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Kofta Burgers

By Maureen Abood On June 13, 2013 · 6 Comments · In Chicken, Fish, Beef, Lamb, Stories and Recipes, Summer
Kofta burgers are a version of the classic spiced Lebanese kofta–highly seasoned ground lamb (beef works too!), char-grilled. Typically kofta is served in the shape of a log, pressed to a skewer to hold its shape. Don’t get scared off of these burgers thinking that “kofta” (also: kefta, also: kafta) can’t mean burger. Traditionally the [...]
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A Father’s Day Cookout Menu, Lebanese-Style

By Maureen Abood On June 10, 2013 · 5 Comments · In Menus
    The weather up north has not been ideal for cooking out, but it’ll do. Considering that I’d cook out in the dead of winter if a path is shoveled (by someone else) to the grill, a little early summer chill isn’t going to stop me. Neither is a Father’s Day without a father. [...]
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Technique: How to cook potatoes perfectly for salad

By Maureen Abood On June 6, 2012 · 80 Comments · In Techniques, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Perhaps the most vexing thing about making potato salad is cooking the potatoes properly. They are a little like pasta in this regard, but potatoes don’t have the same breaking point leeway that pasta has. Take them 30 seconds beyond just right, and here come the mashed potatoes. As we discussed yesterday, different types of [...]
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Ingredient: Potatoes

By Maureen Abood On June 5, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Ingredients, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
One of the great pleasures (and there were many) of a morning at Chicago’s Green City Market was the remarkable display of potatoes at Nichol’s Farms. The colors! The shapes and sizes! My favorites were some little purple potatoes that defied all expectations for tubers, in color and flavor and texture. Up north we are [...]
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Kofta Burgers

By Maureen Abood On June 13, 2013 · 6 Comments · In Chicken, Fish, Beef, Lamb, Stories and Recipes, Summer
Kofta burgers are a version of the classic spiced Lebanese kofta–highly seasoned ground lamb (beef works too!), char-grilled. Typically kofta is served in the shape of a log, pressed to a skewer to hold its shape. Don’t get scared off of these burgers thinking that “kofta” (also: kefta, also: kafta) can’t mean burger. Traditionally the [...]
Read More »

A Father’s Day Cookout Menu, Lebanese-Style

By Maureen Abood On June 10, 2013 · 5 Comments · In Menus
    The weather up north has not been ideal for cooking out, but it’ll do. Considering that I’d cook out in the dead of winter if a path is shoveled (by someone else) to the grill, a little early summer chill isn’t going to stop me. Neither is a Father’s Day without a father. [...]
Read More »

Technique: How to cook potatoes perfectly for salad

By Maureen Abood On June 6, 2012 · 80 Comments · In Techniques, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Perhaps the most vexing thing about making potato salad is cooking the potatoes properly. They are a little like pasta in this regard, but potatoes don’t have the same breaking point leeway that pasta has. Take them 30 seconds beyond just right, and here come the mashed potatoes. As we discussed yesterday, different types of [...]
Read More »

Ingredient: Potatoes

By Maureen Abood On June 5, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Ingredients, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
One of the great pleasures (and there were many) of a morning at Chicago’s Green City Market was the remarkable display of potatoes at Nichol’s Farms. The colors! The shapes and sizes! My favorites were some little purple potatoes that defied all expectations for tubers, in color and flavor and texture. Up north we are [...]
Read More »
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