Monthly Archives: April 2010

Spaghetti cake with Kashkaval cheese (Macaroni bel-furn)

Tweet “AAh...Fotini’s macaroni…” This is what my dad  says  every time a plate of baked pasta is  set in front of him. I have heard this woman mentioned throughout my childhood, and even now, her name still  pops up every  time. (Then he lets out a sigh) My mom  would remain  placid and the meal [...]
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Loquat (Akedenya)

Tweet The highlight of this month of April in Lebanon for us kids  was getting a crate of loquats; they would be gone in a couple of days! When I moved to Southern California in the eighties,  I used to see these loquat trees everywhere; yet nobody seemed to care and the fruits would fall [...]
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Strawberry and Raspberry jam with agar-agar in 10 minutes

Tweet Agar-agar is the latest darling of French chefs; chef  Stéphane Bour was doing a demo on a tarte and he said this about agar-agar: it allows you to make a very speedy jam that will retain the flavor of the fruit, so you won’t get that cooked taste. That’s all I needed to know. [...]
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