Syrian Recipes From Home: Local author weaves her story into cookbook

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Inside the 100-page book, Syrian Recipes from Home, you volition find not lone ingredients and instructions for flavorful food, but besides almighty idiosyncratic stories.

Author Nour Al Mshantaf artfully intertwines recipes portion sharing her family's travel from their war-torn hometown of Homs, Syria, to Fresno successful 2016.

The passionateness task was archetypal motivated by Nour's children.

"To fto my kids spot what a beingness that we had and to support successful their mind, that is our culture," Mshantaf said.

The authentic Syrian recipes were recreated from memory, from "Syrian Lentil Soup" (page 73) to "Syrian Salad" (page 79).

Nour says the publication present gives her a consciousness of pridefulness and joy.

"All your beingness successful these pictures and these words. You contiguous your beingness and ideas successful this elemental and fantastic words, is conscionable truly great," she said.

Dalia Hussein assisted with translations for the book, from the words to the conversion of nutrient measurements.

"We had to enactment connected galore details, you cannot imagine, a batch of things had to beryllium translated otherwise to marque it hap successful a book," Hussein said.

She credits Nour for her bravery and dedication passim the much than 2 twelvemonth process.

"You are going to beryllium amazed erstwhile you look done that story," Hussein said.

The PAN Valley Institute besides helped marque the task possible.

The radical supports civic engagement among immigrants successful Central California.

Program coordinator Minerva Mendoza says she was inspired by Nour's spot and vulnerability.

"I saw however she would interruption down successful definite parts and conscionable proceeding her journey, that was truthful touching and truly humanized the communicative of the Syrian community," Mendoza said.

Nour says it's an grant to radiance a airy connected the plight of refugees by sharing her ain struggles and triumphs.

"We request to combat to execute our goals and to scope what we need," Mshantaf said.

Nour is attending schoolhouse close present with hopes of becoming a teacher.

If you would similar a transcript of the book, you tin scope retired to the Pan Valley Institute.

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