Category: Middle Eastern
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Stuffed grape leaves (Lebanese style)
No amount of practice will ever see me attain the mathematical precision achieved by one of the best known Lebanese restaurants in my hometown Daou, of these little meat cigars known as “Yebra”. It does not matter anyways, just do your best to wrap them up tightly and add a uniform amount of filling to…
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Middle Eastern Green Bean Stew
Overcooked green beans – yes! Simmered slowly with beef chunks and some warming spices. Served over couscous. You’ve got a deal. I understand that sometimes green beans are a bit time consuming to clean. However, I encourage you to put on some music, enjoy the zen of the moment, and make the bean cleaning work…
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Egyptian Lentil pasta w Quinoa
When I lived in Cairo, I became familiar with a very popular dish called Kosharie. It is considered the “National dish” of Egypt. It features multiple starches, rice & pasta, along with lentils, a spicy tomato sauce and fried onions. When leaving my apartment in El Maniel, I would encounter multiple street vendors selling hot…
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Butter bean and tomato bake
Since finding this recipe in Georgina Hayden’s Nistisima (highly recommended by the way), I have been absolutely dependent on these beans for my daily existence. Nistisima is such a beautiful book, and it’s only just been released in August 2022! The focus of her work is on the fasting foods of monks and priests in…
Allspice & Olive 