One of the great inventions of cooks in the Levant is bulgur wheat.  Buglur is made by bar-boiling wheat, which is defined first as boiling the wheat, then drying it.  Bulgur is an ingredient that adds such a great deal do dishes from that part of the world. It gives body as well as flavor [...]

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Bulgur and Garbanzo Beans Pilaf 6       tablespoons olive oil 1       medium onion, chopped 1       16-ounce can diced tomato with juice 2       cups water 1        cup cooked garbanzo beans 1 1/2  cup coarse bulgur wheat #3 salt and pepper to taste -In heavy pot, heat the olive oil.  Saute the onion in the olive oil until [...]

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There is now widspread agreement that obesity is an epidemic, especially among young people.  That is the tradegy.  Obesity at a young age is a struggle that you never outgrow it.  Of course, along with obesity comes those most deadly adult afflictions-heart disease and diabetes not to mention low self esteem that you have to [...]

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Nuts are seeds with hard outer shells. So a nut always contains a seed, but a seed isn’t necessarily a nut.   One of the great pastimes in Damascus is the consumption of all kinds of seeds and nuts. Specialty stores roast various seeds and nuts during the day, and, like the smell of popcorn here [...]

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