Monthly Archives: December 2008

Kibbeh pie with meat

or what is commonly called kibbeh b’sanyyeh. I love the food processor! that way, instead of spending literally hours pounding and pounding in a corner of the kitchen like a slave I can get a kibbeh done in about 15 minutes if I plan ahead and have the stuffing ready. It is yet an undiscovered [...]
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Cilantro Pesto (Aliyyeh)

The Italians have their pesto, the French their pistou and the Lebanese have the cilantro pesto commonly called aliyyeh. It is a simple mixture of fresh garlic, cilantro and olive oil, sauteed for mere seconds till the fragrance is released and the ingredients bond together into a manageable paste. The idea is to barely cook [...]
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A Lebanese-American cooks…

Hi! Kifak? Ça va? Grew up in Beirut in the sixties and seventies. Had a Teta (grand-mother) at home who was in charge of the cooking. Family was francophone. Dad had grown up in Egypt, to a Lebanese father  and an Italian-Croatian mother. Mom was from Beirut and Sidon. Started this blog because after 30 [...]
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