Tag Archives: walnuts

Bulgur and cabbage pilaf (Safsouf)

   Today a man was offering homemade products from his village: Carob molasses, orange and rose water, tomato paste, olives, olive oil etc. When I asked him “How much” he replied “I will give it to you for free, my mother made these”. So I offered him what I thought was a great price for [...]
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Pumpkin kibbeh balls (Kibbeh la’teen)

These vegan kibbeh balls are made with pumpkin and bulgur and stuffed with chard, onions and walnuts. They were traditionally prepared for fasting days. These vegetarian kibbeh are also called tricky or lying kibbeh (kibbeh heeleh or kazzabeh ) because they are supposed to look like the meat kibbeh but do not contain any meat. [...]
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Chickpeas with sage

I had set out to make chickpea gnocchis; I am not sure if it was the recipe (it did come from one of the best-looking French/Italian blogs out there) or my poor skills, but the fact was that this big lump of dough did not inspire me and I threw it away. Using  sage from [...]
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