Cookbook Giveaway – The Aleppo Cookbook

February 23, 2017 by
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The Aleppo Cookbook: Celebrating the Legendary Cuisine of Syria by Marlene Matar is “a loving tribute to a little-known cuisine rich in flavors and traditions.”
 

For more information on this title, please our review, author interview and recipe post. 

We are pleased to offer two copies of this title to our EYB Members in the US.

One of the entry options is to answer the following question in the comments section of this blog post:
 

What recipe in the index would you try first?

Please note that you must be logged into the Rafflecopter contest before posting or your entry won’t be counted. If you are not already a Member, you can join at no cost. The contest ends at midnight on March 31, 2017.  (Note: This contest is running a little longer in order for the new shipment of books to arrive at the publisher.)
 

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  • ValerieHiddleston  on  February 23, 2017

    The desert truffles sound amazing!

  • jezpurr  on  February 23, 2017

    The pomegranate recipes sound really good!!!^_^

  • sarahawker  on  February 23, 2017

    The Kibbeh with walnut stuffing sounds like something from a restaurant back home.

  • SnarkyLarane  on  February 23, 2017

    Oh man, so many recipes sound good and so many new ingredients I've not tried before, great combination! A couple recipes stood out though, the Red pepper and Walnut spread, the yogurt recipes, and the artichoke bottoms would be first on the list to try.

  • Marcia1206  on  February 23, 2017

    Your review is terrific! I look forward to trying these recipes , especially The zucchini

  • cora429  on  February 23, 2017

    I have this cookbook out from the library right now, and am making the fish fillets with aleppo spices for dinner tonight. Next week I'm making the freekeh with rice and lamb, and the red lentil and lemon soup, but have so many other recipes bookmarked.

  • meggan  on  February 23, 2017

    I have always wanted try freekeh so probably Freekeh with rice and lamb (Tatbiqa).

  • jenmacgregor18  on  February 23, 2017

    I'd like to try the green bean stew for starters.

  • ninaarahgnis  on  February 23, 2017

    Kamayeh, the dessert truffles!

  • MeganGarcia  on  February 23, 2017

    Beirut hummus

  • lgroom  on  February 23, 2017

    I'll try the kibbeh and spinach stew first.

  • alexswang  on  February 23, 2017

    Leg of lamb with freekeh

  • sgump  on  February 23, 2017

    The spices in the zucchini omelets (ujjet koosa)–dried mint, ground cinnamon, and ground allspice–sound fabulous!

  • JenniferAnne  on  February 24, 2017

    The Baba ghanouj with vegetables (Baba ghannooj bi-khodar) interests me!

  • lhudson  on  February 24, 2017

    Meatballs in a Cherry Sauce

  • vickster  on  February 24, 2017

    Bulgur pilar with chickpeas

  • niniacedo  on  February 24, 2017

    The Baba ghanouj

  • Siegal  on  February 24, 2017

    Anything with eggplant!!

  • gjelizabeth  on  February 24, 2017

    Stuffed Mixed Vegetables: sounds tasty, colorful, and festive!

  • Dmartin997  on  February 24, 2017

    It all looks so good, especially the lamb recipes. Maybe stuffed mixed vegetables since we're trying to eat more veggies.

  • ravensfan  on  February 24, 2017

    Hidden love

  • Cookie24  on  February 24, 2017

    One of the recipes with lamb. Love lamb.

  • tapeitzman  on  February 24, 2017

    Aleppian batersh

  • tarae1204  on  February 24, 2017

    Stuffed zucchini is such great Middle Eastern comfort food, that's what I would try first.

  • rrwrites  on  February 24, 2017

    carrot salad

  • hirsheys  on  February 24, 2017

    Traveling Jew – the ingredients look great, plus it describes me!

  • TrishaCP  on  February 25, 2017

    Would love to try this version of muhammara.

  • ccav  on  February 25, 2017

    Aleppian batersh sounds delicious

  • Rinshin  on  February 25, 2017

    muhamarra

  • JCBaldassare  on  February 25, 2017

    One of the stuffed vegetables–the vegetarian version sounds interesting.

  • rchesser  on  February 25, 2017

    I'd love to try Baba ghanouj with pomegranate molasses (Baba ghannooj bi-dibs al-rimman), I love almost anything that has pomegranate molasses as an ingredient.

  • AnnaZed  on  February 26, 2017

    I want to make Artichoke bottoms (Ardishawkeh) (page 14)
    from The Aleppo Cookbook: Celebrating the Legendary Cuisine of Syria by Marlene Matar

  • hillsboroks  on  February 26, 2017

    The Syrian fishcakes would be a fun new way to use up the fish my husband brings home.

  • Teruska  on  February 26, 2017

    Pomegranate Molasses ~ it seems to be an ingredient in many of the other recipes I want to try.

  • monique.potel  on  February 26, 2017

    stuffed lambs tongue
    i love organ meat and i dont think i have ever tasted lambs tongue

  • Joy001  on  February 26, 2017

    Red pepper and walnut spread (Muhammad).

  • imjammin2  on  February 26, 2017

    I would try the Baba Ghanouj!

  • SamanthaV  on  February 26, 2017

    What an amazing cookbook. I just purchased seeds for some Syrian Peppers and Eggplants that were collected there, it would be great to use them in a recipe when I grow them this year. I'd love to try out some of the Pomegranate recipes like the Pomegranate Molasses since I have 2 Pomegranate trees in my backyard.

  • mpdeb98  on  February 26, 2017

    Baba Ghanouj with vegetables

  • lebarron2001  on  February 27, 2017

    Fish and Potato Bake

  • motherofpearl81  on  February 28, 2017

    Zucchini and garlic in olive oil (Mtawamet al-koosa)

  • ballen  on  March 1, 2017

    Baked fish with tahini sauce (Samak taratore)

  • bakeswithlove2369  on  March 2, 2017

    I look forward to making many of my favorite Syrian dishes …excited to try their versions of foods an old boyfriend of Syrian descent, taught me

  • Elena Rose  on  March 2, 2017

    red lentil and rice soup

  • agale723  on  March 3, 2017

    Meat and pistachio mortadella (Mortadella) (page 56)

  • t.t  on  March 4, 2017

    Biwaz bread

  • ToPieFor  on  March 4, 2017

    Quince

  • tmitra  on  March 4, 2017

    Meatballs in sour cherry sauce!

  • shoffmann  on  March 4, 2017

    Eggplant and garlic in olive oil

  • earthnfire  on  March 4, 2017

    Aleppo kebab (Kabab halabi)

  • Deneenm  on  March 4, 2017

    Lentils with bulgar and caramelized onion (Mjaddaret burghol)

  • PennyG  on  March 6, 2017

    Baked Fish with Tahini Sauce!

  • LarissaPrusak  on  March 7, 2017

    I still have some Freekeh in my cupboard I want to use. So a recipe for Freekeh I would cook.

  • bstewart  on  March 8, 2017

    I have been so eager to get my hands on this cookbook! The grilled kabobs with artichoke hearts sounds super!

  • DimSumMamma  on  March 10, 2017

    Lady bracelet's kibbeh. What a fun name. Who wouldn't want to try that?

  • rashaye  on  March 10, 2017

    Pomegranate molasses. Gosh those pomegranates on the book cover are beautiful!

  • Joy001  on  March 10, 2017

    Baba ghanouj with pomegranate molasses.

  • skyejaden  on  March 10, 2017

    I would love to try the Beirut hummus!

  • Julia  on  March 10, 2017

    Red pepper and walnut spread.

  • Nancith  on  March 10, 2017

    How about Stuffed tomatoes in pomegranate molasses?

  • idylls  on  March 11, 2017

    I adore pomegranate molasses–I use it in many dishes and dressings. I would love to make my own.

  • jdlt  on  March 11, 2017

    I'd love to try the artichoke bottoms!

  • fiarose  on  March 11, 2017

    i love muhammara, definitely one of the first–okra stew, though, or baked fish with tahini sauce!

  • Caypron  on  March 11, 2017

    The chicken with tahini sounds like a winner.

  • ktwalla  on  March 12, 2017

    Kebab wrapped eggplant

  • Klinstrum  on  March 12, 2017

    Bulgar and yogurt dip sounds like a winner

  • imaluckyducky  on  March 12, 2017

    Stuffed cabbage leaves (Malfoof mahshi)

  • Uhmandanicole  on  March 13, 2017

    Leg of lamb with vinegar and bulgar

  • Karla123  on  March 13, 2017

    I love the flavor of roasted peppers and would be eager to try the "Roasted red pepper salad."

  • annmartina  on  March 13, 2017

    Actually, I would pass it onto a friend of mine who is a recent refuge from Syria and is separated form the rest of her family.

  • kimtrev  on  March 15, 2017

    Chili and garlic kebab (Kabab khashkhash)

  • akrupnick  on  March 15, 2017

    The freekah stuffing. I love freekah!

  • sbh2006  on  March 15, 2017

    I'm currently baking my way through "Cook for Syria" and will be reviewing the upcoming "Syria: Recipes from Home." I love Syrian cuisine and would love to try the eggplant beurak first!

  • SujataNaik  on  March 15, 2017

    Stuffed cabbage leaves! Yum!

  • juazella  on  March 16, 2017

    Freekeh stuffing

  • southerncooker  on  March 17, 2017

    I'd like to try making Pomegranate molasses since I can't find them locally and fell in love with them when we lived in California briefly.

  • RSW  on  March 17, 2017

    Hummus (Hummus bi-tahina)

  • percussion03  on  March 18, 2017

    Stuffed Swiss chard

  • Dechen  on  March 20, 2017

    Red pepper and walnut spread.

  • Aggie92  on  March 20, 2017

    Rose petal jam…sounds intriguing!

  • thecharlah  on  March 23, 2017

    It's hard to pick since I'm fairly unfamiliar with the region, but the Watermelon jam looks tasty!

  • skipeterson  on  March 24, 2017

    Stuffed ajjour (Ajjour mahshi) looks good.

  • edyenicole  on  March 25, 2017

    I'd like to make chickpeas (hummus.)

  • auntietina  on  March 26, 2017

    I want to try the Red pepper and walnut spread (Muhammara)

  • banba1  on  March 26, 2017

    Kibbeh with walnut stuffing. Mmmm.

  • jlh39  on  March 27, 2017

    Green bean stew

  • JenJoLa  on  March 28, 2017

    Chicken in Tahini Sauce

  • sedm3949  on  March 29, 2017

    Kibbeh and spinach stew!

  • Klinstrum  on  March 29, 2017

    Baba ganoush

  • anastasiiap  on  March 30, 2017

    Baba ghanouj with vegetables

  • Katiefayhutson  on  March 31, 2017

    Aleppo spice mix

  • ljscampos  on  March 31, 2017

    Red pepper walnut spread.

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