Steak with Rice

Delicious beef steak slowly cooked with mushrooms, 

served with rice,

topped with roasted, chopped almonds.

YUMMMMM!!!!

Kusa Ma`Laben

Zucchini in yogurt sauce

If you ever wanted to learn the art of 

perfectly emptying a zucchini so it looks like it grew hallow, 

you'd want to watch Maisoun closely as she perfects the skill 

with each vegetable she carves. 

In her hands, an end result is a very thin yet firm zucchini peel, 

waiting to wrap rice, meat and spices inside.

 

Stuffed with very small chunks of steak, 

mixed with rice and spices, 

sealed with a piece of potato 

to keep all the goodies from spilling out 

during the slow cooking in yogurt sauce. 

Look how thin the zucchini peel is...

 Can we say perfection?

Oh, and the taste... the combination of dairy, meat, rice and spice... yea, keep drooling, it is that good and then some!

Oh, what a mess!

Maklubi

When you need great comfort food, when family gathers together 

or just when it feels like it Maisoun makes a dish called Maklubi 

which in free translation means "a mess". 

The dish combines rice, cauliflower, onions, chicken breast and Maisoun's magnificent spices. 

When family gathers around the table, 

adults, children, extended family, neighbors and friends,

Maklubi is served with salad, pita bread, drinks 

and lots of family communication over simply good food.

Marah and baby Rose.

Bon Apetit!

Maisoun's kitchen. 

What shall I cook tomorrow?