Tag Archives: Lebanon

Postcard from Lebanon, last May Day

Our Lady of Mt Lebanon, POST

If we heaped together all the love that mothers have for their children, all the love of husbands and wives, all the love of all the angels and saints, it could never equal Mary’s love for even a single soul. … Continue reading

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Happy New Year, a Postcard

Maureen at Baalbek POST

Time has been transformed, and we have changed; it has advanced and set us in motion. It has unveiled its face, inspiring us with bewilderment and exhilaration. ~Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese poet (Thank you, 2012, for your abundant gifts. You gave … Continue reading

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Kibbeh Footballs for a Football Tailgate; Play Like a Champion

Kibbeh footballs platter side POST

One of the many great things about my home state of Michigan is that there are lots of Lebanese populating the state. This translates to one’s ability to find good Lebanese restaurants pretty much around the corner, at least if … Continue reading

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Lebanese Grape Leaf Rolls, a taste of Dier Mimas

Grape leaf rolls with Mom POST

There is one thing I’ve always thought was a given about grape leaves: that fresh is best. In other words, that leaves picked when they’ve just unfurled from the vine in the spring and eaten immediately make the finest little … Continue reading

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Postcard from Lebanon

Sheep leaving Chateau Ksara POST

What is the definition of a good wine? It should start and end with a smile. ~ William Sokolin (Sheep grazing with their shepherds–in regular street clothes–just beyond the vineyards of Ksara. Old world and new, Lebanon’s ironies. Our wine … Continue reading

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Lebanese wine, and tasting Lebanon.

Wine cap POST

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 … Continue reading

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Favorite Things: Wine Glasses

Wine glasses POST

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 … Continue reading

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Postcard from Lebanon, a moveable feast

Chateau Ksara entrance POST

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 … Continue reading

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Farewell Lebanon, until we meet again.

Cedar of Lebanon POST

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 … Continue reading

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Postcard from Lebanon

Boat in Byblos POST

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.

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Postcard from Lebanon

Downtown square POST

Beirut at night. A cab driver said today of Beirut: it is most beautiful at night. Other cafes were full. This one was not. Manoushe is my new favorite food. We’ll make some, I promise. More importantly, these are my … Continue reading

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Postcard from Lebanon

Pool of water at Mir Amin POST

We have been in Lebanon for one day, and if I had to leave now, the trip would have been worth it. Some scenes from today: a friend of a friend who is now a friend…takes her Sunday and spends … Continue reading

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