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Sitto’s Kitchen contains the original recipes and memories carried by the author’s grandmother onto the shores of Ellis Island in 1912. These treasures, taught to her grandmother in Aleppo, Syria, comprise over 100 years of traditional Arab cooking.
Culinary delights, from an Aleppo breakfast of butter-soft turnovers to after-dinner Arab coffee and sweets, highlight this unique cuisine. Tantalizing Tamarind Meatballs, Open Meat Pies, aromatic Barley Pilaf and Syrian Stuffing are mouth- watering. Read more
About Janice Jweid Reed
Janice Jweid Reed grew up in the vibrant Syrian-Lebanese community of Paterson, New Jersey. Her grandparents, having emigrated from Aleppo, Syria, brought the Middle Eastern traditions, foods and Arabic language that were an integral part of her upbringing. After marrying, and moving to the Midwest, she was intent on keeping her Syrian heritage intact for her own young family.
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Excerpt from the Book
My great grandmother and grandfather Kayal were shopkeepers in Aleppo, Syria. Read more
$19.95 / Perfectbound
ISBN: 9781457512469
172 pages
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