Refreshing Labneh Recipe With Garlic and Herbs Lebanese call it “Labneh” or “Labne,” other brothers and sisters from the Middle East call it “Labna” or “Lebni” and in the US it’s known sometimes as Kefir Cheese, or strained yogurt. Whatever …
Day 2 With Juice Fasting Today was a rough day. I was feeling hunger no matter how much I filled my stomach. At lunch time I decided to get creative with a vegetarian soup, so I boiled chard, carrots, lentils, …
I am Nervous to Try Juice Fast for the First Time I’ll be honest, I’m a bit nervous about this. I’ve tried juicing before, but never have I gone on a 15-day juice fast in one stretch. What propelled me …
Shish Barak Recipe Traditional Lebanese Stew Shish Barak is a traditional Lebanese stew, perhaps of Turkish/Ottoman origins (hence the name), which is basically made of tiny meat dumplings cooked in a plain yogurt stew. Shish Barak recipe belongs to the …
How to Dry Mint Leaves At Home We used to spend our childhood summers in the village of Hasroun, 5500 feet high in the mountains of North Lebanon. Hasroun is a stone throw from Becharri, the town of the world …
Lahm bi Ajeen Recipe Meat pies, Lahm bi Ajeen, or Lebanese Meat Pies Sfeeha are all names referring to an amazingly tasty baked flat bread with a spicy and tangy meat topping. This dish is widely popular in the Middle …
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Zaatar Recipe Zaatar is to Lebanon what Peanut Butter is to America. The word “Zaatar” (aka Zatar or Za’tar) refers to wild thyme herbs that grow in Lebanese and Middle Eastern wilderness. It is also used to refer to the …
The Recipe for the World’s Strongest Lebanese Garlic Sauce Toum, a Lebanese garlic sauce that’s a staple of Lebanese cuisine, might just be the tastiest thing on Earth (or at least in the Middle East). For those who’ve tried it, …