35 Things You Need in The Kitchen & Green Shakshouka with Kale and Fresh Peas

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New to the kitchen?

Jealous of all the delicious things you see online and you want to make them too?

Here is a list of things your kitchen should have to be able to cook basic food:


Stovetop and Oven

Obviously! Unless you are into rubbing two stones over a stack of hay , or have a wood-fired stove in your backyard (which would be excellent TBH)
And oven obviously for cakes and casseroles first!
You’ll also need casserole dish, baking sheet, and cake pans

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Superfood Salad: Quinoa, Kale and Asparagus

I am using the title for the catchy effect it has. I don’t believe in superfood. I believe in super advertisement for a product that elevates it into a supernatural status. When will a time come that butter will be considered as superfood?

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Asparagus Kale Breakfast and Souk El Tayeb

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I have a love-hate relationship with Beirut.
The noises, the traffic, the tall buildings, the UGLY architecture
The welcoming people, the easygoing life, the old beautiful buildings, the pubs and bars, the restaurants, the activities, the few cultural activities…
This is what keeps me visiting Beirut more often. Except for Downtown Beirut. The pretentious, once-the-heart-of-the-city, ghost town, with all it’s freakishly expensive cafes and restaurants and secluded Nejmeh square away from the reach of Lebanese. That’s not where I see myself. Except for one or two places.

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