Tag Archives: cinnamon

Mamounieh (Toasted semolina pudding)

Asma, a Kurdish lady we love and admire, made this one fine morning  in Beirut. After one bite, I was enraptured. Mamounieh is a breakfast dish and a specialty  from Aleppo. It is semolina, toasted in clarified butter on the stove till its nutty flavor is released, then cooked for mere minutes in sweet water [...]
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Chicken with apple chutney

I adore apples; and I am already mourning the end of their season. So,  why not make a chutney? It is easy and goes with anything. (I would love to make it with duck). Here it is served with  chicken thighs cooked in the  skillet with some seven-spice seasoning  and deglazed with a splash of [...]
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Stuffed greens with lamb chops

This dish would be considered an event in a Lebanese household. Served with a bowl of yogurt and some lamb chops it is a meal fit for royalty or your most favorite people. One word about the greens. In Lebanese cuisine, swiss chard is always used interchangeably with grape leaves; the reason is that grape [...]
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