Category Archives: sauces

Kafta gratin

 Some  folks might frown at my calling this dish a gratin; I say it deserves the title, because it is meat encased in a tahini sauce, the way the French coat theirs  in a béchamel sauce; you spread the meat mixture onto a pan, you add a quickly assembled tahini sauce and you plop it [...]
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Beet and labneh bruschetta with beet greens pesto

I had bought a mandoline made in France and was dying to use it; after all, the French invented this thing, right? So I dutifully watched the CD that came with it, (twice),  showing the beautiful Vosges region where the mandoline-makers were  located; then I tried using it and was having a hard time. Finally, [...]
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Muhammara with chips

Muhammara is one of the main condiments in the  Lebanese culinary repertoire;  served as a mezze item (to dip into) and as a side sauce with kebabs, it can be used in dozens of  dishes. Simple to make, with the assertive and warm flavor of red peppers made a tad fruity by the addition of [...]
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