Cookbook Review: The Lebanese Kitchen by Salma Hage

Dear Readers,

Spring blossoms are out here in the north country. It is so beautiful! On a recent trip to my local library, I picked up the book The Lebanese Kitchen. If you go and find it, don't be put off by the plain cover, the details are inside and they are wonderful.

The first thing that struck me about the book was the detail on the sides of the book. It is cut as if by a pinking sheers. Very unique.

As for the layout of the book, the chapters are divided by types of foods: basic recipes, mezze and salad, soups, fish, meat, vegetables, breads and pastries, desserts, drinks, pickles and jams, guest chefs. There are photos almost every other page artfully done in a simple elegant manner. I think that one of the things that makes the book stand out is the red font. It adds to the visual nature of the cookbook. I love that.

The recipes are well thought out and well described and offer challenges for the beginner and the advanced home chef. Some that stood out include cream of lentils and rice and vermicelli.....yum!

Go now to your library and enjoy this book!

Bon Appetit!