Hi! Kifak? Ça va?
Grew up in Beirut. Had a Teta (grand-mother) at home in charge of the cooking. Family was francophone. Dad had grown up in Egypt, mom was from Beirut and Sidon.
I started this blog because even though I have been an American for over 30 years, my passion for my country of origin is unabated. Love its nature, its people, its cuisine. Proud of the Lebanese people, their achievements and their courage. Interested in their complex and rich history.
Studied Pastry arts in Dallas, worked in the field for a while.
I want to dig into traditional Lebanese cuisine, especially rural recipes that are being rediscovered. I also like to cook American, French, Italian dishes but with a little Lebanese flair.
I also want to dedicate my blog to my téta (grandmother), Sitt Nabiha Aftimos Zabbat; she tirelessly made kibbeh, sambusek, fatayer, muhallabieh and uwaymate, as well as negotiated the price of eggplants or tomatoes with the street cart vendors four floors below.
I currently divide my time between Dallas, Texas and Beirut, Lebanon.
I can be reached either through Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or at joumana_accad@yahoo.com
Hope you enjoy your visit here!
Joumana
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@Nidal: très intéressants! je ne connais pas bien la cuisine Palestinienne ni Jordanienne a part le mussakhan que j’adore; ma grand-mère faisait les ouwaymate magnifiquement bien et de la taille d’une bille et je crois bien qu’elle les faisait frire 2 fois pour les rendre le plus croustillant possible. Amitiés de Beyrouth. J.
Hi Joumana! On Saturday morning I took my first swim near Marathon.The beach was full of wild violets .I cut many ,I made a syrup and I poured it over the cunafa I made for Easter. Turned out very good looking and tasty and despite the initial hesitation of our guests it disappearred! Pascal wishes to you and your family and to everybody in this site! I wish that in the Middle East the darkness and the odour of the death to vanish and RESURRECTION AND LIFE TO PREVAIL! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H6AkFfFHUs(wedding melody from Salamina island opposite Athens)All the best!!!
@Jason: How wonderful, to take a swim in an idyllic place and then to go violet picking!! sounds like a dream! Thanks so much for your well-wishes my friend. All the best from Beirut across the med.
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