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Donna Shalala

Former Secretary of Health and Human Services and now president of the University of Miami.

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August 7th, 2008


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During the Crusades to the Arab world, Europeans discovered that the Arabs had developed the first pharmacies.


 




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Fresh Tartare - Kubba Naya

Kubba Naya was one of these tasty kubba dishes that I feasted upon in my adolescent years. Anyone who has a taste for French or Australian Tartare will enjoy this dish that can be served as a main entrée or as an appetizer.

Place meat in a food processor and process until well ground, then add remaining ingredients, except mint and olive oil, and process into thick paste. Spread on a platter then decorate with mint sprigs. Sprinkle with olive oil just before serving.

Note: The way that I enjoyed eating this dish as a youth was to scoop the kubba with round, pliable loaves of Arabic bread, freshly cooked by my mother. We would tear pieces of this bread, then fold in a form of a tiny shovel, to scoop the Kubba Naya into the mouth.

HABEEB SALLOUM, author of our "Recipe of the Day" series, is a Canadian freelance writer and author specializing in food, history and travel. Besides 6 books and 18 chapters in various publications, he has written hundreds of articles about culture, food, travel, history and homesteading in western Canada. His writing has appeared in such publications as the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, the Western Producer, Vegetarian Journal and Saveur.