Chef Feature: Farah’s Kitchen

Your Lebanon Chef Feature:

Farah’s Kitchen

Through Farah’s Kitchen, Farah shares with her followers simple, quick & delicious home cooked meals and their recipes.  Her recipe video tutorials can be found on her page, and accompanying written recipes on her blog. As an interior architect, Farah pays close attention to details and it shows through the way she presents her dishes!

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Q & A with Farah

Please tell us about yourself:

Lebanese living in London. Interior designer. Mother of two. My hobbies are painting and singing.

Where are you from:

Beirut

Where are you currently residing:

London

What is your favorite Middle Eastern dish to make:

All!!! Especially roasts with Oriental rice, and our famous kibbeh!

Farah’s Riz b Hummus

Do you prefer traditional Middle Eastern dishes or modern/fusion Middle Eastern dishes:

Middle Eastern with a modern twist

What do you love most about cooking Middle Eastern cuisine:

The richness of ingredients. It is very versatile, healthy, and full of flavor without the need to add too many spices.

What is your favorite food blog:

Manal Massoud’s [Manal’s Your Lebanon Feature Page]

Farah’s Freekeh Salad

What is a must have tool in your kitchen for making Middle Eastern food:

The food processor. ( to make hummus, falafel, kibbeh…)

What advice do you have for someone just starting to find their way around the kitchen:

If you can really taste and understand the flavors of what you eat, you can replicate any dish. Anything cooked with love and care will turn out delicious.

Farah’s Stuffed Mushrooms

What nostalgic candy bar would you grab on walks to the local deken when you were a kid:

Hahahhaha that is funny… I think it was UNICA or Tarboush.

 

My optimum excitement is when people follow my recipes and are happy about the results!- Farah