Tag Archives: raisins

Apple muffins with apple cider molasses

When I found apple molasses sold in the Chouf cedar reserve in Lebanon,  I was so excited yet my feelings were tempered: I knew that this product was made in small quantities and that finding it in other countries was going to be very difficult. Lo and behold I found a farm in Upstate New [...]
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Jellab pudding

What is jellab anyway? Jellab is an extremely popular drink in Lebanon. It is sold everywhere, most notably at juice stalls and at the beach. It is not simple to make jellab at home. Why? It requires incense (bakhoor). Not easy to find in your local supermarket! It requires macerating raisins and grape molasses and [...]
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Lebanese granola

It is a fact that American food products have become so prevalent  in Lebanon that one can find the same boxes of cereals, cake mixes and jello as in the US. The shelves of the  supermarket near my apartment in Beirut are  filled with every  cereal imaginable. Lebanese don’t like to feel left out, you [...]
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