Tag Archives: Eggplant

Summer eggplant stew (Maghmoor)

The reason for the summer title is because this dish used to appear every week  at our table when the first heat waves of summer were felt, because it is eaten at room temperature. Plus it is entirely vegan. I hated it as a kid; it reminded me of the eggplants we were served at [...]
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Mehshi (Stuffed veggies)

A common denominator to all people who live around the Eastern Mediterranean: They love to stuff their veggies! In Lebanese cuisine, they are stuffed in two major ways: One includes meat and is served hot; the other is meatless and is served at room temperature. The vegan variety of stuffed veggies is  used a lot [...]
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Eggplant and red pepper pizza

Back in the kitchen; I don’t know about you, but can you envision a weekend without pizza? I can’t. How about this pizza? Instead of the tomato sauce, I made a red pepper sauce; topped it with eggplant instead of pepperoni or sausage. Sprinkled with zaatar brought back from the zaatar fields in south Lebanon [...]
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