Monthly Archives: August 2009

Garlic from China

Tweet Cooking mainly Lebanese food, as I do, I end up buying garlic on a weekly basis. I noticed that in the last few months (or was it years?) I was  not having good luck with garlic. It is more often than not old. So, I dump it and hope for better luck next time. [...]
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Beef shawarma sandwich

Tweet There are times when a serious longing for a shawarma sandwich has to be satisfied. My daughter texted me from school to let me know all her friends had been talking about shawarma, and could we please go get some!? Shawarma comes from the root verb shawee which means to grill. It is found [...]
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Rice pudding رز بالحليب

Tweet I don’t know why I don’t make this more often. Everybody loves it and it is also good for you. I saw a handful of rice leftover and I thought “that’s it”, I will make roz bel haleeb!  Picked up Anissa’s book Lebanese Cuisine and voilà! Recipe from Lebanese Cuisine by Anissa Helou, adapted. [...]
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