Category Archives: bread

Holy Bread (Qurban)

This sweet (holy)  bread is just good! According to Chef Ramzi, in The Culinary Heritage of Lebanon, this recipe is at least 100  years old; how about dating  back to the  Byzantine period? In the town of Deir el Qamar in the Shouf where  our family originates,we  would buy this sweet bread at the store; usually, [...]
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Zaatar Croissants

OK. This is a quick post because I am spending the evening watching American Idol! The most entertaining show on American TV, in my opinion! I have watched this show in Paris and in Beirut in French and in Arabic  and the American show is way, way, better. Way better. So I am sitting with [...]
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Sweet olive oil crackers (Tortas de Aceite)

This month is Spain’s recipe month at Tobias cooks and I wanted to pick a recipe from Andalusia. The Arabs or Moors as they were called then, occupied Andalusia  from the 8th century through the 12th century. This has deeply influenced Spanish language (several thousands words in Spanish have Arabic roots like algoritmo, alcohol, [...]
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