Sitto's Table - by Janice Jweid Reed (Paperback)

About the Book

A Syrian grandmother's culinary legacy is carried on by her next generations. Discover the vibrant, treasured flavors of Aleppo, lovingly adapted for today's home cook in this heartfelt tribute to family, food, and heritage.

Book Synopsis

Sitto's Table, The Next Generation of Syrian Cooks, takes us on a heartfelt journey that brings traditional Aleppo dishes into today's kitchens. Author Janice Jweid Reed continues to honor her family's heritage in this latest cookbook which features dishes prepared with vibrant Aleppo spices, fresh vegetables, grains, hearty meats, and luscious sweets.

Arab generations, who weren't fortunate enough to have followed their mothers or grandmothers in their own kitchens, will be delighted to see these mouth-watering dishes recreated. Today's cooks will be able to create traditional recipes with ease, utilizing accessible ingredients, updated tools, and simplified methods.

Recipe titles are in both English and Arabic, along with basic recipes that are the backbone of the Syrian cook's kitchen. More than 95 recipes and 100 photos of Middle Eastern dishes are compiled in this colorful and inviting tour of traditional yet approachable Syrian cooking.

The Author writes.... "Sitto's Table still holds those treasured recipes, traditions, memories, and smiles for so many of us today. That long-ago table we once sat around in Sitto's kitchen was the start of her legacy. She and Giddo, my grandfather, began their family in the early 1920's, bringing their Syrian heritage and traditions to America. Now, so many years later, that table is but a memory carried in our hearts as a tribute to their loving gifts. That heritage is now lived on in the Arab foods prepared on our family's table by our next generation of Syrian cooks.