Suhtain.

Lebanese word meaning “enjoy this food in good health”

hello.
Nearly every summer until I was sixteen was spent with my family in Lebanon. Most families flee the city heat to a summer home in the mountains; that is were I learned to eat. Our whole family still retreats to the beautiful 100 year old limestone relic sorrounded by edible land. During my summer long stents in Lebanon, we spent most daylight hours cooking or preparing to cook. We grew and picked our own vegetables, fruits, and herbs. Cheeses came from the milk of our goats. Fish came from the days ocean catch. The town butcher provided sides of meat freshly butchered every day. Breads came from the elderly woman in the town below ours, she sat under an olive tree with a piping hot stone making flatbread most every morning.
The tastes remain my favorite and it's a piece of my history I like to include in my daily life. I invite you to explore the tastes of my dinner table and wish you Suhtain!