The Lebanese Kitchen
Lebanese roasted potatoes with green and red chilli sauce
This is a fabulous and simple side dish. The concept is elegant: roasted potatoes in two varieties loaded with spicy chilli oil. It adds...
Lebanese lamb shank (or mutton) and olive casserole
Lebanese cuisine is packed with slow-cooked stews loaded with large chunks of meat, lamb, and goat. The stews are redolent with culture,...
Persian crêpes with pistachio filling and syrup
A crêpe is a French pancake that is characterized by how thin and melt-in-your-mouth it is. Pancakes are found in every culture on the...
Lebanese pumpkin stew
A stew is so much more than a pot full of vegetables and meat cooked together for a long time. Most folks think of Western stews as bland...
Tomato and thyme salad
Summer is all about tomatoes. They come in many varieties, each with a different flavour, from super sweet to tart and acidic. This is...
Spinach and walnut tarts
I love the crisp delicate nature of filo pastry. We mostly see it in desserts from the Middle East but I particularly love it in savoury...