Sunday, Jan 6th, 2008 Pasta stuffed with butternut squash puree is a traditional dish from the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy. It is typically served with […]
Author: Elie Nassar
Two New Projects for 2008
Introducing the two new projects for 2008. “Vegetarian Dinners Project (VDP)“, a decision to eat at least two vegetarian dinners per week. This decision was […]
Lebanon 2007: Labib
As you can se, Labib’s bakery is nothing to write home about if you simply drive by. However, this little one man show in the […]
Lebanon 2007: Sweets
I am really not going to do the sweets you can find in Lebanon any justice here. As far as I am concerned (and a […]
Lebanon 2007: Abu Koko
I had never been to Abu Koko before. It is not exactly new, but when I was living in Beirut 12 years ago, I am […]
Lebanon 2007: Jabbour’s Shawarma
In 2.5 weeks in Lebanon, I think I ate here maybe 10 times. The Shawarma at this place in Beirut’s Dora area is sublime, the […]
Have you tried the Dragon yet?
Looks like an alien pod, a futuristic grenade or maybe an egg a dragon would lay. Doesn’t it. Well it’s neither. If you have […]
The Belly of The Pig…
….is one deliciouse piece of meat, fat and gelatin! I am talking about that same cut you make bacon from. Maybe your local Megamart […]
The Best Chicken Burger, Lebanese style
This is my absolute favorite chicken burger recipe. Diana requests it almost every time I ask her what she would like to eat off the […]
Mother’s Day Breakfast 2007
This has become a tradition in our house. I made this or a version of it for Diana almost every year for the past 3 […]