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Bazin (Libya)

Feeling compassion and a heavy heart for folks who have to endure a tragic and nightmarish situation  in Libya, I escaped  into the kitchen and made a very ancient and traditional Libyan dish, bazin. Libya is an extraordinary country with a wide coastline of beautiful beaches and a rich history replete with Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Ottomans [...]
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Pumpkin, taro and chicken soup

Thank God for soups! I love them, don’t you? All you need here is some winter vegetables and a chicken. I used canned pumpkin, and some taro root from the neighborhood supermarket. Taro is similar to potatoes in taste, just with a more pronounced flavor. Taro root is popular in Lebanon and the Middle-East. It [...]
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Pumpkin Kibbeh pie (Kibbeh laqteen)

Prepared during times of fasting, this kibbeh is common in Lebanese mountain villages; one can use any type of squash, pumpkin being the most common. It is filled usually with greens and some chick peas and onions and some of the spices used are sumac, cumin, cinnamon and allspice. There are many regional variations to [...]
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