entities, right next to our hospital, in case of any mishaps with such horrifying creatures. In the bottom left corner is our nicely decorated psychic ritual spot, with a classy fountain plaza beside.

Our farms grow a mix of animal food, medicinal herbs, tinctoria, food to shove in the paste dispenser, and (most importantly) coffee. The kitchen is an unimpressive affair, with the paste dispenser and the coffee machine being the only particularly interesting things there. We also have a bathroom and a small recreational room (formerly Mechi and Kwahu's bedroom), with Alistair's room over beside the cucumber patch on the right.

Here's where the magic happens! There are laboratories, workshops, a temple, a throne room, a prison cell with a ripscanner, and even some well-appointed bedrooms worthy of royalty.

The main laboratory is right beside the prison, overlooking it so we could decide if we needed any high subcores soon. It's equipped with a fabrication bench that Alistair uses almost nonstop, a research table that is never without a Jones boy, and lots of useful mechanitor gadgets and gizmos, such as mech gestators and rechargers. Next door is our storeroom, which provides easy access whenever we want to make new mechanoids.

The Jones boys sleep all together in one room. Mechi is in the double bed on the left, with Lansa sleeping in the single bed beside it. Kwahu and Tokori sleep on the other side of the room. They share the space with Charlotte the munchkin cat and Othello the Great Dane.

The pink bedroom at the top is where Ivy and her persian cat, Prudence, sleep. Ivy also has a private bathroom.

To the right you can see our temple with Mechi and Kwahu's throne room/Lansa's old tomb above it. It is a very fancy and regal place for Mechi and Kwahu to meditate and engage in royal gossip when the mood strikes them.

After a void-provocation-ritual-gone-wrong, a grief-stricken Mechi built a house for his (presumed) dead family. It has everything from a kitchen/dining area, a cozy living room complete with air hockey, a tasteful bedroom for his parents, a spacious bathroom, and a room designed especially for the beloved sister he assumes he will never see again. There's even an outdoor grill and picnic table!

Sometimes—very rarely—we let guests sleep in here if there are no more beds available. Mechi tries to avoid that whenever possible, though.

To the side of the 'main block' we have our killbox, which has served us well enough and will hopefully do the same for those we leave behind. Also pictured is one of our several water treatment/storage facilities to help provide for all the bathrooms, hot tubs, and even the swimming pool that Sparks has.

South of the 'main block' is our cemetery, the void monolith, and one of our two geothermal generators. Mechi and Kwahu used to meditate at the graves in the cemetery before they got a throne room, so they are very well acquainted with it, as well as with the monolith which they study at every opportunity. Nerds.

Moving away from the 'main block' we have our outdoor recreation area, with a pool, a telescope, some chess tables, and horseshoe pins for anyone to use. For those with tastes geared to indoor entertainment, we have our hot-tub room and private cinema, ready to help you relax and unwind after a long day fighting off raids and witnessing horrors from the Void.

Welcome to The Jones Brothers’ Point Fleascale Hotel and Casino! It's still under construction as we add some royal suites to the lineup, but there's plenty of beds and a fully functional bar. Feel free to enjoy some drinks, play some arcade games, slip into the back room for a game or three of poker, or just unwind and watch the tv by the bar. What more could you ask for?

Right beside our hotel is the toxic wastepack storage room, which I'm sure doesn't violate any safety codes or business legislation at all. Behind the waste facility is our second geothermal generator, and also the grave of Mechi's beloved first dog, Brandy. Rest in Peace, best girl 💔

Finally, we have the trade spot and the monument Kwahu had to build in order to make Ivy his heiress.

It's been a delight living here and seeing Sparks built from the ground up, but it's time to go now. The Archonexus awaits!

Is everybody packed? We've got coffee, bedrolls, silver, medicine, the bible Kwahu wrote and all the yaoi Ivy could carry, and some hemogen to tide Jut over. Alistair even remembered to grab the teddy bear that Ivy gave him!

With that, we say goodbye to Sparks, "see you later" to our friends and family there, and "hello" to our new home... who knows what Season 2 of this story will bring? Let's find out!

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[mikachusblog]

Aria lore!

I have posted Aria before here and here, but I wanted to have at least one post dedicated to his lore and backstory on my blog! See it as a proper introduction kinda.. though it'll mainly just be me blabbering.. you can read about him under the cut! ໒꒰ྀིᵔ ᵕ ᵔ ꒱ྀི১

Aria Nazari, gen 5 of my legacy, 17 years old, he/him, half persian. Bisexual, currently in the closet.

Traits: party animal, music lover Aspiration: aspiring party planner Home: evergreen harbor Likes: piano, singing, snowboarding, streetwear fashion, high energy sims, deep conversations, tattoos, dyeing (frying) his hair, 80s rock, being the center of attention (but only when it's positive), manga, videogames, carrot cake Dislikes: public displays of affection, small talk, the color yellow, shrimp, cucumbers, being told what to do, the smell of scented candles

Bio! Writing this made me realise i made him go through sm this poor kid

Raised by parents consumed by addiction, Aria and his two older siblings had to fend for themselves, growing up under very poor circumstances. He keeps minimal contact with his siblings in present day.

Aria was put into a foster system at age 10, following the death of his parents. After being placed into his first foster home, he met Mable and Nathan at school. The trio quickly became inseparable.

Mable is Aria's closest friend, the one person he confides in. Nathan was his first in a lot of aspects; his first love, first kiss and first relationship. Before this blooming love got the chance to develop any further, Nathan passed away in a motorcycle accident. This marked the end of the few years of genuine happiness in Aria's life.

He bounced between various foster homes, his charismatic spirit and histrionic personality disorder masking the scars of a deeply traumatic childhood. His journey took a turn when he was placed with a new foster family, a couple determinded to offer him warmth and stability, albeit for just one year.

He was hesitant about attempting to get close to them, as he knew how easily his previous foster homes had dropped him. Conflicts and strained relationships followed, as Aria's behaviour was far from exemplary in high school. His foster parents Deryn and Xin Yi's love for him however, remained.

Mable kept in contact with him throughout the years following their separation, but the two didn't get to see each other again until their senior year of high school. They reunited at age 17, when Aria moved back to Evergreen Harbor to live with Deryn and Xin Yi purely by chance. He told Mable about the nature of his relationship with Nathan, which came as no surprise to her. She literally had her suspicions since day 1.

Aria met his next love interest, Niamh, at a party. Immediate attraction and easy-flowing conversations followed. He eventually asked her out on a date. Despite Aria's initial trust in his ability to move on from Nathan, frequent panic attacks and feelings of guilt proved the opposite. Niamh confronted him on the night of prom with a false rumour about him cheating on her. He hesitantly went along with it despite it being untrue, thinking it would be an easier and less painful way out compared to coming clean about his relationship with his dead friend. Didn't go as planned obviously, both of them were heartbroken and Aria got his ass beat by Niamh's best friend Nika.

He is currently prepping his uni application with Mable. The two are aiming to go to Britechester together.

Some random facts

Music has always been an outlet for Aria, ever since his elementary school teacher introduced him to the piano. He's a talented singer too!

He's afraid of death and the dark.

He smokes and grows his own weed but stays away from other drugs.

He picked up babysitting as a side gig, partially to avoid raising his foster parents suspicions regarding the money he makes from selling weed.