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Our Thanksgiving Menu, with little ideas, recipes and tips

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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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Lebanese quick pickles, and my mouneh

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Something serious happened recently up north: the season changed. It’s not just the temperature, the coolness in the air, though that plays a part. There is a change in the color of the light, a movement from yellow to white. … Continue reading

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Michigan’s whitefish dinner: the fish

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The key to excellent whitefish is not overcooking it—this seems to be our theme this week, from the new potatoes to the beans and corn, cooking times can mean the difference between delicious and not-so-much. I always loved our trips … Continue reading

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Whitefish dinner: Green beans, corn and good bread

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We all know that one of the great pleasures of the bounty of summer is that it tastes so good you don’t need, or want, to do much beyond getting it to the table. But as with writing, and perhaps … Continue reading

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Michigan’s whitefish dinner

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Up north, there is no more quintessential meal than the one that makes Lake Superior whitefish its centerpiece. Restaurants may be few here, and their food not always what we’d like, but you can always, everywhere find whitefish on the … Continue reading

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Lebanese Green Bean Stew (yahneh or lubieh) from the expert

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By Peggy Abood, special to Rose Water & Orange Blossoms As the youngest of five in a Lebanese family, you get used to a certain amount of teasing especially when you have three older brothers and a precocious elder sister. … Continue reading

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Ingredient: Green beans

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I took a lot of flak preparing for this week’s post. That’s because the Lebanese green bean stew we are making, known as yahneh or lubieh, is my sister Peggy’s specialty. (yes, another Irish name. No explanation.) And just because … Continue reading

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