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Butter Beans and Lamb Chops Stew with Vermicelli Rice

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This is one of my preferred Lebanese stews. Butter beans and lamb chops are not a must. You can use instead cannellini, pinto or kidney beans, and any lamb or beef cut. I always make this stew with dry beans that have been soaked in water overnight then cooked on ...

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Roasted Carrots with Dates

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I cooked these carrots for our family on Christmas Eve! Not a shred of carrot was left! Everyone liked it a lot. The idea of roasting them with dates came to me because I had received packets of them from our friends, from UAE and Qatar. I needed to use ...

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Cooked Spinach Salad

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It’s never too much to include spinach, and other greens, quite often in our diets. This inspired recipe has a Lebanese flavour and is really tasty and quick to prepare. In this recipe I use Sumac which is a spice made from ground red berries which grow on a wild ...

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Potato Wedges, Bell Peppers and Chorizo Picante

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This is a simple but very tasty dish which uses potato as its main ingredient and is ideal as a side dish or a light meal. For a vegetarian meal, just omit the chorizo sausage and use 1 tsp of hot smoked paprika instead.

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Beans with Swiss Chard, Coriander and Garlic

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This recipe was given to me by my sister who had it from a friend of hers! It may have a Lebanese origin. I cooked It twice: once with Swiss chard and another time I used Cavolo Nero (Tuscan kale), and both were really good. It is perfect as a ...

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Butternut Squah*, Potato, Green pepper, Cherry Tomatoes & Chorizo Picante

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An autumn inspired recipe! I was not sure in the beginning that It would be good but it was! The combination of ingredients really worked! If you are a vegetarian or a vegan, replace the chorizo with chickpeas, or any cooked dry beans, and 1 tsp of hot smoked paprika. ...

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Rice with fried Vermicelli

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Once you taste this Lebanese style rice, you will be addicted to it. The fried vermicelli gives it a great nutty taste and aroma. If the vermicelli you bought is long, break it into smaller pieces before using it.

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Green Peas, Carrots and Lamb Shanks Stew

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This is another Lebanese dish, hearty, easy to cook and full of goodies. it is tastier if cooked with lamb shanks because of the bone but you can use any other lamb cuts or even use beef instead. it is usually served with “Vermicelli” rice. The recipe of this will ...

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Quinoa with Leeks, Broad Beans and Spinach

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This is my 2nd inspired “Quisotto” recipe. We all know by now that quinoa is a superfood, low in carbs and high in protein. You can eat this Quisotto on it’s own ( a vegan & vegetarian dish par excellence) or use it as a replacement to rice, to accompany a ...

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Kafta bil Saynieh – Oven Baked Minced Meat Patties and Vegetables

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This is my version of this very popular and hearty Lebanese dish. Usually, it is made with minced meat (lamb or beef), potatoes and tomatoes. But I always favour the addition of more vegetables. The vegetables I usually add do not have a strong flavour. Therefore, it does not spoil ...

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