4 posts tagged “afghanistan”

When Susan Marx stopped by our studio to tape an interview (Good Food 6/13/09), she brought me the most amazing gift from Afghanistan.  It's used to prick bread dough before baking:

Ice cream headaches and what's in charcoal. Answers to nagging questions courtesy of columnist Roxanne Webber. Susan Marx lives in Afghanistan and shares the rich food culture. Be afraid of plants. Some of them can kill you says Amy Stewart.  When Barbara Kowalcyk's 2 year old son died after eating a tainted fast food hamburger she became an activist to change food safety rules.  Marion Nestle explains the unbelievable maze that makes up our food safety system.  The challenges of keeping bees in Los Angeles according to beekeeper Kirk Anderson.  Then, Armen Petrossian describes the how to enjoy the delicacy of fine caviar.  And Laura Avery shares tales of wild blueberries at the farmers market.

From Good Food listener and friend Susan Marx,

I thought I would share with you what I have kept myself busy with at night and on weekends for almost 3 months.  Since August 12, I have officially spearheaded the Obama campaign and Democrats Abroad formation here in Kabul.  In this position I helped register over 150 voters for the election (up from 6 in 2006), an increase of 20x, and managed to create the official committee for Democrats Abroad Afghanistan as the 44^th country committee, on November 4^th – a significant happening for us since we just helped elect the 44^th President of the United States.

http://thetyee.ca/Views/2008/11/04/ObamaKabul/

http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav110508c.shtml

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/asma-nemati/celebrating-obama-in-kabu_b_141463.html

Susan Marx
Chair, Democrats Abroad Afghanistan
Join:  www.democratsabroad.org
Volunteer, Americans Abroad for Obama