Category Archives: bulgur

Bulgur pilaf with zucchini and green beans(Madfoonet bel koossa)

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 the [...]
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Grape leaves stuffed with bulgur and chick-peas

Back in my hometown! Traffic  as crazy as ever;  crossing the streets  an exercise in bravery, due diligence and plain unconsciousness ; one is not even safe on the sidewalk since scooters even hop on at their convenience and when you thought you had (narrowly) escaped sudden and painful death you find yourself in a [...]
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Bulgur with tomatoes and red chili pepper (Burghul bel-Tamatem)

Everybody in America had  at one time  a box of Rice-a-Roni in their cupboard; well, everybody in Lebanon  has a big bin of coarse bulgur and makes this at least once a week; especially if they live in a village or a rural area. I added the red chili pepper; Lebanese cuisine is not based [...]
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