Bohsali (Arabic Sweets artisan bakers)
My daughter wanted to visit the campus of the Lebanese American University (LAU) and I thought ” and I want to visit Bohsali”. This place is an institution here in Beirut. It had been around forever!...
View ArticleLast-minute holiday ideas
The seven-hour lamb, for the recipe click here. Lebanese couscous with lamb shanks and pearl onions, for the recipe click here Spiced fish, for the recipe click here. Swiss chard cake, for the recipe...
View ArticleDragon fruit dessert
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! An easy to put together dessert, if you get some dragon fruits; they are sold in Asian markets. Cut the fruit in half, scoop out some of the flesh, fill the cavity with your mom’s...
View ArticleSavory Brownie
Hello, everyone! I’m Alice and I’m guest posting today for my mom. Today my mom made a savory brownie that is both healthy and delicious! My favorite part about this dish is how clearly you can...
View ArticleDestination: Beirut
This blog will be on a temporary hiatus until I land in Beirut, catch up on some sleep and get internet connection!
View ArticleMysterious kitchen tool
Found this in a Beirut supermarket; it is a rolling pin with stationary blades (one inch or so apart). Can anybody guess what it is used for?
View ArticleInternet Down in Lebanon
There’s been a severe outage in Lebanon and the country is left without Internet. Posts will resume shortly. -Nick
View ArticleKibbeh mortar (Jurn)
Not so long ago, every Lebanese home had one of those in the kitchen; called a jeren, this mortar was cut out of solid rock and weighed at least a hundred pounds. We had one; my mother was fortunate...
View ArticleEggs poached in tomato sauce (Bayd bel-banadoora)
Proof that simple is best. Eggs are poached in a tomato sauce made with lots of onions, ripe tomatoes and some garlic; scooped up with pita bread. A mouthwatering luncheon or brunch item from the...
View ArticleGuacamole
This guacamole is my son Nick’s recipe; after a lifetime spent eating Burger King’s burgers (to my great despair) he is now, at 22, a born-again vegan; could not be happier about the news, actually....
View ArticleJasmine and Fire by Salma Abdelnour (Giveaway)
This book is an account of American/Lebanese writer Salma Abdelnour‘s stay in Beirut after a life spent in the US. This is a book that hundreds of thousands of Lebanese expats throughout the world...
View ArticleUltimate Lebanese burger
Everyone these days is at the beach or by a pool; I missed Fourth of July this year and so I was daydreaming about what the Ultimate Lebanese Burger would taste like. For one, it would have some...
View ArticleZaatar giveaway
I can safely say that one of the foods that a Lebanese would miss the most when outside of Lebanon is zaatar; not just any zaatar. Zaatar that was foraged by a relative or friend, dried properly for...
View ArticleSplit-fava bean casserole (Bessara)
I am taking advantage of my stay in Beirut to find out as much as possible about different dishes by asking great cooks around me; I also read cookbooks published in the Arabic language searching for...
View ArticleIraqi cuisine (Al-tabekh al-3iraki), a giveaway
This book on Iraqi cuisine is the result of a job assignment I took on last year in Beirut; the publisher’s well-known cooking book (Alef baa’ al-tabekh) became a best-seller (for years) and is an...
View ArticleEmpowering Syrian women
Kamal Mouzawak is an internationally known Lebanese food personality. I’ve been many times to his organic farmer’s market, Souk el-Tayeb, the first of its kind in the region (inhaling their fresh...
View ArticleForaging with Um Elias
Um Elias and her husband of 50 years, Philippe, are part of a dwindling group of authentic Lebanese farmers. They married when she was 15, an acceptable age to marry off a girl in those days, and have...
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