Monthly Archives: September 2010

Eggplant rollups

A couple of weeks ago, I attended a book signing event for a childhood friend. I met a charming and friendly lady there and we exchanged phone numbers. A week later, I was invited to her house for dinner and we were served a feast, one dish after another was laid out on the sideboard [...]
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Bulgur in yogurt sauce (Labaniyet al-burghul)

Grand opening festivities of the Beirut Souks, starting with an Elie Saab runway fashion show (Lebanese designer of the Hollywoood stars), an exhibit  featuring young and hip Lebanese designers and closing  tonight with  a Jean-Michel Jarre concert. As well as a  fireworks extravaganza (we are in Lebanon after all!). The Beirut Souks and the entire [...]
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Preserved olives

I have a passion for olives; ever since my arrival in Beirut, I have been eating so many every day that I decided to limit my intake to twenty a day. Um Elias, a seasoned farmer from the Chouf mountains, told me I could pick them early and pickle them; after trying hers, I decided [...]
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