elly says opa! Vox 2008-07-18T01:29:42Z Elly http://ellysaysopa.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00cdf3a364f7cb8f/tags/lebanese/ diary of a home cook / foodie Back with burgers tag:vox.com,2008-06-16:asset-6a00cdf3a364f7cb8f00fae8c38f63000b 2008-06-17T01:33:49Z 2008-07-18T01:29:42Z Elly http://ellysaysopa.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Lebanese chicken burgers

::tap tap tap:: Is this thing on? Yikes, it's been a while since I've updated. Between the extreme heat, going out of town, eating already-blogged things, going out to dinner and...well, you get the point, poor little vox has been neglected. And...

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]]> Lubyee Bil Lahmi or Lubyee bi Laham or Lubia... tag:vox.com,2008-05-11:asset-6a00cdf3a364f7cb8f00f48cf714af0002 2008-05-11T23:59:30Z 2008-05-13T19:07:53Z Elly http://ellysaysopa.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Lubyee (2) Lubyee

...or fasolakia me arni, if you're Greek :) I love almost every type of cuisine but if I had to pick a favorite, it would probably be Lebanese. It's probably a bit of a cop out, really, because it's just so similar to Greek food. That's probably ...

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]]> Lickity Split Lebanese tag:vox.com,2008-01-28:asset-6a00cdf3a364f7cb8f00e398d6cee80001 2008-01-28T02:11:22Z 2008-04-07T00:12:26Z Elly http://ellysaysopa.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Zaatar chicken Zaatar chicken 2

Tonight's dinner came together in no time. In fact, if I hadn't marinated the chicken (which honestly isn't really necessary, but does help), dinner would have been on the table in well under 20 minutes. A while back I made some za'atar mix, ...

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]]> Lamb Pita Pizzas tag:vox.com,2007-10-27:asset-6a00cdf3a364f7cb8f00e398b718660004 2007-10-27T00:23:52Z 2007-10-30T16:40:29Z Elly http://ellysaysopa.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Lamb pita pizza

This was a really fast dinner that came together with some leftover pitas from shawarma we had the other night. I just brushed the pitas with a little olive oil, sprinkled with za'atar mix and topped with ground lamb (seasoned with salt, pepper, ...

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]]> Za'atar tag:vox.com,2007-10-27:asset-6a00cdf3a364f7cb8f00e398b6fc420001 2007-10-27T00:10:51Z 2007-10-27T00:10:51Z Elly http://ellysaysopa.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Zaatar

Za'atar is a popular spice mix in Lebanese cuisine. Traditionally, it is mixed with olive oil and served on pitas or flatbreads. When I was living in Dearborn, MI (which boasts the second largest Arabic population outside the Middle East!) I used...

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]]> Who has the secret to tahini sauce? tag:vox.com,2007-03-12:asset-6a00cdf3a364f7cb8f00d41427a89e3c7f 2007-03-12T03:41:27Z 2008-07-18T01:28:43Z Elly http://ellysaysopa.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Tonight, thanks largely to canarygirl's inspiration, I decided to try my hand at chicken shawarma. It's funny that I have not experimented too much with Lebanese cuisine, because it is very similar to Greek. And, where I am from originally (Dearb...

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]]> Tastes from home...well, sorta. tag:vox.com,2007-01-05:asset-6a00cdf3a364f7cb8f00cd9709122d4cd5 2007-01-05T01:58:38Z 2007-06-06T03:18:10Z Elly http://ellysaysopa.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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My friend brought me the best gift ever from MI--a huge bag of sumac (I can't find it anywhere here). Since it's HUGE, I figured I better get to using some of it, so I made fattoush. I topped it with some grilled chicken. Mmm! This serves two a...

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