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Drumsticks with pomegranate-cilantro sauce

If you are interested in saving some time and still having flavorful meals, why not make some cilantro pesto and freezing it? It will keep very well, for months, and if you make a bunch and fill up an ice-cube plastic tray with it, you can pull it out of the freezer and scoop out [...]
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Sfeeha on pita

There is no question sfeeha is a masterpiece in the Lebanese kitchen. What happens though when one does not have the time, energy or inclination  to make the dough, let it rise, roll it out,  pinch it gently into these adorable mini-meat pies, let them rest, bake, then serve  to a famished audience? Enter sfeeha [...]
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Keshké salad

The word keshké refers to keshek, a traditional staple in the Lebanese larder made up of dried yogurt mixed with bulgur. In rural areas especially, keshek is made at home and is considered an essential food. It sustains for the long days out in the field, it has natural health benefits, it has a long [...]
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