Lace chocolate crêpe
I got the idea of shaping a crêpe like lace from Chef Elise Labide; she calls it crêpe dentelle. Hers was a regular crêpe batter, I got mine in a chocolate version. The idea is very simple: Your pour the batter in a plastic container with a spout, similar...
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Mehshi (Stuffed veggies)
A common denominator to all people who live around the Eastern Mediterranean: They love to stuff their veggies! In Lebanese cuisine, they are stuffed in two major ways: One includes meat and is served hot; the other is meatless and is served at room temperature. The vegan variety of...
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Cran-raspberry sorbet
A snap to make, very tangy, intense berry flavor, lots of vitamins or shall I say antioxidants, in short, a dessert that you can indulge in without subterranean guilt feelings. How aboutthis to end a big Easter meal? INGREDIENTS: 20 ounces of frozen or fresh raspberries 12 ounces of...
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Zaatar matzo
Today is Passover and I am extending my best wishes to all my friends of Jewish faith in Lebanon and throughout the world. As a token of celebration I am making some matzos with a Lebanese twist. These matzos are flavored with zaatar I bought from Abu Kassem in...
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Seven-spice seasoning
My mother needed spices and I tagged along; she shopped at a spice shop close to our neighborhood in west Beirut; the shop was the size of a small closet and it was filled to the brim with small wooden drawers with all the spices that one needed to...
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Kaak
The wordka’akin the Lebanese dialect means any kind of dry cookie or galette; most ka’ak are dry, very crunchy, and come either plain or covered with sesame seeds. This one is a very traditional ka’ak which uses grape molasses instead of sugar; grape molasses was used in a number...
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Eggplant and red pepper pizza
Back in the kitchen; I don’t know about you, but can you envision a weekend without pizza? I can’t. How about this pizza? Instead of the tomato sauce, I made a red pepper sauce; topped it with eggplant instead of pepperoni or sausage. Sprinkled with zaatar brought back from...
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Asparagus tart
Alice (daughter, almost 18) said a while ago: ” I don’t know why you like to cook; I don’t find anything fun about cooking, so don’t expect me to cook with you or anything”. Tonight, she was inspired; she requested a few items, brought her laptop into the kitchen...
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Yogurt cakes with kumquats and cranberries
I have come to realize that I am like my grandmother in the kitchen. I don’t measure anything, even when I am baking. I thought today “but wait a minute, you have a blog! People want exact measurements!”. I guess it happens when you have been doing this so...
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