Feast In The Middle East

From “Musakhan” or chicken with caramelized onions and pine nuts baked on pita bread, to Maqluba, a rice, cauliflower and lamb dish inverted like a cake, Blanche shares regional specialties from remote villages and towns in the Levant. She also shares fusion dishes that reflect her Arab American background like Lemon Labneh Cheesecake, Baklava Granola, Ma’amoul Cake, or “Machos” Middle Eastern Nachos. Whether demystifying grains like freekeh or spice mixes like za’atar, Blanche breaks the recipes down so that even a novice cook can prepare them, using modernized shortcuts to save time in the kitchen.