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Grew up in Beirut in the sixties and seventies. Had a Teta (grand-mother) at home who was in charge of the cooking. [...]
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Category Archives: Gluten-free
Buckwheat crêpe
I am spending a few days in the South of France and the landscape around us is eerily similar to Lebanon’s. Everywhere you turn there are hills covered in greenery and then there is the seascape far away. One thing that surprised me is to find buckwheat crêpe offered in many cafés’ menus, even though [...]
13 Comments Flourless black forest cupcake
Beirut is not lacking in fine pastry shops; quite the contrary, I can list several that rival Paris best pâtisseries (there is even a Ladurée shop in Beirut for macarons), not counting my friendAnne-Marie‘s yummy creations. As a side note, the reason Lebanon has such a strong French influence is not because it was a [...]
24 Comments Sticky rice balls
There is a substantial workforce of Filipinos in Lebanon; due to their presence, stores have popped up with a selection of Filipino products. I love the Filipino ladies that I have encountered in Lebanon and learned a bit about their culture as well. These rice balls are a twist on a traditional Filipino dessert, palitaw, consisting [...]
14 Comments Chocolate and cream roll, gluten-free
How many of you are secretly happy for a Halloween night with trick-or-treaters knocking at the door and the excuse to stash pounds and pounds of candy at the house? I was! Well, the kids are grown and neighborhood kids are not knocking these days. This cake is a great consolation: flour-less, moist, creamy and [...]
19 Comments 
Chestnut/chocolate cream (Turinois)