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Recipes, pantry guides, pairings, and notes from the hives.
Recipe · May 18, 2026 · 6 min
Two Cocktails, One Spoon of Honey: Bee's Knees & Gold Fashioned
A Prohibition-era gin classic and a slow, golden riff on the Old Fashioned — both built on raw honey syrup.
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Recipe · May 12, 2026 · 5 min
Honey-Tahini Cookies (One Bowl, Ten Minutes)
Crackled tops, soft middles, and the deep nuttiness of tahini lifted by a spoonful of raw Wildflower.
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Recipe · May 5, 2026 · 4 min
Honey Labneh: The Five-Minute Breakfast
Strained yogurt, a generous swirl of Wild Thyme honey, olive oil, and warm bread.
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Recipe · April 28, 2026 · 6 min
Hot Honey Roast Chicken (Sheet Pan, One Hour)
Crisp skin, sticky glaze, the slow heat of Aleppo pepper. Our Sunday-night chicken.
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Recipe · April 25, 2026 · 5 min
Muhammara: Roasted Pepper and Walnut Dip
The other red dip on a Levantine mezze table — smoky charred peppers, walnuts, and pomegranate molasses.
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Recipe · April 22, 2026 · 5 min
Fattoush: The Salad That Saved a Loaf
A Levantine bread salad built on sumac, herbs, and what's in the bowl on your counter. Crisp pita on top is the whole game.
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Recipe · April 18, 2026 · 6 min
Mujadara: Lentils, Rice, and the Onions That Matter
The most-eaten weeknight dish in Lebanon. Six ingredients, one pan, and onions caramelized further than feels right.
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Recipe · April 15, 2026 · 5 min
Baba Ghanoush: The Smoky Cousin of Hummus
Charred eggplant, tahini, lemon. The trick is chopping with a knife — never blending.
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Recipe · April 13, 2026 · 5 min
Loubieh bi Zeit: Lebanese Green Beans in Olive Oil
Stewed slow with tomato, garlic, and good olive oil — then eaten cold. The mezze that tastes better on day two.
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Recipe · April 10, 2026 · 5 min
Bamia: Mini Okra Stewed in Tomato
The trick is the small whole frozen pods — they hold their shape and never go slimy. Simmer in tomato with allspice and pomegranate.
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Recipe · April 8, 2026 · 6 min
Msaka'a: Lebanese Eggplant and Chickpea Stew
Not the Greek moussaka. The Levantine version is roasted eggplant and chickpeas in spiced tomato, served cold with warm pita.
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Recipe · April 11, 2026 · 4 min
Tabbouleh: A Parsley Salad with Bulgur
Not a bulgur salad with parsley. The Lebanese version is herbs first, grain a distant fourth.
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Recipe · April 7, 2026 · 4 min
Honey-Roasted Carrots with Labneh and Pistachios
Twenty minutes of work, the prettiest plate on the table. Side dish, mezze, or dinner over rice.
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Recipe · April 3, 2026 · 4 min
Honey-Glazed Salmon (20 Minutes, One Pan)
Crisp skin, sticky-sweet glaze, ready faster than rice. The weeknight dinner we keep coming back to.
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Recipe · March 28, 2026 · 6 min
Ka'ak: The Sesame Breakfast Bread of Beirut
Soft oval rings crusted in sesame, sold from glass carts on Beirut sidewalks. Easier to bake than you think.
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Recipe · March 24, 2026 · 3 min
The Only Honey Vinaigrette You Need
Five minutes, one jar, lasts a week. Works on every salad, every roasted vegetable, every wedge of cheese.
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Pantry · March 20, 2026 · 5 min
Za'atar: What's Actually in the Mix
Not just one thing. A pantry guide to the Levant's most important spice blend, and how to use it.
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Pantry · March 15, 2026 · 5 min
Olive Oil: How to Read a Label (and Why It Matters)
Extra virgin, early harvest, single estate. A short pantry guide to buying olive oil that's actually worth its price.
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Pantry · March 10, 2026 · 4 min
Tahini: Stone-Ground vs Industrial
Why one jar tastes like sesame and another tastes like nothing. A pantry guide.
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Pairing · March 5, 2026 · 5 min
A Field Guide to Honey + Cheese
Which honey pairs with which cheese, and why. A short, opinionated guide for your next board.
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Pairing · March 1, 2026 · 4 min
Honey and Tea: A Levantine Pairing Map
Mint, anise, chamomile, black tea — which honey lifts which cup, and which to leave alone.
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Honey 101 · February 24, 2026 · 4 min
What 'Raw' Honey Actually Means
Most honey on the grocery shelf isn't raw — it's pasteurized, filtered, and sometimes cut.
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Place & People · February 18, 2026 · 5 min
Honey and the Levant: A Short History
Three thousand years of Sidr forests, Damascene apothecaries, and Roman cookbooks.
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Place & People · February 10, 2026 · 6 min
How We Source: Pasadena to the Beqaa Valley
Two of our honeys come from twenty minutes away. One travels six thousand miles. Here's how we choose.
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Place & People · February 5, 2026 · 6 min
A Day at the Pasadena Apiary
Sunrise in the San Gabriel foothills, twenty-two hives, and the strange calm of working bees.
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