Classic Lebanese Cuisine: 170 Fresh And Healthy Mediterranean Favorites

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I was motivated to buy this book after our recent to Southern Spain, where there is an abundance of Middle Eastern cuisine. I looked at the reviews of the different books here on Amazon and settled with this one. The book is hardcover, 238 pages. There is a brief Foreword and Introduction, but the main focus is on the recipes. There are 5 chapters of recipes, as well as the sections, "Suggested Menus," and "The Pantry," which highlights common ingredients in Lebanese cooking in both their common name (e.g. Olive Oil) and its Middle Eastern translation (zeyt zeytoon). Each chapter lists all of the recipes by name right at the beginning. Sample recipes include: * Hummus with minced lamb and pine nuts * Smoked eggplant dip * Lamb stuffed grape leaves * Eggplant salad * Lemon-garlic potato salad * Cardomom chicken with rice * Raisin couscous with vegetable stew * Roast leg of lamb * Basmati rice with toasted noodles * Lebanese pancakes with cream With few exceptions, there is a photo of each dish, as well as photos of preparation techniques for some of the more complicated recipes. In most instances, the author points out which steps can be prepared in advance, as well as modifications that can be made in case you don't have certain ingredients or cooking materials. While some here have criticized the quality of the photos, I think they're fine. In addition to the recipes, the author includes tid bits, such as how to select good eggplant or other vegetables, how to grind Turkish coffee, and how to make variations of some of the recipes. I've tried three recipes thus far. They are easy to follow and the dishes turned out well. Overall, this is is a very good cookbook. There are a range of options included, from appetizers to desserts. I highly recommend it.

I purchased this book instead of another Lebanese cooking book by accident, but I LOVE it! So far, everything worked, and I could really impress my Levantine boyfried with food that tastes authentic even though I've never tried it myself. I tried Fool, fried cauliflower with tahini sauce, cardamom chicken with rice, pita crouton salad, ghreibeh... they were all superb!

Excellent book with many more details other than recipes. The author has outlined many useful techniques of preservation and cooking

Interesting cook book relating to Middle Eastern cuisine with a comprehensive list of ingredients required to make some of the dishes..the spices are obtainable from specialist shops in most towns where there is a number of Middle Eastern peoples living.