Azadeh and Nate
Newhall, CA

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Azadeh and Nate
Newhall, CA
Vahbiz and Caspian had a baby!
Welcome to Chariv, little Azadeh.
🎵Azadeh's theme🎵
I wanted to make the snail pretzels I saw you made some time ago but had a question regarding the shaping. You roll the dough until it's long, then roll it into the snail shape, then how do you make the eyes?
Hey there! To shape the eyes, I took some kitchen scissors and snipped the end of the dough down the middle, about 1-2 cm. A regular knife or a pizza cutter should also do the trick if you have either of those. Then I just kinda took the two halves and pinched/pulled them gently with my fingers to shape them into a more eye-like shape.
If you’re boiling the snetzels, it’s worth noting that they puff up in the water and might lose some definition, but the dough will still be pliable after boiling. You can reshape the eyes before putting them in the oven, but be careful, don’t burn yourself!
Hope this helps, and happy baking!
“A Reuters newscast from Tehran in December 4, 2004 reported on the findings of an archaeologist who had been engaged in excavations near Tabriz, in Iran’s northwest province of Azarbaijan. A series of DNA tests revealed that the 2,000 year old bones of an entombed warrior and accompanying sword belonged to a woman. As noted by Alireza Hojabri-Nobari to the Iran-based Hambastegi Newspaper: “Despite earlier comments that the warrior was a man because of the metal sword, DNA tests showed the skeleton inside the tomb belonged to a female warrior…”
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Roman historical sources have reported on the exploits of the women warriors of the Sassanian Empire (224-651 AD). Zonaras (XII, 23, 595, 7-596, 9) states in reference to the forces of Shapur I that:
“…in the Persian army…there are said to have been found women also, dressed and armed like men…””
As the Sassanian Empire collapsed to the invading forces of Islam from Arabia, a number of female resistance fighters rose to prominence, examples being Apranik (the daughter of General Piran), Negan, and Azadeh (who did much to prevent the invaders from entering northern Persia)”
Azadeh and Nate at their old home
Newhall, CA
A tender moment between father and daughter.
Caspian was teaching his daughter to talk when she gave him this heart-melting look.