This book is all heart! The authoress obviously loves the Lebanese cuisine and she is sharing that love with irresistible charm and warmth.
The personal notes and stories are interwoven amongst recipes  and they motivate you to try this cuisine, as if with the testing you might be able to experience the warmth of the family hearth - and this is what the shared food is about, right?

I like that the recipes don't contain any fancy ingredients (besides the typically Lebanese ones, but that is a given and they are quite available) or cooking techniques. The recipes are written quite step-by-step with a lot of explanation and tips, so even the beginner might not be challenged that much.
I would love to have more pictures and photos - I am the visual type so I love to know how the food looks like. And some recipes might need the pictures of the cooking steps (but not necessarily, as the explanations are quite detailed).

As for the favourite recipes of mine - well, most of them. I just need to try tabbouleh and all of the salads, the soups, the savory pies, the pastry...consider me definitely intrigued to try to find the nearest Lebanese restaurant in my city and then interested enough to try the meals at home!