“This is my favorite food. I remember when my momma would make lubiyeh, I would love to make a sandwich with onion. I would sit on the stairs with my friends in front of our house and eat it, and everyone always said, ‘Oh, can you make one for us?’ I always kept going up and making more sandwiches.” — Jeanette
In this special-edition Cookbook Club cooking class, in partnership with Finish® and inspired by The League of Kitchens Cookbook, you’ll learn to make three new Lebanese recipes, including lubiyeh, tender green beans slowly simmered with tomatoes and olive oil until deeply comforting and rich. It’s the kind of dish that tastes even better the next day. It’s simple, soulful, and full of tradition.
This March, we’re partnering with Finish®, a Reckitt brand and global leader in the dishwasher detergents category, to celebrate the launch of New Finish® Ultimate Quantum with the Finish® Cookbook Club — a cooking series honoring beloved traditions while switching the way we care for our dishes. These special-edition classes blend hands-on recipe explorations with our instructors and smart, modern dish care featuring Finish®’s most advanced formula yet, with 50% more cleaning power* and and lower per wash costs than a market leading brand**.
Jeanette learned to cook from her mom, her grandmother, her aunts, and her friends. She first became interested in cooking as a teenager and loved cooking with her family and friends. Raised in a culture where meals are an expression of hospitality and care, she shares recipes shaped by memory, migration, and the joy of feeding others.
Alongside lubiyeh, you’ll make roz bil shaghrieh, rice toasted with vermicelli until golden and nutty, and salata sayfieh, a bright salad dressed with pomegranate molasses that beautifully balances sweet and tart.
As you cook together virtually, Jeanette shares the techniques and stories that make Lebanese home cooking so enduring — how patience, balance, and attention transform humble ingredients into something extraordinary.
Join from anywhere. Cook in your own kitchen. Sit down to a virtual dinner party.
*Based on increased ingredients vs Finish Power.
**Compared to non-promoted retail price per wash of a market leading brand at national retailers.
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$15 per device (laptop/tablet/etc) |
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All ages! |
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Vegetarian |
Our online classes are designed to be special, meaningful opportunities to share cooking, culture, and connection--just like our real life experiences. We want you to cook along, and we promise there will be plenty of time for questions, conversation, and stories. It will all end with a virtual dinner party where you'll get to share in the fruits of your labor, apart, but together!
In this 2.5 hour interactive online experience Jeanette will guide you through making lubiyeh (Lebanese green beans stewed with tomatoes), roz bil shaghrieh (Lebanese rice with vermicelli), and salata sayfieh (a bright Lebanese salad with pomegranate molasses).
Here’s how it works:
After registration you’ll receive an email with the Zoom link, shopping list, equipment list, and recipe packet.
At the scheduled time of your class, you’ll click on the Zoom link and join your class live! Afterwards, you will receive a link to a video recording of your class that you can revisit at your leisure.
Shopping List for This Class
5 plum tomatoes
2/3 pound (300 grams) tomatoes on the vine (about 3 medium)
2-3 tablespoons Diamond Crystal kosher salt, or
more to taste
1 tablespoon sweet red pepper paste
1 ½ teaspoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon sugar
¾ teaspoon Aleppo pepper
6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
12 cloves garlic
2 pounds green beans, trimmed
2 cups (420 g) baldo, arborio, or carnaroli rice
1 cup (1/4 pound/120 g) short vermicelli
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 pound (340 g) cucumbers (about 4 Persian or
1 medium)
1/4 pound (115 g) white onion (about 1/2 medium)
2/3 pound (300 g) bell pepper, any color (about 1 large)
1 tablespoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon ground sumac
1/4 cup (60 ml) fresh lemon juice (from 1 to 3 large lemons), or more to taste
1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
Jeanette was a wonderful teacher! It was an amazing day that was filled with delicious food and great instruction. She and her husband were incredibly welcoming hosts. It was such an amazing experience to learn about her country and recipes. She welcomed us into her home like we were family.
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