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Summary: Authentic Lebanese Recipes
Review: A Taste of Lebanon gives you authentic Lebanese receipes the way these dishes are supposed to be made. The foods of Lebanon, although similar to Syria and other countries in the region, are unique. This book captures the way true a Lebanese cooks.A perfeect book for Lebanese-American children or grand children that grew up eating this food and now want to make it themsleves.
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Summary: A disappointment
Review: I am engaged to a woman with a large Lebanese family. I have always liked to cook and was intrigued by the many new tastes I experienced at family gatherings. With this book I have heard comments like "I haven't tasted this since I was in Lebanon 20 yrs ago!". People are always amazed that I have never tasted something before and with this book it tastes like the old country. I went to a family reunion and made kibbi balls. With over 200 people in the room I was told by one of the older women that 90% of the women in the room wouldn't know how to make this. The matriarch of the family wants a copy of this book! I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Simple Recipes for Great Food
Review: This book is a place to start at best. The main part of Middle Eastern cook that I find enjoyable is the use of fresh produce and spices. This book calls for dried spices at times. The dishes don't produce the food that I remember eating growing up with my family. The book is not a total loss, however. The spinach pies are acceptable. There are many other books out there that I would recommend first!
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Summary: Simple Recipes for Great Food
Review: This book is wonderful. Everyone marvels at my homemade rice pilaf (alot cheaper and healthier than the pre-packaged pilaf), my delicious roasted chicken, and my lamb and green been stew, with a rich tomato broth and aromatic cinnamon. This cookbook is perfect for people who go work everyday and must come up with quick, healthful meals that don't require more than a spice or two to enhance. This author clearly knows that most of us don't have all day to spend in the kitchen and prefer recipes with a handful of fresh ingredients and spices that we are likely to have on hand. This book is like having your mom a phonecall away for help in creating a spectacular evening meal.
It has also given me confidence to improvise or add to some of the recipes because they build on a simple, great foundation. THANK YOU!
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Summary: Middle Eastern food made Easy
Review: This was my first Middle Eastern cookbook and even though I now own many others, I still use this one the most. I find the recipes easy to make and they leave very little margin for error. I didn't know how to cook before I had this book; nevertheless all of the dishes I have made from it have been delicious. I am not Middle Eastern in origin but I have been to the Arab world and have tasted the food. I love Middle Eastern food, I love this book, and I highly recommend it.
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