Monthly Archives: February 2011

Choco-tahini rice bars

Tweet What happens when hunger pangs start manifesting themselves and it is 4 PM? I propose grabbing (just) one of these and having a cup of (decaf) coffee. Made of dark chocolate (good for you), tahini (great for you), peanut butter (great for you) and puffed rice (protein). If you like the taste of halva, [...]
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Dukkah sticks

Tweet These days I am obsessively reading  Al-Jazeera and thinking more than ever about all these tragic yet exhilarating events unfolding in the Middle East. According to my Egyptian friend Phoebe, dukkah was originally  a poor man’s snack, widespread in the Coptic community. People did not have much (still the case) and would eat bread [...]
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Okra stew (vegan)

Tweet In Texas, okra is practically a state vegetable,  offered fried at every BBQ joint and road stand. Well, okra aka bamieh is also beloved in the Eastern mediterranean shores, especially in Egypt, Lebanon and Syria. Now that Easter is fast approaching and people will be fasting, this dish will  appear with regularity. Okra, stir-fried [...]
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