Healthy Syrian and Lebanese Cooking A Culinary Trip To The Land Of Bible History- Syria and Lebanon

Authentic collection of Syrian & Lebanese dishes covers an array of 240 recipes. Beginning with a description of Middle Eastern customs, celebrations and holidays, the author takes you on a journey to Syria though its foods and customs which typifies its people and the wide diversity of its culture.A chapter of menus for every occasion precedes recipes covering a wide variety of exotic dishes - flaming apples, squash with yogurt sauce, grape leaf rolls and baklawa. Carefully adapted recipes for the American kitchen with the result that Healthy Syrian and Lebanese Cooking is a collection of savory, unusual recipes easy to prepare. These recipes are healthy in grains, legumes, lentils and bulgur - many ingredients relevant in today's healthy lifestyle. In addition, a complete section of Lenten foods and explanations of fasts prescribed by Eastern Orthodox and Maronite Catholic Churches, including Feast of Epiphany and Easter service. Many photographs, Useful every day Arabic phrases, Arabic and English indexes add greatly to the value of this outstanding book of authentic Middle Eastern cuisine.Corey, Helen is the author of 'Healthy Syrian and Lebanese Cooking A Culinary Trip To The Land Of Bible History- Syria and Lebanon', published 2004 under ISBN 9780962637674 and ISBN 096263767X.