Rum Flambéed Asparagus Serrano Sticks

Another trip around the sun and another series of produce coming back again. What is the produce that you miss the most and craving for?

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We in Lebanon are – still – fortunate for four seasons (somehow) and with each we have a series of produce of vibrant sweet fruits and fresh green and colorful vegetables to garnish our palate with. It starts peeking through around early March with some juicy orange loquats and luscious red strawberries then some crunchy fuzzy green almonds that are sour at the beginning of their season we dip them in salt to break the sourness. The peak of this season is stone fruits like apricots start making an appearance.

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Weekend Breakfast: Fried Eggs with Prosciutto, and Apple Butter and Bourbon Pancakes

Weekend breakfasts: a meal unlike any other of the week, mainly consisting of delicious food that can be heavy and filling but it will surely make you and your tummy happy.

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The first #cookin5m2 brunch tweetup & Lactose-free Quiche

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I’ve been trying to get myself to write something fun about my first brunch tweet-up. I couldn’t.

I tried finding nice photos of that day to share instead of the writing. The ones I took weren’t good enough.

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