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Tag Archives: Lebanon
Postcard from Lebanon, last May Day
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
Happy New Year, a Postcard
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
Kibbeh Footballs for a Football Tailgate; Play Like a Champion
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
Posted in Stories and Recipes
Tagged arras kibbeh, Kibbeh, kibbeh footballs, kibbeh nayeh, Lebanon, oven-fried chicken, spinach fatayar
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Lebanese Grape Leaf Rolls, a taste of Dier Mimas
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
Postcard from Lebanon
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
Lebanese wine, and tasting Lebanon.
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
Favorite Things: Wine Glasses
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
Postcard from Lebanon, a moveable feast
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
Farewell Lebanon, until we meet again.
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
Posted in Picture Postcards, Stories and Recipes
Tagged Cedars of Lebanon, Family, Lebanon
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Postcard from Lebanon
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.
Postcard from Lebanon
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
Postcard from Lebanon
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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