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Thanks to Av for first preparing this dish and providing the recipe!  Kufta Kebab are Israeli-style grilled lamb/beef skewers. The kebab recipe has Arab roots and Kufta actually means pounded meat and comes from the Syrian term kooftah.  Here's the simple recipe beginning with the ingredients:

  • 2 pounds of ground lamb
  • 1 pound of ground beef
  • 1 red onion, finely chopped
  • 1 head of parsley, chopped
  • Cumin to taste
  • Paprika to taste
  • Salt & Pepper to flavor meat
  • Olive Oil

In a good size mixing bowl, combine ground lamb & ground beef with olive oil and mix with your hands until you have a smooth texture and even consistency.  Next, add salt, pepper, cumin and paprika and mix again with your hands.  Add chopped red onion and parsley and mix with your hands. 

The fun part is next: grab a small to medium sized portion of meat and roll into a oblong circle.  Next prepare your outdoor barbecue (they taste best grilled outdoors) and grill one-two minutes on each side (you want the kufta cooked well, not raw or medium rare, but at the same time you do not wan to dry out the meat).

According to Av, in the Middle East they like to make a yogurt/cucumber sauce to go along with it like a tzatziki sauce.  However, good old fashioned American (Heinz) ketchup also goes well with the kebab!  Enjoy!

farewell.gifGregory Clark's new book, A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World asks some pretty big economic questions:

- Why do certain countries prosper while others find it so difficult to grow?

- Why did the Industrial Revolution occur in England during the 17th century?

- How do cultural attitudes play a role in economic development?

Clark also challenges modern day economists to better understand history and I couldn't agree with him more. After all, economics is not just about number crunching, hedging, banking, international trade, etc., rather the field is also about understanding current economic conditions in relation to what has happened in the past. 

henry8.jpgShowtime launched a new series last year called, The Tudors starring Jonathan Rhys as a young King Henry The VIII.  At first, I didn't pay much attention to the show (partly because I am not a Showtime subscriber), but when season one become available on DVD at my local library I became an immediate fan.  Rhys is pretty convincing as the angst ridden king, though I may be a bit bias given his role in Woody Allen's Match Point.

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