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Crisp Lentil Patties, MaureenAbood.com

Crisp Lentil Patties Recipe

By Maureen Abood On March 27, 2014 · 25 Comments · In Grains and Legumes, Maza, Appetizers and Dips, Stories and Recipes, Vegetarian
There are very few downsides to my work with Rose Water & Orange Blossoms. Except one thing: I share stuff, and then I’m held to it. Sweetless, Meatless March? It sounded good, and I was really ready to get off the sugar parade that had lingered since the holidays. Also the red meat: less is [...]
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Garlicky Lentil Soup, MaureenAbood.com

My Sweetless, Meatless March

By Maureen Abood On March 5, 2014 · 13 Comments · In Menus
Easter is late this year. Which means Lent starts late (today). Which means that I have been left far too long out there on my own without this annual tap on the shoulder to stop it already with the constant indulgences. Hey, there were the holidays to celebrate, then an engagement to celebrate (another glass [...]
Read More »

Lebanese Soup & Bread Recipes for cold and blustery days

By Maureen Abood On January 7, 2014 · 8 Comments · In Menus, Stories and Recipes
No matter how you define cold where you live (no judgments here…), there’s no debate about keeping the home fires burning when the chill arrives, or at least the stove, with something warming. Something comforting. Something that eases the freeze and makes it more than okay to hibernate. Michigan winters (that’s what we used to [...]
Read More »

Favorite Lebanese Recipes for Fall; it’s all about balance

By Maureen Abood On September 24, 2013 · 8 Comments · In Stories and Recipes
Hello fall. Hello pumpkin and low-lying morning fog. Hello to you too, quiet; whenever you come home, I realize how much I’ve missed you. Hello chill. Hello chill? Um, not so much. My greeting is less “hello” and more “get the expletive away from me.” I have never been a friend of the cold. Can’t [...]
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French Lentils with Dijon

By Maureen Abood On January 25, 2013 · 9 Comments · In Fall, Grains and Legumes, Maza, Appetizers and Dips, Salads, Stories and Recipes, Summer, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter
The Lebanese, we love our lentils. There is mujadara. There is lentil soup. In some instances (never my own) there are pureed lentils and onions that call themselves mujadara. That about sums up our lentil repertoire, at least from my family kitchen standpoint. And let’s face it, lentils need some help, some gentle prodding, to [...]
Read More »

Technique: An easy way to sort lentils

By Maureen Abood On January 24, 2013 · 5 Comments · In Techniques
Yes, we are talking about lentils. Chocolate will be on the docket again soon enough… It may seem like a step you can skip, sorting through the lentils before cooking them. But once you discover that not all that is lentil is in the bag of lentils, the sorting step will never be skipped again. [...]
Read More »

Favorite Things: White Apilco French Porcelain

By Maureen Abood On January 22, 2013 · 5 Comments · In Favorite Things
When you run around with children of a certain age, favorite colors are a frequent topic of conversation. The girls are in the purple, pink, and rainbow camp (rainbow is its own a color, in case you didn’t know, just like Superman ice cream has a flavor all its own); the boys red, blue, and [...]
Read More »

A July Menu: Delicious Lebanese Vegan

By Maureen Abood On July 3, 2012 · 5 Comments · In Menus, Summer, Vegan, Vegetarian
A friend of mine told me recently about a wonderful dinner she and her husband enjoyed at the home of some friends. The friends are strict vegans, and so was the meal–which was a first for my friend. She wants to reciprocate with a vegan dinner she cooks at home and wondered what ideas I [...]
Read More »

Garlicky Lebanese Lentil Soup with Swiss Chard and Lemon; dressed up Rushta

By Maureen Abood On March 1, 2012 · 41 Comments · In Fall, Gluten-Free, Grains and Legumes, Soups, Stories and Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter
Lebanese lentil soup, or rushta, is a Lebanese staple. I love to ramp my Lebanese lentil soup up with plenty of garlic, a healthy and delicious addition of swiss chard, and lemon. Warming, good for you, and always a hit. I used to volunteer a lot. I hate to say ‘used to,’ but I’m trying [...]
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Mmmm Mmmm Mujadara, Lebanese lentil pilaf

By Maureen Abood On January 5, 2012 · 157 Comments · In Gluten-Free, Grains and Legumes, Stories and Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter, Yogurt, Labneh and Laban, Your Favorites
This classic and beloved Lebanese Mujadara pilaf is made with lentils, caramelized onions, and rice or coarse bulgur. It’s both vegetarian and vegan. Mujadara is ultra-healthy, and is delicious topped with labneh (Greek yogurt), a fried or poached egg, arugula or watercress salad, or anything you come up with. Try the Mujadara Kit from Maureen [...]
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Crisp Lentil Patties, MaureenAbood.com

Crisp Lentil Patties Recipe

By Maureen Abood On March 27, 2014 · 25 Comments · In Grains and Legumes, Maza, Appetizers and Dips, Stories and Recipes, Vegetarian
There are very few downsides to my work with Rose Water & Orange Blossoms. Except one thing: I share stuff, and then I’m held to it. Sweetless, Meatless March? It sounded good, and I was really ready to get off the sugar parade that had lingered since the holidays. Also the red meat: less is [...]
Read More »
Garlicky Lentil Soup, MaureenAbood.com

My Sweetless, Meatless March

By Maureen Abood On March 5, 2014 · 13 Comments · In Menus
Easter is late this year. Which means Lent starts late (today). Which means that I have been left far too long out there on my own without this annual tap on the shoulder to stop it already with the constant indulgences. Hey, there were the holidays to celebrate, then an engagement to celebrate (another glass [...]
Read More »

Lebanese Soup & Bread Recipes for cold and blustery days

By Maureen Abood On January 7, 2014 · 8 Comments · In Menus, Stories and Recipes
No matter how you define cold where you live (no judgments here…), there’s no debate about keeping the home fires burning when the chill arrives, or at least the stove, with something warming. Something comforting. Something that eases the freeze and makes it more than okay to hibernate. Michigan winters (that’s what we used to [...]
Read More »

Favorite Lebanese Recipes for Fall; it’s all about balance

By Maureen Abood On September 24, 2013 · 8 Comments · In Stories and Recipes
Hello fall. Hello pumpkin and low-lying morning fog. Hello to you too, quiet; whenever you come home, I realize how much I’ve missed you. Hello chill. Hello chill? Um, not so much. My greeting is less “hello” and more “get the expletive away from me.” I have never been a friend of the cold. Can’t [...]
Read More »

French Lentils with Dijon

By Maureen Abood On January 25, 2013 · 9 Comments · In Fall, Grains and Legumes, Maza, Appetizers and Dips, Salads, Stories and Recipes, Summer, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter
The Lebanese, we love our lentils. There is mujadara. There is lentil soup. In some instances (never my own) there are pureed lentils and onions that call themselves mujadara. That about sums up our lentil repertoire, at least from my family kitchen standpoint. And let’s face it, lentils need some help, some gentle prodding, to [...]
Read More »

Technique: An easy way to sort lentils

By Maureen Abood On January 24, 2013 · 5 Comments · In Techniques
Yes, we are talking about lentils. Chocolate will be on the docket again soon enough… It may seem like a step you can skip, sorting through the lentils before cooking them. But once you discover that not all that is lentil is in the bag of lentils, the sorting step will never be skipped again. [...]
Read More »

Favorite Things: White Apilco French Porcelain

By Maureen Abood On January 22, 2013 · 5 Comments · In Favorite Things
When you run around with children of a certain age, favorite colors are a frequent topic of conversation. The girls are in the purple, pink, and rainbow camp (rainbow is its own a color, in case you didn’t know, just like Superman ice cream has a flavor all its own); the boys red, blue, and [...]
Read More »

A July Menu: Delicious Lebanese Vegan

By Maureen Abood On July 3, 2012 · 5 Comments · In Menus, Summer, Vegan, Vegetarian
A friend of mine told me recently about a wonderful dinner she and her husband enjoyed at the home of some friends. The friends are strict vegans, and so was the meal–which was a first for my friend. She wants to reciprocate with a vegan dinner she cooks at home and wondered what ideas I [...]
Read More »

Garlicky Lebanese Lentil Soup with Swiss Chard and Lemon; dressed up Rushta

By Maureen Abood On March 1, 2012 · 41 Comments · In Fall, Gluten-Free, Grains and Legumes, Soups, Stories and Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter
Lebanese lentil soup, or rushta, is a Lebanese staple. I love to ramp my Lebanese lentil soup up with plenty of garlic, a healthy and delicious addition of swiss chard, and lemon. Warming, good for you, and always a hit. I used to volunteer a lot. I hate to say ‘used to,’ but I’m trying [...]
Read More »

Mmmm Mmmm Mujadara, Lebanese lentil pilaf

By Maureen Abood On January 5, 2012 · 157 Comments · In Gluten-Free, Grains and Legumes, Stories and Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter, Yogurt, Labneh and Laban, Your Favorites
This classic and beloved Lebanese Mujadara pilaf is made with lentils, caramelized onions, and rice or coarse bulgur. It’s both vegetarian and vegan. Mujadara is ultra-healthy, and is delicious topped with labneh (Greek yogurt), a fried or poached egg, arugula or watercress salad, or anything you come up with. Try the Mujadara Kit from Maureen [...]
Read More »
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