WHEN Cookie Monster put down his chocolate chip cookie and fiendishly gobbled up a carrot, it was a sure sign that the times were a-changin’ down on Sesame Street. Indeed, although the PBS children’s ...

This simple ribboned carrot salad might not be the first thing to jump off the pages of Louisa Shafia's cookbook The New Persian Kitchen, but skimming past it would make for a small tragedy. Vinegary ...