Addie's Way: Lessons in Cooking and Life As Learned from My Lebanese Mother - Hardcover

Shaheen, Michael J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0984283706 ISBN 13: 9780984283705

Publisher: Shaheen Enterprise Llc, 2009

Synopsis

Long before "fresh" and "local" were buzzwords in food magazines, there was Addie Bedway Shaheen, who knew the value of a joyful kitchen laden with tender grape leaves, fragrant garlic cloves, tangy lemon, and a generous handful of rice.Addies death in 1994 did not stop the family from passing on the joy. In Addie's Way, son Michael carries the torch, sharing his mother's memories of her life as a first generation Lebanese-American in rural Ohio. Ranging from the very simple to the sublime, each dish and the accompanying stories will stir the imagination, whet the appetite, and help nourish what is most important.

About this title

About the Author

Michael J. Shaheen, the son of Addie Bedway Shaheen and William shaheen, is an Eastern Ohio native, having grown up in Adena, Ohio. Michael learned at a very young age to appreciate a loving and caring family, a strong work ethic and good food. These characteristics provided a sound framework for a successful professional career and the encouragement to embark on this, his first writing project.Michael graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA and then Capital University School of Law receiving his Juris Doctrine Degree in 1989. Michael returned to the Ohio Valley to assist with the management of the family business. Subsequently, he opened a successful private law practice where he provdes legal counsel to a wide range of individuals and businesses.In addition to his private practice, Michael is active with community based and charitable organizations. He also serves with political campaigns on the local, regional, state and federal levels.In February 2007, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland appointed Michael Chairman of the Liquor Control Commission. Michael currently splits his time between his private law practice and his duties with the Liquor Control Commission.Michael resides in St. Clairsville, Ohio with his wife, Robyn, and children, Hannah and James Michael (Mikey).

From the Inside Flap

"I have long wanted to write this cookbook and to pass on the comfort and pleasure our family took in the intensely flavorful dishes my Lebanese mother cooked." These words, written before her death in 1994, are Addie Bedway Shaheen's loving introduction to a cookbook devoted to family, the flavors of Lebanon, and life. Addie's Way inspires both the home cook and the armchair historian, relating delicious tidbits of first-generation Lebanese family life in small-town Ohio alongside sophisticated Middle Eastern recipes.Addie's passion, hard work, and generosity touched everyone who knew her, most importantly her two sons, Jimmy and Michael. This publication of their mother's stories and recipes preserves the countless memories the three shared together in little Adena, Ohio.Originally intended by Addie to be a memoir describing how her beloved immigrant parents raised nine children, Addie's Way features gorgeously photographed Middle Eastern classics like fatoosh, tabouli, and hommos, as well as inspired family favorites such as Ellie's Apple Cake, Good Friday Soup with Dumplings, and Hunnah's Pork Chops.Paging through the family's life history, it's impossible not to be drawn in the by warmth, passion, and irresistible cuisine that defined Addie throughout her well-lived life.In the kitchen, Addie's way was simple: It was forever and deliciously lit by love.

Edition details

• Publisher: Shaheen Enterprise Llc
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0984283706
• ISBN 13: 9780984283705
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 141