It’s a labor of love centered on faith, food and family. A lot of hard work goes into preparing the traditional fare for St. Joseph Melkite Greek-Catholic Church’s biggest fundraiser of the year, but ...

This marinade makes Mamnoon’s samkeh harra sing, but beyond a whole fish, it can be used for firm white fish fillets, such as cod, and even sea scallops. 1/2 cup Italian pine nuts (Melkonian says the ...

Mujadara, with just three main ingredients (lentils, rice, onions), is often served during Ramadan for Iftar, the meal that breaks the daily fast. The holy month of Ramadan began on Feb. 28. This ...

An herbalist and certified culinary professional, Rita Nader Heikenfeld lives in a country setting outside Cincinnati, Ohio. She has a devotion to gardening and calls her home area “a little patch of ...

GLEN ALLEN, Va. (WRIC) — A Central Virginia tradition returns this weekend! The 38th annual Lebanese Food Festival kicks off in Glen Allen Friday, May 19th, and runs through Sunday, May 21. The ...

Lebanese cooking is a celebration of contrast: bright herbs and warm spices, crisp salads and slow-simmered stews, tangy sauces and deeply savory meats. These Lebanese recipes — drawn from home ...

This week’s recipe is for salad again. It seems a lot of people get in ruts when it comes to salads. I think maybe I’ll feature salads for a couple more weeks to give you some salad inspiration. This ...

If you've visited Greenpoint in Brooklyn, you've likely heard of Edy's Grocer, a Lebanese pantry and cafe that stocks its shelves full of goods imported from across the Middle East. Edy Massih, the ...

Pop-Up Picks is a recurring series in The Post and Courier’s Food Section that previews an upcoming pop-up breakfast, lunch or dinner and the chefs behind it. Bashir Boumjahed’s Lebanese recipes go ...

Go far in the depths of Orient with this lebanese specialty. This chickpeas purée is so smooth with its tingling spices that you will buy your plane ticket just after eating it ! Peel chickpeas. It ...