Mussakhan (Palestinian chicken wrap with onions and sumac)
This dish is inspired by the classic Palestinian dish called mussakhan (pronounce moo-ssa-khann), which is Arabic for “heated up”. A thin bread encases chicken and rings of caramelized onions fragrant...
View ArticlePotato croquettes (Batata chap)
I wrote a post about our family trip to Iraq and the Marsh Lands a few months ago and included a recipe for a traditional Iraqi dish, batata chap (batata means potato in Arabic). A reader of this...
View ArticlePastato
I saw chef Adèle Hugot cook pasta this way (and call it pastato), I thought “it really is not that much different from what we have been doing with vermicelli and rice in the Lebanese kitchen”. She...
View ArticleFattet al-betenjane (eggplant casserole)
I am surprised that this dish (and its many variations) is not more popular in the US and abroad; I consider it the signature dish of all Middle-Eastern cooking. It apparently goes back centuries to...
View ArticleMeat pies, Lebanese-style (Sfeeha)
If there is one pastry item that deserves a standing ovation from the Lebanese kitchen, it is sfeeha (pronounced s-f-ee-ha with the “a” like apple). What is sfeeha? A little meat pie; made...
View ArticleSwiss chard and tahini beoreg
The Armenian community in Lebanon has always fascinated me; I had Armenian friends in school, an Armenian dentist, knew Armenian musicians, carpenters, artists; we lived side by side, yet they spoke...
View ArticleEggplant with yogurt sauce (Fattet al-Makdoos)
In what city in the world can you get this meal delivered to your door? That is what happened today when I called my caterer/friend/neighbor, Rima @RimRam Gourmet and asked her to help me out. Rima,...
View ArticleEggplant casserole (Fattet betenjan)
Hardly any dish in the Middle-East is more finger-licking or easier to prepare. Layer a food with fried pita croutons and a yogurt sauce flavored with tahini and a touch of garlic; oh, and a...
View ArticleFattet Hummus
This is a traditional dish and I believe it is specific to the Sunni communities in Beirut. While living in California, I became friends with a Lebanese man. He and I worked in the same building....
View ArticleBanana Bread
I have tried probably hundreds of banana bread recipes over the years; this is the last one I tried, a recipe I read on the inside cover of a Reynolds parchment paper box and adapted to my own taste....
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