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Tag Archives: tomatoes
Za’atar Roasted Tomato Crostini with Labne, and a Bluff view
When my parents bought the house on Main Street in Harbor Springs back in the mid-‘70s, we discovered a wonderful irony: our next door neighbor was, like us, Lebanese. Latifi Huffman made us a big Lebanese dinner to celebrate our … Continue reading
Posted in Stories and Recipes
Tagged appetizers, Labne, labneh, roasted tomatoes, tomatoes, za'atar
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Technique: How to slow roast tomatoes
The slow roasting of tomatoes is something that I’ve admired for some time…but never did myself until recently. I remember the role of the tomatoes at a particular lunch at a little café on Washington and Fillmore Streets in San … Continue reading
Favorite Things: The Tomato Knife
Unlike little pitchers or vintage flatware, the tomato knife is not just a favorite thing. It’s a necessary thing. I get bedazzled by all of the kitchen tools available that can make cooking easier and even more fun than it … Continue reading
Posted in Favorite Things
Tagged favorite things, roasted tomatoes, tomato knife, tomatoes
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Lebanese Tomato Salad. Let juice run down your chin.
When I was in graduate school at Michigan State studying literature, one of my professors was the poet Diane Wakoski. She was widely known to be an exacting teacher of poetry writing, holding students to a standard they had not … Continue reading
Ingredient: Tomatoes
I have to reference my father again this week, because we are eating tomatoes, and tomatoes were his favorite. His glory. His perfect food. Must be a Lebanese hereditary trait, because it extends far and wide in the Abood and … Continue reading
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