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Orange and olive oil cookies

  A traditional Algerian cookie posted on Radia‘s blog called twabaa; the ring shape of these Algerian cookies is similar to the Lebanese kaak flavored with anise or mahlab. The dough is richer (with eggs) but the cookies are plain and rather crunchy. Radia flavored hers with lemon rind and vanilla and coated them with [...]
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Fried lentils

Najmieh Batmanglij in her New Food of Life describes a popular street food in Iran as being popped lentils: Lentils fried in oil and eaten as is. The idea intrigued me and I tried it with some adjustments: Parboiled the lentils till soft, pan-fried them in olive oil and seasoned them with salt, Aleppo pepper [...]
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Cream of wheat biscottis

Don’t they say necessity is the mother of invention? These biscottis were devised after I realized that it was a good idea for me to consume fortified cream of wheat on a regular basis, due to its iron-rich component. However, the thought of starting the day with a soupy porridge was not all that attractive. A [...]
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