Name: Louse Ma Thoom (Almond Pate)
Ingredients: 1 c Almonds, blanched & toasted; 3 Garlic cloves; 1 md Onion, coarsely chopped; 2 tb Olive oil; 12 oz Mushrooms, halved; 1/2 ts Salt; 1/2 ts Pepper; 1/2 ts Thyme

He stripped off first one robe of honor and then another until, naked, He was fastened to the cross. There He emptied His inmost self, pouring out His lifeblood, giving Himself for all of us. Finally, they laid Him in a borrowed grave. How low was our dear Redeemer brought! How then, can we be proud? Stand at the foot of the cross and count the scarlet drops by which you have been cleansed. See the thorny crown and His scourged shoulders still gushing with the crimson flow of blood. See His hands and feet given up to the rough iron, and His whole self mocked and scorned. See the bitterness, the pangs, and the throes of inward grief show themselves in His outward frame. Hear the chilling shriek, “My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46). If you are not humbled in the presence of Jesus, you do not know Him. You were so lost that nothing could save you but the sacrifice of God’s only begotten Son. As Jesus stooped for you, bow in humility at His feet. A realization of Christ’s amazing love has a greater tendency to humble us than even a consciousness of our own guilt. Pride cannot live beneath the cross. Let us sit there and learn our lesson. Then let us rise and carry it into practice.

C.H. Spurgeon

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Vegetables	Lebanese	Appetizers, Lebanese, Nuts, Vegetarian	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Almonds, blanched & toasted
3		Garlic cloves
1	md	Onion, coarsely chopped
2	tb	Olive oil
12	oz	Mushrooms, halved
1/2	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Pepper
1/2	ts	Thyme

INSTRUCTIONS

Chop the toasted alomnds in a food processor until they resemble very fine
breadcrumbs.
In a large skillet, saute the onion & garlic in the olive oil until the
onions are tender.  Add all the remaining ingredients. Saute for
approximately 5 minutes. The mushrooms need to be limp.
Transfer this mixture to the food processor & process with the almonds.
Chop well until you have a thick paste.
Place the pate in a shallow dish & surround with crackers, melba toast,
pita chips or French bread slices.
Mary Salloum, "A Taste of the Mediterranean: Vegetarian Style" From:
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