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Lamb shanks and rice (Roz be-dfeen)

This is the quintessential comfort dish, which can be served  with rice or  bulgur (coarse bulgur) or  roasted green wheat (freekeh). Lamb shanks and chickpeas are  slowly simmered in a lightly spiced broth; rice is then cooked in that broth with pearl onions. I added some craisins and nuts  to make it more festive. It [...]
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Rice noodles with lamb shanks and fava beans

I write this post with a heavy heart towards those of us in Japan enduring the tragic reality of this tsunami. Hope the largest number of people can and will be saved. This dish is a Near East meets Far East concoction; I made it over two days (preparing the lamb broth the day before) [...]
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Soup of lamb shanks and turnip greens

It happens to be cold and wet outside and you want something to warm you up and make you feel good. That’s easy! Grab some lamb shanks and some turnip greens and get them going on the stove. Did you ever eat the bone marrow of a lamb shank? You can pull it out with [...]
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