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Tag Archives: Orange blossom water
Lebanese Knafeh Jibneh with Orange Blossom Syrup
The knafeh was the saving grace that morning. We were driving from Beirut to Tripoli on a quest, my quest, to see the famous Hallab bakery at its source. There had been the friendly assistance of a Lebanese chef in … Continue reading
Posted in Stories and Recipes
Tagged kataifi, kenafeh, knafeh, knafeh jibneh, kunafeh, Mazaher, orange blossom syrup, Orange blossom water, Pastry, Phyllo, pistachios, shredded phyllo
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Orange Blossom Simple Syrup recipe
So many Lebanese pastries rely on orange blossom syrup for flavor, for fragrance. And though the syrup is truly simple in its method and short ingredient list, there are a few different approaches to it: some with more sugar than … Continue reading
Posted in Ingredients, Stories and Recipes
Tagged Baklava, Baklawa, kanafe, kataifi, knafeh, knafeh jibneh, kunafeh, Mazaher, Orange blossom water, Pastry, Rose Water, simple syrup
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Apricot-Walnut Granola with Orange Blossom, and a new life
I haven’t heard my father’s name spoken so many times in the 12 years since he died as I have in the last week. For the first time I truly understand, and I feel, the power of a namesake. It … Continue reading
Posted in Stories and Recipes
Tagged apricots, breakfast, dried apricots, dried fruit, granola, Laban, Mazaher, Orange blossom water, yogurt
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Ingredient: Vanilla Beans
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Ingredients
Tagged cream puffs, Orange blossom water, Rose Water, Strawberries, Vanilla
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Lebanese Baklawa. Do you hear what I hear?
The role baklawa plays in the repertoire of the Lebanese home cook is formidable. Most every Lebanese woman of my parents’ generation makes her baklawa for special occasions, especially Christmas. We swoon over baklawa to such a degree that it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Stories and Recipes
Tagged Baklawa, Coosa, Family, Lebanese, Mazaher, Orange blossom water
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Can we talk sugar?
I have something important to tell you. It’s important to me, and may not be quite so to you, but I need to get it off my chest. You know I love Lebanese cuisine and all flavors Middle Eastern. That … Continue reading
Posted in Stories and Recipes
Tagged Cookies, Family, Lebanese, Orange blossom water, Pastry, Sugar
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Orange Blossom Rice Pudding; it’s going to calm you down, too
The Abood Law firm, in the early days, was located in the heart of downtown Lansing, Michigan on Allegan Street. In the summers as a teenager, I worked there doing all sorts of odd jobs, running documents around and filing … Continue reading
Posted in Stories and Recipes
Tagged Lebanese, Orange blossom water, rice pudding, Rose Water, roz bi haleeb
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Ingredient: Rice
The Lebanese dishes are countless that include rice as a component. If rice isn’t there in a stuffing of some sort, it’s underneath as a beautiful, and delicious, bed that soaks up juices and contributes to the overall nutritive value … Continue reading
Ingredient: Orange blossom water, or mazaher
Like rose water, orange blossom water is distilled from petals, in this case the petals of orange blossoms. The scent and flavor of orange blossom water have powers over the soul that are amazing. I’ve opened a bottle and taken … Continue reading












