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Kafta with sun-dried tomatoes in pita

…Or how to feed  hungry folks  on a budget; this mezze (appetizer) is ideal  since one pound of meat will feed six people easily. The meat paste cooks  in five minutes, so bake them as soon as  your guests arrive. However, you can prepare the kafta paste earlier that day and coat the pitas with [...]
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Chicken and wheat porridge (Hreessey)

Hreessey (pronounced hur-ee-ssay) is a traditional porridge-like dish with few ingredients. It is the epitome of comfort food in  Lebanese villages, especially when the weather turns cooler. Its main ingredient? Wheat berries, cooked for a long time till popped and silky-soft in a broth of lamb  and (or) chicken. The berries swell up and drink [...]
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Cream of pumpkin soup

When McDonald’s opened a franchise in Lebanon a few years ago, I felt indignation, contempt, anger and frustration. I just could not understand how my fellow Lebanese who had always been so keen on good food and fresh ingredients would patronize the king of fast foods. Reality has set in and now that there are [...]
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