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Tag Archives: Orange blossom water
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
4 Comments
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
12 Comments
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
















