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		<title>Postcard from Lebanon</title>
		<link>http://www.maureenabood.com/2012/05/18/postcard-from-lebanon-wine-country/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 11:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen Abood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the definition of a good wine? It should start and end with a smile. ~ William Sokolin (Sheep grazing with their shepherds&#8211;in regular street clothes&#8211;just beyond the vineyards of Ksara. Old world and new, Lebanon&#8217;s ironies. Our wine started &#8230; <a href="http://www.maureenabood.com/2012/05/18/postcard-from-lebanon-wine-country/">Continue reading</a> <span class="meta-nav" style="color: #e3571a;">&#8594;</span>]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanese wine, and tasting Lebanon.</title>
		<link>http://www.maureenabood.com/2012/05/17/lebanese-wine-and-tasting-lebanon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 15:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen Abood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My itinerary for my recent trip to Lebanon included wineries, at the top of the list. I had lots of reasons for wanting to visit Lebanon’s wine country: the beauty of the vineyards that I hoped would be akin to &#8230; <a href="http://www.maureenabood.com/2012/05/17/lebanese-wine-and-tasting-lebanon/">Continue reading</a> <span class="meta-nav" style="color: #e3571a;">&#8594;</span>]]></description>
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		<title>Another Favorite Thing: Vinturi Wine Aerater</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen Abood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The more I learn about wine, the more I see why I have always had such an affinity for it—at least since my college years, when we drank bad, cheap red wine late at night at Club 23 in South &#8230; <a href="http://www.maureenabood.com/2012/05/16/another-favorite-thing-vinturi-wine-aerater/">Continue reading</a> <span class="meta-nav" style="color: #e3571a;">&#8594;</span>]]></description>
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		<title>Favorite Things: Wine Glasses</title>
		<link>http://www.maureenabood.com/2012/05/14/favorite-things-wine-glasses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen Abood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The thing about wine glasses is that I am a believer in the notion that the size, shape and material of a glass makes a difference in the wine-drinking experience…yet I love to buy, display and drink from wine glasses &#8230; <a href="http://www.maureenabood.com/2012/05/14/favorite-things-wine-glasses/">Continue reading</a> <span class="meta-nav" style="color: #e3571a;">&#8594;</span>]]></description>
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		<title>Postcard from Lebanon, a moveable feast</title>
		<link>http://www.maureenabood.com/2012/05/11/postcard-from-lebanon-a-moveable-feast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 11:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen Abood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid &#8230; <a href="http://www.maureenabood.com/2012/05/11/postcard-from-lebanon-a-moveable-feast/">Continue reading</a> <span class="meta-nav" style="color: #e3571a;">&#8594;</span>]]></description>
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		<title>Cream Puffs with Strawberries, for Mom</title>
		<link>http://www.maureenabood.com/2012/05/10/cream-puffs-with-strawberries-for-mom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 11:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen Abood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you can imagine, exam time in culinary school can be stressful. We had three of them, and the first was in some ways the most challenging. That’s because we just didn’t know what to expect, having never taken a &#8230; <a href="http://www.maureenabood.com/2012/05/10/cream-puffs-with-strawberries-for-mom/">Continue reading</a> <span class="meta-nav" style="color: #e3571a;">&#8594;</span>]]></description>
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		<title>Ingredient: Vanilla Beans</title>
		<link>http://www.maureenabood.com/2012/05/09/ingredient-vanilla-beans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 11:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen Abood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Orange blossom water]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m a sucker for fragrant flavorings like rose water and orange blossom water. Vanilla is no less of a swoon for me, and I find its creamy, heady scent to be anything but bland. Why must we insist on calling &#8230; <a href="http://www.maureenabood.com/2012/05/09/ingredient-vanilla-beans/">Continue reading</a> <span class="meta-nav" style="color: #e3571a;">&#8594;</span>]]></description>
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		<title>Favorite Things: Wooden Spoons</title>
		<link>http://www.maureenabood.com/2012/05/07/favorite-things-wooden-spoons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 14:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen Abood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can I just first admit how strange it is to go from cedar trees, Mt. Lebanon, and the Mediterranean Sea to wooden spoons? But here we are, a little sleepy and off-kilter, but back in the kitchen. It’s good to &#8230; <a href="http://www.maureenabood.com/2012/05/07/favorite-things-wooden-spoons/">Continue reading</a> <span class="meta-nav" style="color: #e3571a;">&#8594;</span>]]></description>
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		<title>Farewell Lebanon, until we meet again.</title>
		<link>http://www.maureenabood.com/2012/05/06/farewell-lebanon-until-we-meet-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maureenabood.com/2012/05/06/farewell-lebanon-until-we-meet-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 11:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen Abood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Picture Postcards]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cedars of Lebanon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We were remote, in the mountains, paying homage to our adored Lebanese saint, Charbel. It was a haunting place, creaking with wind and chill and a kind of desolation. I prayed for all of us. As I left, the branches &#8230; <a href="http://www.maureenabood.com/2012/05/06/farewell-lebanon-until-we-meet-again/">Continue reading</a> <span class="meta-nav" style="color: #e3571a;">&#8594;</span>]]></description>
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		<title>Postcard from Lebanon</title>
		<link>http://www.maureenabood.com/2012/05/03/postcard-from-lebanon-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 09:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen Abood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Baklawa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lebanese love the water. Might explain what brought us to Michigan. Can you smell the roses and herbs? It was so aromatic, I hope it wafts in for you. Hallab pastry shop. Need I say more? Beirut beckons.]]></description>
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