I think I may have learnt the basics of cooking through beans.  That’s partly because they play such a big part in home cooking in Lebanon.  I remember my father bringing home various varieties of beans.  We would remove them from their pods if they were fresh.  I would then try to copy what my mother or grandmother made.  I would have long conversations on the phone with my mother while she was out working and I was in our […]

Categories: Lebanese recipes, memory and culture • Tags: Aisha Khanoum, lamb cutlets, lebanon