Tag Archives: Eggplant

Lentil salad with eggplant

“I need a little peace and quiet“, I said  to my daughter  as I drove the 30 kilometers into the Chouf mountains and the village of Deir el Qamar. Enough of the high voltage  hustle and bustle of Beirut. Enough of traffic and cars and noise 24/7. I am not a fan of team sports; [...]
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Kibbeh balls in eggplant sauce

The idea of making tiny balls of kibbe is borrowed from an Armenian vegetarian cookbook I have been reading; several recipes mentions a base of bulgur balls smaller than cherries, mixed with various sauces; I mixed mine with the bounty of the garden: eggplant, onions and tomatoes with a dash of hot red pepper paste [...]
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Eggplant salad (Al-Raheb)

I confess I have never been a religious person; this has all changed when I started driving in Lebanon; suddenly, I find myself invoking God several times a day and muttering mini-prayers while on the road. Sure, the highway has lanes: nobody seems to notice; turn signals are useless, people cut in front of you [...]
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