Lamb shish kebab; meet me at the grill
I was always someone who was bothered by the division of labor in our house growing up. Boys mowed the lawn. Girls changed the beds. But the gathering of men at the barbeque—that one never bothered me....
View ArticleFavorite Things: A baking stone, with handles
A pizza stone is heavy. It’s awkward. It gets hotter than Hades. It’s the sort of thing you might “forget” and leave behind in the oven when you move, just to avoid figuring out how to pack it. But...
View ArticleLebanese man’oushe, za’atar flatbread
My brother Chris was the first to speak to me of the man’oushe. Every time he returned from a trip to Lebanon I wanted to sit him down and discuss, in detail, every bite of food he’d eaten. He was...
View ArticleFavorite Things: The Ultimate Pizza Knife
Sure, you can use a very sharp knife. Of course a sharp wheel cutter is classic and works fine too. But I can’t resist this double-handled pizza (or, as I prefer to call it, flatbread…) cutter. The...
View ArticleGrilled Pizza with Za’atar, Tomatoes & Fresh Mozzarella Recipe
There are many great things about living Up North; the natural beauty, the tranquility. Among those great things, something important is missing. Something called Great Pizza. We just don’t have it,...
View ArticleLebanese Soup & Bread Recipes for cold and blustery days
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....
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