Tag Archives: tabbouleh

Tabbouleh makes me shake-shake my bootie

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The backyard garden where I grew up on Wagon Wheel Lane presented me with one of my first love-hate relationships. I loved running out to the garden as my mother cooked dinner to bring in an abundance of vegetables. Loved … Continue reading

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Why three times? How to prep parsley for tabbouleh.

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My brother has a good friend he met in medical school who came from a big, wonderful East coast Italian family. The Italian father ruled the roost not unlike my own: with a firmness that is known in our family … Continue reading

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Ingredient: Cracked wheat, or bulghur

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When I was in cooking school, we spent a multi-week session on grains. Our chef instructor, Frances, has a love affair with grains (as she does, not surprisingly, with ingredients of all kinds) that’s contagious, and her enthusiasm got me … Continue reading

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