Meat hand-pies
My friend Asma Zeito, who is a personal Chef, makes these wonderful Kurdish hand pies. She calls them sham-burek. This version is from Anatolia (Mardin) where Asma and her family are from. These are easy to make and delicious with a glass of yogurt drink (ayran or daw) INGREDIENTS:...
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Kibbeh as in Mosul (Iraq)
I used to be a kibbeh-centric Lebanese. Then I had an opportunity to visit Iraq and discover its wonders, as well as enjoy its cuisine, the most ancient cuisine in the region and the one that influenced most other countries in the Middle East. In Mosul, kibbeh is shaped like...
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Chicken liver spread
If you are not a liver fan, but need the iron, this is for you. By the time this (easy) homemade pâté is done, the taste of liver is eliminated! The pomegranate molasses adds a fruit sweet and sour flavor, and the cheese spread creaminess. Covered and stored in the...
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Amardeen juice
Hello and welcome to the third episode of my cooking show! Joumana Accad is my name and Taste of Beirut is my newly released cookbook! Let’s make amardeen, a smoothie drink with an intense apricot flavor! If you like what you see, check out my book and other recipes at...
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Fattoush
Hello and welcome to the second episode of my cooking show! Joumana Accad is my name and Taste of Beirut is my newly released cookbook! Let’s make fattoush, a Lebanese salad that is refreshing and full of flavor. If you like what you see, check out my book and other...
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Maamoul (date)
Eid el-Adha mubarak 2014 Hope Peace prevails and a life of dignity for everyone. Recipe, click here. In this image, the ma’amoul are shaped into balls, cored with the finger and stuffed with one teaspoon of date paste. You can refer to the youtube video on ma’amoul in the Taste...
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Fish curry stew
Did anyone stop to think of the global influence curry has had on people’s taste buds? Curry (such as simple curry stew made with the mix) is popular all over the Middle-East, yet it is not indigenous to the region. I figured it started with the British when they...
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Lazy cake (Biscuit au chocolat)
This may not be strictly speaking a Lebanese creation but it is so popular there that the argument can be made that it is. One finds this lazy cake in all coffee shops in Beirut, even at the McCafé! I posted several versions on this blog, but this one is...
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Fish with caramelized onions and dates
There was a time when finding a fish “with a head” in a supermarket in the US (say, in California where I used to live or in Texas) was not an easy task. Times have changed and now fish with their heads still on or even fish live in...
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