For her, the Taliban was a model Islamic government and reports of its mistreatment of women were untrue. “Women didn’t have problems under the Taliban,” she insisted. “They had security.”
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"I’M forever looking for new ways to cook soft-shell crabs. So when the splendid Los Angeles chef (Angeli Caffe) and radio host (KCRW’s “Good Food” show) Evan Kleiman mentioned to me that she served soft-shells on top of pasta, I thought, 'Yes, well, that’s obvious enough — once a good cook mentions it to you!' Then I got to work."
MARK BITTMAN
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