Soup for syria cookbook

It is a legend that the jews in sinai were given lentils by moses to help them endure their long exodus from egypt. Cookbooks can often provide more than just recipes. Syrias neighborslebanon, jordan, turkey, and iraqhave together absorbed more that 3. Massaad called upon an allstar lineup of culinary celebrities for help with soup for syria. Barbara massaad was watching a tv news program about the plight of syrian refugees from her apartment in the suburbs of beirut when she decided to visit a. Recipes to celebrate our shared humanity a soup book with heart and purpose, all of the proceeds from this book go to supporting the syrian refugee crisis. Recipes to celebrate our shared humanity, my answer was an easy yes.

Celebrity chefs give soup to humanitarian cookbook for syria. Soup is elemental, and it always makes sense, even when the world around us fails to. Im friends with alice waters, massaad says of the pioneering farmtotable owner of chez panisse in berkeley, calif. As the syrian refugee crisis increases, a book full of soup recipes is changing the lives and raising funds to help those in need. She lives in beirut with her husband and three children. Tomato basil soup with bread from the soup for syria. She is a founding member of slow food beirut and an active participant in the international slow food movement. Soup for syria may be the most compelling cookbook ever created. Soup for syria recipes to celebrate our shared humanity. Soup for syria is a collection of soup recipes by acclaimed chef and cookbook authors including anthony bourdain, mark bittman and alice waters and dozens more with abdeni massads beautiful photographs accompanying each recipe.

Soup for syria, released in 2015, is a compilation of soup recipes from famous chefs and cookbook authors coupled with strikingly intimate portraits of syrian refugees. More than 80 famous chefs and cookbook authors from around the world have come together to assist with food relief efforts for syrian refugees by contributing recipes to soup for syria. When they reached out to me to ask if i would help promote this book soup for syria. The most appealing recipes are the authentic dishes from regions surrounding syria. This is a collection of soup recipes gathered from an international coterie of chefs, food writers and others who contributed to this volume with the idea that some of the proceeds will be used to help syrian refugees worldwide. Massad has created an extensive portfolio of childrens portraiture. After visiting a refugee camp in syria, in 2016 massaad published another cookbook, soup for syria, and has designated the profits from sales to support refugees.

Soup for syria cookbook supports refugees the boston globe. This is a wonderful gift for anyone who loves good soup. Recipes to celebrate our shared humanity, by barbara abdeni massaad, is a cookbook with a humanitarian purpose. The international family of contributors includes celebrity chefs and authors such as paula. New cookbook ladles out soup for syria celebrity chefs contribute hearty recipes for refugee charity project by renee ghertzand 15 december 2015, 11. Celebrity chefs donate recipes to soup cookbook for syria relief this article is more than 4 years old yotam ottolenghi, claudia roden and anthony. The intimate photographs are a gentle reminder of the discomforts beyond our kitchen. New cookbook ladles out soup for syria the times of israel. Acclaimed chefs and cookbook authors the world over have come together to help food relief efforts to alleviate the suffering of syrian refugees.

The recipes span the globe but theres an emphasis on middle eastern soups such as persian bean soup, turkish chicken and rice soup, armenian cabbage soup and middle. Overview soup for syria may be the most compelling cookbook ever created. Soup for syria, a selfpublished cookbook that celebrates shared humanity through food and recipes. Anthony bourdain a beautiful cookbook to be cherished for its look, its content, and the cause it supports the world has failed syrias refugees and some of the worlds wealthiest countries have turned their backs on this humanitarian disaster. Chefs unite for food relief with soup for syria cookbook. Soup for syria is a beautiful new cookbook of delicious and easytomake recipes guaranteed to fill your belly and feed your mind with heightened humanitarian awareness.

These recipes are delicious and many are provided by celebrity chefs including anthony bourdain. For the cookbook our syria, itab azzam and dina mousawi met with syrian women in the middle east and europe to cook with them. Spicy sweet potato soup from the soup for syria cookbook. Its hard to watch the refugee crisis from afar and not be able to help at all. Recipes to celebrate our shared humanity, coming october 1 from interlink books the fundraising idea is a collaboration between michel moushabeck, publisher and editor of interlink books in northampton. But at its heart it is a cookbook, a perfect primer for any cook seeking healthy and flavorful food made with nofuss ingredients mostly vegetarian found in supermarkets everywhere. Celebrity chefs donate recipes to soup cookbook for syria. Soup for syria raises funds for food relief cookbook is a compilation of recipes donated by respected chefs from around the globe with the goal of helping millions of refugees. Barbara abdeni massaad is a food writer, tv host and awardwinning cookbook author. As well as her own recipes, the book contains soup recipes donated by a number of wellknown chefs. The refugee crisis in syria is raising many humanitarian efforts to ease syrian pain and suffering, like the cookbook soup for syria. Gorgeous collaborative cookbook that benefits syrian refugees through the uns refugee agency.

Recipes to celebrate our shared humanity certainly proves this thesis. Barbara abdeni massaad monday, october 3, 2016 at 7. It is a collaboration of celebrity chefs with barbara abdeni massaad. Hot, cold, spicy, sweet, sour, hearty or light theres a soup out there for everyone.

The world has failed syrias refugees and some of the worlds wealthiest countries have turned their backs on this humanitarian disaster. They are inexpensive, easy to prepare, and a good source of nutrition. Barbara abdeni massaada bestselling cookbook author, photographer, and food writer talks about her efforts to alleviate the daily human suffering in the refugee camps located just a 45 minute drive from her beirut home. Recipes to celebrate our shared humanity, coming october 1.

Profits benefit the united nations high commissioner for refugees. Soup for syria cookbook syrian emergency task force. Many wellknown chefs and cookbook authors contributed recipes for soups from around the world to raise funds for food relief efforts for syrian refugees, of which at publication, numbered 3. Heat the oil in a large soup pot over medium heat and saute the onions until soft. This recipe caught my attention because the kurdishturkish red lentil soup i usually make uses water, lots of fresh herbs, and pepper paste. Proceeds from the soup for syria cookbook will help refugees. All proceeds from the sale of this cookbook go towards the plight of the syrian refugees and this beautifully. Sally butchers iranian pomegranate soup ashe anar fry the chopped onions in a little oil. Through her photographs and collected recipes, barbara massaad directly connects us with a people in dire need of our help.

In syria, lentils play a large role in basic cooking. Just holding this book is nourishment for the soul. Recently i pick up a copy of soup for syria, a cookbook compiled of soup recipes from wellknown chefs and cookbook authors from around the world. To help the families, she compiled, photographed, and edited soup for syria, with recipes from 80 chefs, some wellknown. The soup needs way more water than given, but is a good lesson in how to make meat an accent in the pot. Soup for syria is published in the uk by pavilion books. Syrias neighbors lebanon, jordan, turkey, and iraq have together absorbed more that 3. Recipes to celebrate our shared humanity, coming october 1 from interlink books. Dinner from soup for syria fights winter blahs, inspires. Syrian cooking blends the most delicious flavors from the east and west. The result is soup for syria, a collection of over 80 lavishly photographed soup and stew recipes. A beautiful cookbook to be cherished for its look, its content, and the cause it supports. Recipes for our shared humanity is the work of a lebaneseamerican food writer. In a large stock pot layer olive oil, bread slices, salt, oregano, garlic cloves, onion, basil leaves, tomatoes and stock.