Category Archives: Menus

An Easter Brunch Menu

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Maureen Abood
Alice's Easter Basket, Maureen Abood

Even though I’ve had Lebanon on the brain lately, there is one place and one place only that Easter memories take me. That is to Fostoria, Ohio, where I ate my first pillow soft, yellow sugar-coated Peep. Alice made each … Continue reading →

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A Valentine’s Day Dinner Menu

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Maureen Abood
Braised short ribs, Maureen Abood

I like to go out on Valentine’s Day for dinner about as much as I like to stay out all night on New Year’s Eve. You’ve got double the number of tables in the house, and “Prix Fixe,” overpriced, molten-chocolate-blah … Continue reading →

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New Year’s, with Bubbly, Gougères, and other Nice Nibbles

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Maureen Abood
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Are you in, or are you out, on New Year’s Eve? I like a little of both, having some bubbly and an app at home, then out for a while, and ideally back in before the clock strikes midnight, safe … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Eve Menu, with ideas and tips

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Maureen Abood
Christmastree Sunroom POST

Somewhere along the line, our Christmas feast shifted from Christmas day to Christmas Eve. Our Eve used to be the seven of us, along with Sitto, Aunt Hilda and everyone’s favorite cousin, Alberta. Hilda liked a screwdriver to kick off … Continue reading →

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Our Thanksgiving Menu, with little ideas, recipes and tips

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Maureen Abood
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In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. ~Khalil Gibran While cooking: Beaujolais nouveaux, fatayar nibble (made ahead). Before and … Continue reading →

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Bohica Lodge Lebanese Menu, way up north

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Maureen Abood
Bohica menu POST

I love a small world. Several months back, I received a note from someone who had been googling around for a good recipe for kibbeh nayeh. Clif came across my site (yay SEO), and as he read my essay about … Continue reading →

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A Fall Football Menu: Tailgating, Abood-style

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Maureen Abood
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When you grow up in a college town like I did, you end up spending all of your fall Saturdays in the stadium watching football games. That was fun…but let’s face it, the tailgate party before the game has always … Continue reading →

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Two Sisters August Menu

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Maureen Abood
August page from the dinner book2 post

I lived in Chicago with my sissie for a lot of years. And during those years, we cooked a lot of meals for a lot of friends. Don’t get me wrong–there was plenty of eating out. Nothing like single girls … Continue reading →

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A July Menu: Delicious Lebanese Vegan

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Maureen Abood
Cauliflower with tahini up close POST

A friend of mine told me recently about a wonderful dinner she and her husband enjoyed at the home of some friends. The friends are strict vegans, and so was the meal–which was a first for my friend. She wants … Continue reading →

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A June Menu: Lebanese Lunch Alfresco

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Maureen Abood
Watermelon wedges POST

There are few things we Aboods enjoy more than sitting around talking about what to cook and what to eat next. I suspect the same is true for at least some of you…. We get after it whether there’s a … Continue reading →

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