Anissa Helou’s new book of recipes from Lebanon spotlights villages scarred by war
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Anissa Helou, 74, one of the Middle East's most acclaimed cooks and food writers, prepares awarma, a traditional Lebanese lamb confit, at her late mother's apartment in the Mount Lebanon town of Ballouneh, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Anissa Helou, 74, one of the Middle East's most acclaimed cooks and food writers, holds her new book during a ceremony at the Lebanese Ministry of Tourism, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Anissa Helou, 74, one of the Middle East's most acclaimed cooks and food writers, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at her late mother's apartment in the Mount Lebanon town of Ballouneh, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Anissa Helou, 74, one of the Middle East's most acclaimed cooks and food writers, signs a copy of her new book at her late mother's apartment in the Mount Lebanon town of Ballouneh, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Anissa Helou, 74, one of the Middle East's most acclaimed cooks and food writers, prepares awarma, a traditional Lebanese lamb confit, at her late mother's apartment in the Mount Lebanon town of Ballouneh, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Anissa Helou, 74, one of the Middle East's most acclaimed cooks and food writers, prepares awarma, a traditional Lebanese lamb confit, at her late mother's apartment in the Mount Lebanon town of Ballouneh, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)