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Caramelized pumpkin with clotted cream (Kabak tatlisi)

I found out about this event a few days ago. Sounded very interesting especially since Turkey was the first country mentioned and I am going to visit Istanbul for the first time in December! Prior to this dish, you would have mentioned pumpkin dessert to me, and frankly you would not have gotten a very enthusiastic [...]
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Pumpkin Couscous, Moroccan-style

I love to be able to get, in Dallas, Texas, from the comfort of home, a first-hand look at what is going on in Lebanon through satellite channels. This morning, I was watching LBC (Lebanon Broadcast Channel); they have a cooking segment entitled Sofra daymeh and the Chef was demonstrating how to do a [...]
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Pumpkin Hummos يقطين بالطحينه

In the US, when you say pumpkin, one immediately pictures a creamy, sweet and luscious pumpkin pie. In Lebanon, although we do have a pumpkin confection, pumpkin is also savory and a mezze component, hence this dish. This is a dip and is prepared just like the hummos be-tahineh. It has the same lilting flavor [...]
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