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Episode 12013-04-05

Greens & Beans - Mama's Glorious Garden

Greens and beans are discussed in the first episode of the cooking series about Lebanese and Middle Eastern cuisine. Included: fresh fava beans in garlic, lemon and extra virgin olive oil; sautéed dandelion greens with caramelized onions; Lebanese-style flat green beans in onions and extra virgin olive oil; and Arabic wild greens caramelized with onions and blended bulgur wheat.

Episode 22013-05-11

Make Mama Happy! All About Arabic Eggs

An Arabic fresh-herb omelet; Arabic asparagus and eggs; sautéed coosa squash and eggs; lamb meat and eggs; Arabic-style home fries with aromatics, fresh herbs and sumac spice

Episode 32013-05-18

Middle Eastern Seafood Star - Sayadeyeh

Arabic fish and rice; Arabic rice with saffron spice; watercress and radish salad with a toum and lemon thyme sprig sauce; a garlic and lemon thyme sprig sauce with lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil.

Episode 42013-05-25

Street Food Stars Middle Eastern Style

Middle Eastern-style street food is featured. Included: a meat kabob; fresh vegetables, herbs and aromatics; a sesame seed sauce with fresh flat leaf parsley and mint leaves.

Episode 52013-06-01

A Taste of Heaven - Two Middle Eastern Sweet Treats

How to make semolina sweet treats, including harissa and heltil bil jibneh. Also: an orange blossom syrup.

Episode 62013-06-08

There's Something Special About Silit

Mahshi silq bi hummus (Swiss chard leaves filled with herbs, chickpeas, long grain rice and lemon juice); silit salata (Swiss chard stalk salad with garlic, lemon and extra virgin olive oil); hummus salata (chickpea, vegetable and herb salad).

Episode 72013-06-15

Harvest Moon Malfouf - Middle Eastern Cabbage Creations

Middle Eastern cabbage recipes. Included: Lebanese-style stuffed cabbage leaves; red and green caramelized cabbage; and a red onion and tomato salad with sumac spice and tossed in a traditional Arabic dressing.

Episode 82013-06-22

Thanksgiving Traditions Take a Twist

Cornish hens stuffed with ruz bi heshwi; ruz bi heshwi (a stuffing of wild- and long-grain rice, meat and herbs); sautéed baby arugula and baby spinach leaves with caramelized onions and blended with bulgur wheat.

Episode 92013-06-29

Dream Sweet of the Middle East - Queen Knafeh

Dessert recipes. Included: a shredded phyllo dough dessert; tofaah bi safarjal bi knafe (honey crisp apple and caramelized quince knafe cream crumble); hot apple cider with anise seeds and cinnamon sticks.

Episode 102013-07-06

A Few of My Favorite Things - Lebanese Lentils, Lemons & Labana

Kibbet rahib (lentil and lemon Swiss shard soup with petite herbed bulgur wheat balls); kharisah (a potato patty filled with chickpeas, herbs and bulgur wheat); labana herb sauce (a strained yogurt sauce with fresh herbs).

Episode 112013-07-13

Middle Eastern Meat Pies - Savory a la Saj

Lahme bi ajeen (meat pies); sfeeha (open-faced meat turnovers); sambousek (meat dumpling).

Episode 122013-07-20

Luscious Lebanese Laban - Signature Soups

Shish barak (hot soup with lamb meat); kishik (a hot yogurt and bulgur wheat soup with lamb meat, extra virgin olive oil and toasted pine nuts); khobz bi mitli (homemade pita chips with extra virgin olive oil and sea salt).

Episode 132013-07-27

Tis the Season of Sweets Starring - Magical Maamoul & More

Season 1 concludes with a butter cookie filled with a walnut date filling and dusted with sugar crystals; and an Arabic-style rice pudding with pistachio nuts.

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