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Potato Salad – Mediterranean Style
We all know potato salad made with mayonnaise. This version is “healthier”, more colourful and has no mayonnaise. It is good as a vegan meal, on its own, or as an accompaniment to any meat, fish or chicken dish. You can add or replace the herbs that are in this ...
Read moreButter Beans and Lamb Chops Stew with Vermicelli Rice
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 ...
Read moreRoasted Carrots with Dates
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 ...
Read morePotato Wedges, Bell Peppers and Chorizo Picante
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.
Read moreBeans with Swiss Chard, Coriander and Garlic
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 ...
Read moreButternut Squah*, Potato, Green pepper, Cherry Tomatoes & Chorizo Picante
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. ...
Read moreGreen Peas, Carrots and Lamb Shanks Stew
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 ...
Read moreKafta bil Saynieh – Oven Baked Minced Meat Patties and Vegetables
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 ...
Read moreUnbaked Potato Kebbeh – Mashed Potatoes and Burghul (Bulgur)
Kebbeh is generally made with mince meat and Burghul. The 2 famous Lebanese Kebbeh are: the raw meat Kebbeh and the baked one. But if you want a vegetarian or vegan Kebbeh then follow this recipe. It is also eaten either unbaked or baked! My recipe uses the same ingredients ...
Read moreBeetroot and Feta Salad
I love beetroot! I guess the love of it is encrusted in my Polish DNA! Beside being tasty and sweet, it is full of vitamins and minerals. Before we married, my English husband thought that beetroot was eaten only pickled! In Poland (also in the neighbouring countries), beetroot is a ...
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