Savory cake
Hello, everyone! I’m Alice and I’m guest posting today for my mom. Today my mom made a savory cake that is both healthy and delicious! My favorite part about this dish is how clearly you can taste each vegetable; nothing overpowers the other, but instead they compliment each other...
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Lebanese Gaspacho
A recipe imagined by chef Ornella Hubel that I immediately wanted to try; so cool when chefs create recipes based on our Lebanese culinary heritage. Here, she used chick peas as a base for the soup. The chick peas are pureed and served gaspacho-style with pita croutons, diced tomatoes...
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Keshké salad
The word keshké refers to keshek, a traditional staple in the Lebanese larder made up of dried yogurt mixed with bulgur. In rural areas especially, keshek is made at home and is considered an essential food. It sustains for the long days out in the field, it has natural...
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Taro fries with cilantro pesto
This dish is based on a popular mezze item on the Lebanese table called batata harra or spiced potatoes. In this plate, cubed potatoes are fried and coated in a cilantro, garlic and chile pesto and served lukewarm with quartered lemons. I figured I would do the same here,...
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Taro root
Anyone care to share their thoughts? I am naming the taro. Delicious interior, homely exterior. Could that be the reason? (I ate some taro frozen yogurt the other day) (I bought some taro-flavored mochi) The Lebanese cook it and serve it with tahini sauce.
Beet and labneh bruschetta with beet greens pesto
I had bought a mandoline made in France and was dying to use it; after all, the French invented this thing, right? So I dutifully watched the CD that came with it, (twice), showing the beautiful Vosges region where the mandoline-makers were located; then I tried using it and...
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Vegan brownies
OK, so maybe the title is a bit grandiose, but take a look at facts: Tahini: Omega 3 and 6, galore! Calcium, lots of it! Vitamin Bs, many many! Fiber, oodles of it! Fresh orange juice Vitamin C, antioxidants, plenty! Potassium, calcium, plenty! Grape molasses (or date or carob...
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Amardeen
Just what is amardeen? For a lot of us who grew up in the Near East, it was an after-school treat; an extra-tangy, intensely flavored apricot leather that we would suck on for as long as possible (to make the pleasure last). It is a large sheet of apricot...
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Crêpes with rice and fava beans
A beautiful mediterranean country with scant natural resources: In this setting, folks in Lebanon grew to appreciate and take full advantage of what nature provided. Eggs are a meal, often made into fritters and combined with herbs such as parsley or dill. I wanted to give our humble ‘ejjeh...
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