Comments on: Christmas goodies in Beirut

By: Afaf

Afaf — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 07:49:20 +0000

Oh my God all the sweets make me want to go to Lebanon, do you also call the date short bread ( makrota) , could you give me the recipie please, and the orange rinds and the nogat, any of them that you have will do thank you for sharing these pictures with us Jumana, and bless your heart for this wounderful blog ,ever since i found it two weeks ago i’ve been reading all your recipies, learned alot and altered alot.:)

By: Joumana

Joumana — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:42:34 +0000

No kidding! You would not believe how posh the place looks! I remember taking the service from the museum area where my school was going through Mazraa with sniper fire that was the beginning of the war in the late seventies.

By: Arlette

Arlette — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:39:57 +0000

You know my first job in the Airline Industry was with TWA and our office was in Riad El Solh, many times i couldnt find a taxi to take me to work, I used to walk from Mouseitbeh to Riad El solh, hiding from the sniper, It was a very tuff time, I worked three years in the Downtown, and look at it now… gorgeous and beautiful .
I willl not be able to recognize the area when I go back for a visit.

By: Ivy

Ivy — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:36:49 +0000

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your family with good health above all.

By: Murasaki Shikibu

Murasaki Shikibu — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:58:19 +0000

I just discovered an ‘Arab Sweet Store’ in my city! Gotta go and check it out.

By: Bria

Bria — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:55:27 +0000

Amardeen and nougat– known in Iran as ghaz. Two of my favorite confections ever. Maybe not the most friendly to my dental work, but I still love them!

By: Marysol

Marysol — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:49:56 +0000

TOB, if that tray of cookies and confections were all I got this Christmas, I’d be decking the halls, and singing Christmas carols until I dropped from a sugar-induced coma.

Merry Christmas to you!

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:28:51 +0000

Je te souhaite un joyeux Noël Joumana, passe de belles fêtes,

Bises

By: northshorewoman

northshorewoman — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:36:15 +0000

I’m glad I stumbled upon your blog. The recipes you post are great, and so too the photos. I can imagine that each post takes you some time. Thanks for sharing. Finnish Christmas’s traditionally have been very simple. Very quiet. Very few gifts. Very little company. Simple baking and cooking. However, Finnish Canadians have joined the Anglo consumer madness over the years. Madness.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:04:21 +0000

Like you, I am a fan of the simpler things during the holidays. These treats certainly look perfect to me!

Merry Christmas!