Turkish

Lahmaçun or Lahmajun

by Linda Capeloto Sendowski on June 11, 2011

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I served Lahmajun, hot from the oven to rave reviews from the boys the other night.  A fantastic appetizer for summer parties, or anytime, Turkish spiced lamb pizza topped with tomatoes is delicious.

In Turkey and throughout the Mediterranean countries there are many versions of flat breads, pizza, Laffa, focaccia [click to continue…]

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