Healthy Syrian and Lebanese Cooking [Paperback]

Helen Corey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2004

COREY WINS FIRST PLACE BY NAT'L. FED. OF PRESS WOMEN IN MOST COMPREHENSIVE CONTEST IN NATION FOR HER COOKBOOK DUBBED AS AN "INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC FOR HEALTHY FOODS."

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Helen Corey's cookbook and The Art of Syrian and Lebanese video are classics in the Middle Eastern field of cooking. -- Michelle Plummer, Professor of Nutrition, Indianapolis

Much of the popularity of these foods among non-arabs in the U.S. can be attributed to Helen Corey. -- Aramco Magazine,

Thanks to Helen Corey for keeping a link to our roots and family values." -- FN Johns

cookbook that offers dishes that fit in with today's search for healthful low-fat, high fiber protein dishes. -- Indianapolis Star, D Segal
Indianapolis Star, D. Segal --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From the Publisher

From the Middle East, land of bible history, comes an array of over 250 recipes from Kibby to Baklawa. This is an authentic collection of Syrian and Lebanese dishes which have been handed down from mother to daughter for generations. Helen Corey learned these recipes from her mother, a native of a Damascus suburb. Her testimony to the health values of these foods is a tribute to her mother who lived an active healthy life to the age of 107. Helen continues to follow in her foot-steps planting her own garden and herbs stemming back to the days when their home was the focal point of all Middle Eastern visitors who sat at picnic benches under their grape arbor as they feasted on Tabooley while plucking the tender grape vine leaves to use as scoops. One has only to read these pages to learn that Helen was brought up in an environment where the family extended themselves to their age-old proverb "God fed you - Eat and Feed".

More than just a cookbook, one will learn a great deal about the people of the Middle East through their customs and cultures. Corey gives you traditions that exist here today as they did in the land of her ancestors as she offers a familiar welcome phrase to all her guests of "ahlan wa sahlan".

Many photographs, a glossary of Arabic terms, a discussion of herbs and spices, and complete Arabic and English recipe indexes add greatly to the value and usefulness of this newest volume of Helen 's outstanding cookbooks. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: CharLyn Publishing House (November 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962637661
• ISBN-13: 978-0962637667
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,159,281 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Culinary Masterpiece!!, February 24, 2005

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Chuckie Shahadey "Chuckie" (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Healthy Syrian and Lebanese Cooking (Paperback)

Dear Amazon readers,
'I am the proud owner of Helen Corey's cookbook Healthy Syrian and Lebanese Cooking. This is truly an interesting culinary masterpiece as Helen goes into the description of Middle Eastern customs and cultures. Her easy to follow instructions on preparing these foods will enable any novice to becoming an excellent chef and I have become one of them. From Tabooley to Baklawa, this is a mouth watering adventure into unveiling the best food flavors of Syria and Lebanon. I'm headed to my kitchen now to make the healthy Tabooley salad as written in her book. I've already made her easy to make Yogurt in my microwave and I get raves on it from my friends. Thanks to Helen for keeping up our culture.'
Chuckie Shahadey
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Healthy Syrian/Lebanese Cooking, February 10, 2010

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Marti "K" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Healthy Syrian and Lebanese Cooking (Paperback)

I have the original cook book from the 70's and use it all the time. My children were always asking for a recipe from the original book and now they have the updated cook book. This
is the best Syrian/Lebanese cook book. It is the same recipe's
I learned from my Mother and Grandmother.
Marti

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Healthy Syrian and Lebanese Cooking by Helen Corey, July 19, 2005

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Ruth A. Skaff (Washington DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Healthy Syrian and Lebanese Cooking (Paperback)

I LOVE this cookbook! Last night I wanted to make stuffed yellow squash, "koosa mehshee" so I immediately checked Helen's recipe. And then savored a delicious, nutritious, easy-to-prepare meal.

Helen Corey cooks with love, verve and passion in her soul. Love for sharing God's generous bounty, and she does so with the artistic creativity of a poet. Her cooking demo-s are as graceful as a ballet performance, filled with steady explanations and tips, and punctuated with tasty samples for the audience.

I have gifted The Art of Syrian Cookery to numerous friends - including vegetarians - and to family, especially the nieces and nephews. I also use Food from Biblical Lands for church bread, and religious holiday menus and meals.

Healthy Syrian and Lebanese Cooking is an excellent, user-friendly cookbook, chock full of healthy,traditional recipes from Syria and Lebanon. Unquestionably some of the best soul food in the world!

Author! Author! Bravo Helen.Thank you

Ruth Ann Skaff