Monthly Archives: July 2010

Red Pepper and cheese flatbread

Tweet For every Lebanese expat, there is always the fond recollection of buying a kaak from a cart vendor, having him fill it up with zaatar or picon cheese and savoring its crunchy, sesame-laden goodness on the go. Ever-enterprising Lebanese have now commercialized this street food and one can stop at a kaak store and [...]
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Broad beans in basil dressing (Fassoulia bel-salata)

Tweet Here is the breakdown of our mountain residence household by nationality: mom and dad, Lebanese (2); cousins, Danish (6); moi, son and daughter, American (3); son’s buddy and co-worker, Dutch (1); staff, Filippino (3); gardener, Egyptian (1); brother, wife and kids, French/Lebanese (4). As a result of this convoluted set-up, tempers have flared more [...]
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Bulgur pilaf with zucchini and green beans(Madfoonet bel koossa)

Tweet I left the house today at 2PM; I knew that Elie, owner of the  internet café closes shop  till 5PM due to lunch and siesta. I got in the car and drove the winding mountain roads, hoping for a lit internet sign somewhere. I am now sitting in a restaurant in a village in [...]
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