My Lebanese Cookbook: 80+ Family Favorites Made Simple

This 142-page paperback cookbook provides a great introduction to Lebanese cuisine. There are photos of food with labels at the beginning of each chapter, as well as on the cover. There are no photos of all 80+ recipes, but the instructions are so clear that a picture is not necessary, even for the most inexperienced cook. There is a nice collection of recipes from breakfast to dessert, as well as a creamy Hummus and an easy Pita.

Very good selection of recipes.

chef Tarek Fallous issued this book with many ideas, thoughts, and interpretations of what Lebanese cuisine is about. from home style cooking to restaurant quality recipes. he actually proposed the idea of what pairs with what, actually he wrote menus for different holidays and get togethers. he did not stop there, he actually gave a temperature fluctuation between Fahrenheit and Celsius, he actually gave some secrets unbeknownst to most Lebanese of what goes into some of the spicing such as the seven spice mix. he went as far as actually having a complete index afterminology that is used in Lebanese kitchens. but much like any other country around the world the cuisine / kitchen is regional than northern parts cook slightly different than the southern parts then the western and or the Eastern, now his style is not necessarily wrong yet in fact I would argue that he made it extremely simple for some complex dishes which is kind of hard to pinpoint exactly what part of Lebanon is he cooking from, and that is a testament of his innovation, and highlights his knowledge of the Lebanese kitchen as a whole. now the book itself is not perfect, you will find yourself going back and forth through the book looking from one recipe that repeats itself and then you change the sauce and you have to go to a different page altogether, be ready to flip through the pages back and forth throughout the book. however you must keep in mind this is a gold mine of information both in recipe, concept and simplicity. One more reason why you should have it is because you must understand Lebanese cooking, is just the gateway to regional cooking such as Syria, Palestine, and Jordan and some parts of Iraq. if you're interested in the Oriental Mesopotamian region then this book is definitely the very best to have. here's a tip, now at times this book has the miscalculated recipes. for example : it is suggested that one should use one cup of basmati rice to two and a quarter cups of water. in addition it wasn't really mentioned as to why you should wash or rinse the rice prior to cooking it. The proper way to cook basmati rice is to wash or rinse thoroughly for every one cup of basmati rice add 1.5 cups of water. but that's the only flaw or mistake I saw in the book. why should you have this book I bought three copies for three different friends that I've gifted, and they all came back with very good results. I for one a proud owner of a copy of my own. in short, you must have this book if you are collecting and or cooking Middle Eastern food especially Lebanese, The chef honestly and truthfully passed on his knowledge in good details. unfortunately I think he should go and do a second version of it a part two if you will, there are a lot more recipes that he left out. now did he do that because they are complex or did he do it for reasons of what may appeal to a Western person. however you must have this book, if you're shopping for a Middle Eastern cuisine book, most likely you're not afraid of trying new things. kudos to him, can't wait for part two.

Love it

Wife has enjoyed learning from this book. Nice descriptions Clear yet concise.

This book is just amazing! I have already tried 5 recipes , and they are all easy to follow. Some of them don't take a lot of time, and they are very detailed, which made me comfortable and exited to try and cook them. I am really a big fan of Lebanese food, and my favorite dish is hummus, and i was so eager to try and cook it on my own, and the recipe was so great and so easy and i really loved the final result of this lovely popular dish. I got to try and cook Ma’amoul dessert with walnut filling as well, it took me quite a lot of time, but after i finished it, it was just amazing and so so very delicious, i would highly recommend to try it. All i can say is just that i will be looking forward for another amazing book with great recipes.

A decent basic book. I expected maybe more tips and serving ideas.

Wonderful Lebanese recipes that are easy to prepare.

I love Lebanese food. Australians are known for eating international, and it is good to add this to my international cookbook collection.

Delicious easy to follow recipes

It's so hard to enjoy a cook book without imagery and I really wanted to enjoy this book. There are so few photos and the ones there are are honestly a bit dull. My only other concern is the prolific use of vegetable oil in the recipes despite every uptodate report telling us not to touch vegetable oils. I felt that brought the integrity of everything else into question.

Good content but it would be better if it had more pictures

In the world of digital print and expectations of visuals in a cook book, I found this one disappointing. The recipes were thus uninspiring for me.