Rose Water and Orange Blossoms

Posted on 21 July 2017 by Maureen Abood

Publishers Weekly s Top 10 Cookbooks for Spring 2015Pomegranates and pistachios Floral waters and cinnamon Bulgur wheat, lentils, and succulent lamb These lush flavors of Maureen Abood s childhood, growing up as a Lebanese American in Michigan, inspired Maureen to launch her award winning blog, Rose Water Orange Blossoms Here she revisits the recipes she was reared on, exploring her heritage through its most beloved foods and chronicling her riffs on traditional cuisine Her colorful culinary guides, from grandparents to parents, cousins, and aunts, come alive in her stories like the heady aromas of the dishes passed from their hands to hers.Taking an ingredient focused approach that makes the most of every season s bounty, Maureen presents than 100 irresistible recipes that will delight readers with their evocative flavors Spiced Lamb Kofta Burgers, Avocado Tabbouleh in Little Gems, and Pomegranate Rose Sorbet Weaved throughout are the stories of Maureen s Lebanese American upbringing, the path that led her to culinary school and to launch her blog, and life in Harbor Springs, her lakeside Michigan town. Free Read [ Rose Water and Orange Blossoms ] by [ Maureen Abood ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Stories of growing up as a Lebanese immigrant in Michigan, and scouring a parking lot to pick grape vine leaves to stick them into a shoe box in the freezer A trip to Beirut where, unexpectedly, the most memorable meal is fresh bread picked up in a plastic bag while running errands Anecdotes about how the author discovers the key to making creamy humus, and descriptions of dry mint, homemade yogurt and other staples found in Lebanese kitchens This book is part memoir, part photo album and par Stories of growing up as a Lebanese immigrant in Michigan, and scouring a parking lot to pick grape vine leaves to stick them into a shoe box in the freezer A trip to Beirut where, unexpectedly, the most memorable meal is fresh bread picked up in a plastic bag while running errands Anecdotes about how the author discovers the key to making creamy humus, and descriptions of dry mint, homemade yogurt and other staples found in Lebanese kitchens This book is part memoir, part photo album and part scrapbook, andthan a cookbook Each recipe includes a brief intro that gives background or an anecdote about the dish, putting it into perspective and giving the book an informal feel as if you were sitting with a friend chatting about recipes Sidebars explain some of the ingre...YUM YUM YUMMY DELICIOUS Maureen Abood begins her book with storytelling about herself and her family She s been a food blogger, went to Culinary school moved from Chicago to S.F Took a journey to Lebanon.It feels warm cozy reading about Maureen she begins to feel like a friend or at least a person I sure would love to be friends with Maureen grew up in a large Lebanese family and as wonderful as it was she shared about the lack of solo time for herself which we al YUM YUM YUMMY DELICIOUS Maureen Abood begins her book with storytelling about herself and her family She s been a food blogger, went to Culinary school moved from Chicago to S.F Took a journey to Lebanon.It feels warm cozy reading about Maureen she begins to feel like a friend or at least a person I sure would love to be friends with Maureen grew up in a large Lebanese family and as wonderful as it was she shared about the lack of solo time for herself which we all need for personal growth It was when she was taking a candy chocolate class, a gift her sister gave her when she became clear that she wanted to be a Chef and continue on with culinary school Theshe was learning to fly solo as a Chef theshe was learning to fly solo in all aspects of her li...I m always looking to add new cultures to my culinary repertoire I don t know much about Lebanese cooking, so I was excited when I found Rose Water and Orange Blossoms I think this is a great book for a bitexperienced home cook who is interested in adding someflavor to their meals.This book is sorted by course, which makes it easy to pick what you want to make There s even chapters on things such as preserving and drinks I love tea, so this made me happy There s a really nice gu I m always looking to add new cultures to my culinary repertoire I don t know much about Lebanese cooking, so I was excited when I found Rose Water and Orange Blossoms I think this is a great book for a bitexperienced home cook who is interested in adding someflavor to their meals.This book is sorted by course, which makes it easy to pick what you want to make T...Read my review here I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review I received no additional compensation My Review Rose Water and Orange Blossoms teaches readers about another culture through mouthwatering photos, stories, and recipes Ordered by courses i.e appetizers, main, dessert, etc., each section features family stories of the author s life and Abood is sure to share facts about Leban...I will buy this book I have been given an advance reader copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for a review This book is both beautiful and mouthwatering The recipes are so delicious looking and sounding that I simply must have it If you enjoy flavorful Mediterranean and Middle Eastern style foods this will be right up your alley Wonderful dishes for everything from condiments through main course, pickles relishes to dessert I can t wait to try some of these out the book is orde I will buy this book I have been given an advance reader copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for a review This book is both beautiful and mouthwatering The recipes are so delicious looking and sounding that I simply must have it If you enjoy flavorful Mediterranean and ...Love, Love, Loved this cookbook Ok, that was the easy part, so, this book is about a cuisine that there is sadly not enough focus on in my opinion because Lebanese cooking is delicious, it tastes so clean and complex And, out of character for me, I really enjoyed the introduction from the author about her life and family, it gave a great sense of connection and feeling like I was in the kitchen while reading the recipes I plan on trying a lot of them out in the near future The kindle ver Love, Love, Loved this cookbook Ok, that was the easy part, so, this book is about a cuisine that there is sadly not enough focus on in my opinion because Lebanese cooking is delicious, it tastes so clean and complex And, out of character for me, I really enjoyed the introduction from the author about her life and family, it gave a great sense of...This is a really beautiful cookbook The pictures alone make me want to run out and buy all of the ingredients to make this stuff I have a shelf of cookbooks of various ethnic cuisines, but I usually get so overwhelmed by the bizarre ingredients and the amount of prep time needed that in the end I order take out instead This cookbook does a nice job in breaking down steps and explaining the little things things that us non Lebanese don t instinctively know that I ll definitely make use of se This is a really beautiful cookbook The pictures alone make me want to run out and buy all of the ingredients to make this stuff I have a shelf of cookbooks of various ethnic cuisines, but I usually get so overwhelmed by the bizarre ingredients and the amount of prep time needed that in the end I order take out instead This cookbook does a nice job in breaking down steps and explaining t...Beautiful stories, delicious recipes I consumed this book in one day and look forward to making many of the recipes Fig and anise jam with walnuts, homemade pita, spinach and potato kibbe, chicken rice pilaf with butter toasted almonds, and rose water meringues with oven roasted rhubarb are just some of the recipes I plan to make There are many vegetarian recipes and delicious meat recipes, too To accompany the recipes, are delightful stories about the authors family and friends This cookbo Beautiful stories, delicious recipes I consumed this book in ...I have read a lot of cookbooks and this was one of the best The stories she writes about the recipes are fun and full of cultural information about a people that I haven t heard a lot about The recipes are original yet simple A great cookbook.It s rare that I read through a cookbook and want to make every recipe This is one of those times I can t wait to start cooking.

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21 July 2017

Maureen Abood