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Floating loaf

This recipe comes from Maria Speck’s book Ancient Grains for Modern Meals; it is a bread that rises in a pot filled with water. I read this and flashback-ed  to my two goldfish whom (as a kid)  I used to dump in the bathtub while I cleaned their tank; found out much later that it [...]
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Armenian brioche with date (Chorak)

  These could be found at Middle-Eastern stores  in a plastic bag, imported from an Armenian bakery in California; I used to buy them, all the while lamenting that they did not taste fresh. Instead of commiserating, I decided to make them; at least now they can be frozen and reheated any old morning at [...]
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Beoreg with chicken liver and cheese

  There is a very easy way to tell if a dish is popular or not. This one was gone in minutes. Which surprised me considering I had used chicken livers. Hear me out: Each beoreg gets slathered with muhammara (red pepper paste sauce); topped with  sauteed liver with onions (bite-size) then covered with a [...]
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