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Last night's dinner...Now Let's Eat!
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Ribeye with bell pepper, shroom, bacon, and onion/Shrimp in fresh chopped garlic and butter/Zucchini with onion, tomato, and shitake/White rice

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Tried a new place with the family. Ayat NYC in Allentown. Not too shabby! It was hot as hell today, including in the restaurant, that gave it a more authentic feel. I got the mussakhan. It was better than when I make it at home, so that's high praise. It's a great place for authentic dishes, not just Shawarma or Falafel.
 

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Tried a new place with the family. Ayat NYC in Allentown. Not too shabby! It was hot as hell today, including in the restaurant, that gave it a more authentic feel. I got the mussakhan. It was better than when I make it at home, so that's high praise. It's a great place for authentic dishes, not just Shawarma or Falafel.
First time I had that I was in Palestine many yers ago, in a place in East Jerusalem. Sooooo good.
 
First time I had that I was in Palestine many yers ago, in a place in East Jerusalem. Sooooo good.
Yeah, there was a place outside of Ramallah in a village called Ein Arik, this was their specialty. It’s great with all the salads, but if we’d done that at this restaurant, I’d be broke!

A good friend of mine in Gaza would have his wife make Mussakhan for me every time I visited them. A huge platter the whole family
would share. Every town and even every family had their own take on the dish. They thought it was funny that even in the height of summer, I’d love mussakhan. I guess it’s supposed to be a winter dish…
 
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Tried a new place with the family. Ayat NYC in Allentown. Not too shabby! It was hot as hell today, including in the restaurant, that gave it a more authentic feel. I got the mussakhan. It was better than when I make it at home, so that's high praise. It's a great place for authentic dishes, not just Shawarma or Falafel.
That looks absolutely delicious.

What exactly does it comprise?
 
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That looks absolutely delicious.

What exactly does it comprise?
Mussakhan is a traditional Palestinian dish. It’s a flatbread, covered with onions roasted in olive oil, chicken broth, sumac, and allspice. The next layer is slow bbq’d chicken, also with sumac and other spices. On top of that is usually pine nuts and/or roasted almonds. Often served with hummus, salads, and with some lemon juice.
 
Mussakhan is a traditional Palestinian dish. It’s a flatbread, covered with onions roasted in olive oil, chicken broth, sumac, and allspice. The next layer is slow bbq’d chicken, also with sumac and other spices. On top of that is usually pine nuts and/or roasted almonds. Often served with hummus, salads, and with some lemon juice.
Wonderful, and thanks for taking the time and trouble to reply to my post; this was a dish (and I am pretty widely travelled and fascinated by exploring local cuisines) I had never heard of, let alone ever had the opportunity to consume, dine on, or eat.

Anyway, it sounds absolutely delicious, and, should an opportunity to sample this delectable delight present itself, I shall, most certainly, take full advantage of it.
 
Wonderful, and thanks for taking the time and trouble to reply to my post; this was a dish (and I am pretty widely travelled and fascinated by exploring local cuisines) I had never heard of, let alone ever had the opportunity to consume, dine on, or eat.

Anyway, it sounds absolutely delicious, and, should an opportunity to sample this delectable delight present itself, I shall, most certainly, take full advantage of it.
I'm curious about your Lumumba quote, where's it from? Is there a collection of speeches?
 
This is a breakfast I like to make a couple times a month, I'm kind've riffing off a recipe from Sam the Cooking Guy (he's highly entertaining); he makes it in a sheet pan to feed a crowd, I shrank it down to cook up in my 6" Lodge CI pan in the toaster oven.
A single layer of tot-ettes in the pan, and into the oven for 20 minutes:

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Sam used pre-made hashbrowns, I've tried pre-made, home-made, and full-size tots, but these coin-shaped "tot-ettes" work best for me and the easiest to eat.
Meanwhile I cook up 4 oz of Mexican chorizo. When the tots are done, I spoon on the chorizo, top with a barely-fried egg, handful of shredded cheese, and then under the broiler for two minutes. Top with green onions, cilantro, whatever you want. Not photogenic, but darn tasty:

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I am in the Burgundy region of France, so I decided to try 2 famous dishes from the area.

Oeufs en meurette, and Beef Bourgeon. Eating both in one meal had me wanting to take a nap, but wow were they absolutely delicious.

I want to attempt to make these at home, but the key is the quality of the wine, so you need to be willing to spend some serious money to replicate this caliber of flavor. These is close to a bottle of wine reduced into each dish.
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I am in the Burgundy region of France,
Wonderful.
so I decided to try 2 famous dishes from the area.
What an excellent idea.
Oeufs en meurette,
A dish I have never encountered, but sounds (and looks) amazing.
and Beef Bourgeon.
A classic.

And a favourite of mine.
Eating both in one meal had me wanting to take a nap, but wow were they absolutely delicious.
They both look absolutely mouth-watering.
I want to attempt to make these at home, but the key is the quality of the wine, so you need to be willing to spend some serious money to replicate this caliber of flavor. These is close to a bottle of wine reduced into each dish.
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Both quality and quantity (of appropriate red wine) matter with this dish, agreed.

Yum.
 
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