Cookin5m2

Food. Arts. Beards and bellies. Conversations with me always find a way to become about food Www.cookin5m2.wordpress.com

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Beiruti Mfatta’a

Beiruti Mfatta’a

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My 2026 Birthday

January is a month. Or a year in 31 days. It drags. And it feels like it will never end. But we know it does.Not that it makes any difference. It is a day followed by another day, with just a different label. This month comes after Christmas and New Year’s festivities, a time where we put aside the non-urgent worries and eat and drink and exchange gifts and all. The time that comes after…

My 2026 Birthday

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Rishta bi Ada

I created this tradition of making Mjaddara during the first week of the year. After days of overeating and drinking during the holidays, and after spending too much, a dish with little ingredients, low effort, and high nutrition. It happened one year that I posted the dish on my instagram story and many messaged me telling me they either made it as well or were planning to make it. Thus…

Rishta bi Ada

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Banana Bread 2.0

Pumped, loaded, and delicious!Topped it with shaved coconut, walnuts, and chocolate chips. I made the Banana bread recipe many years ago, in 2018 to be precise, for a local baking brand using their products. We shot it then in the trendy style of the mid 2010; square videos, top view, less than a minute, and a quick edit. I made the recipe many times after it and each time I change something in…

Banana Bread 2.0

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Mjaddra Hamra - LENTIL PILAF WITH CARAMELISED ONIONS 

Mjaddra Hamra – LENTIL PILAF WITH CARAMELISED ONIONS 

One of the dishes that always causes a dispute is mjaddara. There are so many variations to the recipe, but the uniting elements are lentils, onions, and bulgur or rice. The debates range from which lentils are used and are they creamed, to whether you use bulgur or rice or spices and is it mjaddara or mdardara? The list goes on… To me, mjaddara is when the proportions of lentils to bulgur/rice…

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Let’s do all the silly poses with #BayrūtTheCookbook I’m gonna do that tonight . I still can’t believe I have an internationally published cookbook with my name on it, and people are finding it in so many countries I haven’t thought of visiting. I’m truly thankful for everyone who supported the book, in pre-production and after the release. I’m always in disbelief and I have to pinch myself to make sure I’m not asleep. I’m thankful for my mom who helped me a lot in testing the recipes and sharing her passion and cooking methods with me. . I’m grateful 🥹 for all this ❤️ (at Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjKwgKmMIqH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Figs and the Mediterranean. It’s one of the fruits I love only fresh from the tree. It loses so much when it’s packed and shipped. . Swipe to see to lengths I went on to get those delicious figs 🤤 . . . . #lebanon #fig #northlebanon #lebanesefood #fruits #mediterranean #chekka #livelivechekka @livelovechekka #foodintheair #foodblogger #lebanesefoodbloggers (at Chekka) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgeIq80MzCs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Happy Publishing Day to my book! It’s overwhelming seeing the book reaching people who ordered it online and seeing those walking to the bookstore and getting i. . I am really happy to see the story mentions, the comments, the replies, and the compliments. Makes me realize that the hard work paid off. . Thank you for purchasing the book, and thank you for supporting my work ❤️❤️❤️ . Swipe to see my silly reaction to me sharing another book photo 😂😂😂 . Publisher @smithstreetbooks Editor @emilypreecemorrison Photography @haahaphotography Styling @vavaberry @ayamomochan Designer @g_chewitt . . . #hardcover #cookbook #bayrūtthecookbook #cook #cooking #eatyourbooks #bookclub #author #foodblogger #foodie #lebanon #lebanesefood #foodwriter #bayrut #beirut (at Marseille, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVPXnwcspIP/?utm_medium=tumblr

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BAYRŪT In the heart of #Paris (at Tour Eiffel) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUxsr1PMD76/?utm_medium=tumblr

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It’s a Bery Berry season. There’s nothing like freshly picking berries and eating them immediately! . . . #season #summer #fruit #food #foodie #foodphotography #naturephotography #berry #berries #nature #fruits #red #blackberry #blackberries #canon5dmarkiv #vsco #lebanon #flora #floraoflebanon (at Baskinta, Lebanon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRbVjSvs1W1/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Budget Friendly Beetroot Cake

Budget Friendly Beetroot Cake

I have to share this recipe.Things have not been easy in Beirut. But I have to do what I do. Sharing joyful stuff does not reflect the current situation and I don’t intend to share posts where I’m all negative and nagging. I’ve been trying hard to share genuine content on my Instagram account; reflect what’s going on in the country, go against the general “resilience” mentality that we keep…

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My 33rd Birthday Apple Molasses Cake

My 33rd Birthday Apple Molasses Cake

New year new me. Starting the year with loads of bullshit! 😂 The year of pretending ended with 2020 and with the new decade, we are about to get real 😂 To cut it short, this year is the birthday I spend with the least amount of people around me. Yes. Quarantine and a lockdown in Beirut. I am not mad. I actually had a relaxing breakfast and coffee followed by my tradition of baking a birthday…

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You cannot rely on the subject matter alone to make people drool over your photos. Sadly some people do, and people drool over what they imagine the product will taste like. But for me, if the photo doesn’t at least look good, I’m turned off by the food even if it is delicious in real life. 📸 Closeups. Extreme closeups. Jalja2a (the bad messiness) of excessive cheese and sauces and the excessive stacks of food. Non-modified flash photography. Weird angles. Over saturated. Over sharpened. Extreme (and useless if I may add) HDR. Food photography practices that turn me off, which I keep seeing online. . It’s a constant learning curve. I went through it, and I learned. I am not ashamed of my old photos, and I admit I didn’t know any better. There’s always room for improvement. (at Baskinta, Lebanon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHNc5-dpnjL/?igshid=1pnl55dyr4dhd

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The colors of the season. Seasoned with fear. (at Arz Tannoûrîne) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHH6uAnpvQ-/?igshid=1nv8jb0nw5fe6

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Camping in style! What’s your morning routine that you don’t give up easily on? (at Akoura, Mont-Liban, Lebanon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGwmTeSJ_GG/?igshid=1a8ngs0pxak22

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If you’ve received the FREE exclusive Ceylon tea the president decided to give to the presidential palace soldiers, I am proving to be more generous by giving a FREE recipe teaching you how to make a delicious SPICED ICED TEA at home. It would work with regular tea you have at home, but it surely tastes better FREE! http://cookin5m2.com/2020/09/30/spiced-iced-tea/ - @cookin5m2 https://www.instagram.com/p/CFwxbKLpAoi/?igshid=l92py6xtye15

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Spiced Iced Tea

Spiced Iced Tea, it's better if you received free exclusive Cylon tea, but anything would work

It is no question now that we now know how the government is dealing with the citizens of the country. After the 4th of August, we, or at least I, have removed the expectations bar all-together as I know we’re gonna find a new low (not to be confused with LAW) with every passing week.

It’s been almost 2 months since the explosion and no results from the investigation, no one detained, none of…

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