Lentil Salad serves 6 1       pound lentil 6      scallions, chopped 1      red bell pepper, diced 1      yellow bell pepper, diced 2     cups chopped parsley 6     tablespoons olive oil zest of one lemon 1/2  cup lemon juice salt to taste 1/2  cup crumbled [...]

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Harak bel-usba-o or Burn Your Finger is one of my favorite dishes.  I think the name came from women burning their fingers trying to drop the dumpling into the boiling lentil stew.   This dish can be eaten hot, room tempreture or cold. My mom used to serve it cold.  She would make it a [...]

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My husband and daughter are vegetarians.  It seems thatwhenever we are invited to a party, I am asked to bring a dish for them to eat otherwise, they would be stuck with steamed broccoli and crackers.  When we request vegetarian meals while traveling, we find ourselves looking at a plate of dry mixed vegetables and beans covered with some  mysterious sauce.  [...]

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