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Tahini Sauce (for Falafel Sandwiches)

January 16, 2007 By 6 Comments
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TAHINI SAUCE (for Falafel sandwiches) Recipe by Martha Bisharat, Wardeh’s mom 1/2 cup sesame tahini 1/2 cup lemon juice 1/2 cup filtered water (or more if needed) handful of parsley, chopped Cream tahini and lemon juice together. The lemon will thicken the tahini. Add water to thin the sauce until it has a creamy, spoonable [...]

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Falafel

January 16, 2007 By 8 Comments
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My mom submitted this recipe to a newspaper’s cooking contest back in 1984 and she won first prize — $50. I have upped the seasonings a bit, but other than that, this is the same great recipe. 4 cups dry garbanzo beans 3 large onions 6 to 8 cloves garlic 2 bunches parsley, with stems [...]

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Raw Goat Milk Hard Cheese — Picture Tutorial

January 12, 2007 By 9 Comments
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Raw Goat Milk Hard Cheese — Picture Tutorial Recipe by Wardeh Harmon and her mom, Martha Bisharat This is the traditional Middle Eastern goat cheese. It is salty and yummy. It is best tasting when made from fresh goat’s milk. I’m not going to lie to you, though — not everyone likes this cheese. It [...]

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Stuffed Grape Leaves (Dolmas) — with Pictures

December 22, 2006 By 51 Comments
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Stuffed grape leaves are one of my all-time favorite foods. When we had them growing up, it was a family affair. Whoever was home loved to get in on the rolling. My mom would lead us in making a huge pot of them. We would eat off them for days, if they lasted that long! [...]

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Loubieh — Arabic Green Bean Stew

April 24, 2006 By 9 Comments
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We picked up our grass-fed lamb last week. I used the stew meat right away to make an Arabic dish for Friday's dinner. The dish is called Loubieh — which means "green bean stew" and is served over rice. Our dinner was fantastic. The lamb's flavor is excellent and it is so tender. Loubieh — [...]

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Hummus

April 4, 2006 By 15 Comments
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We have gobs of leftover tabouli from last night. I love leftover tabouli! The flavors just get better and better, as long as I fluff it before serving — to reincorporate all the yummy juices settled at the bottom of the bowl. We each ate a good bit of that along with a hummus sandwich. [...]

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Quinoa Tabouli

April 3, 2006 By 18 Comments
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Last week our grocery store had organic parsley, which I haven’t seen all winter. I bought 4 bunches to make tabouli. Tabouli is a Middle Eastern salad traditionally made with parsley, green onions and bulgur wheat, and dressed with extra virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice and salt. I enjoy making our tabouli with quinoa [...]

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Arabic Meatballs

March 25, 2006 By 16 Comments
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Also known as Kefta Kebobs. Makes 2 dozen meatballs 2 pounds ground beef or lamb (grass-fed is preferable) 1 onion, diced very fine 2 tablespoons dried parsley 1/2 tablespoon dried mint 1 teaspoon sea salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper Mix all ingredients together well. Form into 2 dozen 1-1/2 inch balls or football shapes. Brown [...]

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Arabic Coffee – Turkish Coffee

February 22, 2006 By 3 Comments
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scroll down for the recipe… Why is it that for me to talk about today, I invariably have to explain something about yesterday? Anyway, yesterday, Naomi came down with a mild flu. We were planning to go visit friends in the afternoon, but we had to cancel that. The kids were going to play together, [...]

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