Category Archives: lamb

Lamb shank and bean soup (Shorbet mawzate w fassoulia)

One of my pet peeves is this: I go out to eat at a “nice” restaurant, I order soup, I taste the soup, it tastes CANNED. AAAAh!!!! Am I nuts or do other people feel as annoyed as I do? Soup is so important! I mean, anybody can throw a piece of meat on a grill [...]
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Lamb Kabouli

Walima January Challenge representing Omani cuisine I was  thrilled to explore Omani cuisine this month! Most Lebanese (and I am no exception) are naturally attracted by the West, probably because with the mediterranean on our border we just look out into the sea and want to explore what is beyond, like our Phoenician ancestors. This time, [...]
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Lamb chops with roasted green wheat (freekeh)and tomato sauce

It is high time to start stocking your kitchen with roasted green wheat or freekeh; it is available at middle-eastern stores, usually in a box, with instructions and recipes on the back. Nutritionally, it packs so much that it is crazy that not more people know about it. This will happen when a Mark Bittman [...]
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