Monthly Archives: December 2009

Mulberry and Milk Pudding (Tootiyeh wMuhallabiyeh)

Tweet My parents eat four meals a day at a set time; even when  five-ton bombs are landing everywhere, the schedule is respected.  At four o’clock  they  eat  fruits,  puddings and  pastries; I saw my mother consuming supermarket puddings filled with sugar and additives. Shou? Quoi? I will not allow it!  So I made this [...]
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White broad bean salad (Salatet Fassoulia)

Tweet I don’t know about you but the last thing I want to worry about today is cooking something elaborate!  A simple and delicious and healthy salad of fassoulia or beans is the ticket! Just boil the beans or buy them canned and quickly whip up a lemon, garlic and olive oil dressing; throw a [...]
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Christmas lunch in Beirut

Tweet MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM BEIRUT! My beautiful cousin Isabelle invited us for Christmas lunch. She is a great cook and a fabulous hostess. I was thrilled to go and relieved as well. Firstly, the tables were set up inside and outside on the balcony. We had a few courses to wet the appetite: Some salmon… [...]
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