Freekeh Risotto: An Ancient Levantine Grain Meets Italian Method
Green wheat harvested early and burned in the field, cooked with the patience Italians give arborio. Smoky, chewy and considerably harder to overcook than rice.
Jul 30, 2026

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Green wheat harvested early and burned in the field, cooked with the patience Italians give arborio. Smoky, chewy and considerably harder to overcook than rice.
Jul 30, 2026

Kabsa, machboos, maqluba, mujadara, freekeh. They look similar on a platter and are constructed by completely different methods. A guide to which is which and when to cook it.
Aug 14, 2026

The belief that carrot greens are toxic is remarkably widespread and has no scientific basis. They are a bitter, parsley-like herb, they make an excellent chermoula, and the alkaloid argument applies equally to spinach.
Sep 4, 2026

Not a single cuisine but several, split between coast, hills and desert. What defines it, which dishes matter, and why so much of it is built on olive oil, wheat and the seasons.
Aug 9, 2026
