The scent of onions caramelizing in olive oil filled the kitchen with one of my favorite aromas, a sweet payoff after enduring those tear-inducing fumes just minutes earlier. Low and slow is the ...

Nestled in the Levant and on the Eastern Mediterranean, Lebanon offers a rich and aromatic cuisine emphasizing nutritious, locally sourced ingredients, from olive oil and garlic to legumes, grains, ...

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There’s a particular kind of comfort in Lebanese home cooking – the kind that fills the kitchen with the scent of toasted nuts, butter and spice long before anything reaches the table. It’s the smell ...

Mujadara, with just three main ingredients (lentils, rice, onions), is often served during Ramadan for Iftar, the meal that breaks the daily fast. The holy month of Ramadan began on Feb. 28. This ...