Zahtar Bread (Mana’eesh)

Zahtar Bread (Mana’eesh)

Zahtar Bread is a style of Mana’eesh, a savory flatbread. Our version is spice-laden and, according to Kathleen, perfectly suited to bearing the weight of a dollop of Lebaneh. If you were to travel to Syria or Lebanon in search of this dish, you would find women...
Vegetarian Stuffed Grapeleaves

Vegetarian Stuffed Grapeleaves

As an ingredient, grape leaves have a long culinary history and a variety of (delicious) usages, but our family’s affinity for the grape leaf has more to do with personal memories than anything else. The story goes like this. Well, one of the stories anyway… “My...
Lamb Stuffed Grapeleaves

Lamb Stuffed Grapeleaves

Grape Leaves have a long culinary history and a variety of (delicious) usages, but our family’s affinity for the grape leaf has more to do with personal memories than anything else. The story goes like this. Well, one of the stories anyway… “My grandmother knew...
Syrian Spice: How to Make Your Own Syrian Spice Blend

Syrian Spice: How to Make Your Own Syrian Spice Blend

True or false: There is only one way to make Syrian Spice. We’ll save you the guessing game and go ahead and tell you that the answer is false. Just like curry, each family has their own method of creating Syrian Spice. Some add an extra dash of this, others prefer...