Monthly Archives: February 2009

Zucchini stuffed with lamb (Koossa Mehchi)

Tweet I was in the mood for some koossa Mehche …We used to have it once a week, either in tomato sauce or in laban (yogurt sauce). Those were the days…comforting and homey food. The neighborhood’s middle-eastern grocery sells Mexican zucchini and these will have to do. In Lebanon, the zucchini are tiny, no more [...]
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Jewish/Arab valentine cookie

Tweet Today is Valentine’s day. A day in which my thoughts and emotions turn to the Middle-East. I long for the days past when Jews and Arabs lived in harmony in that region. I wish those days could come back. Throughout many centuries and civilizations, it was possible to be Jewish and to coexist peacefully [...]
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Milk Pudding (Muhallabiyeh)

Tweet I read one time the results of a study on what taste men in general were drawn to:  it was “creamy” things, like vanilla ice cream or whipping cream. The study concluded by stating that it was certainly derived for the primal longing for mother’s milk that accompanies men throughout their lives!! No pudding [...]
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