{"type":"firestarter.listing","listing":{"id":"lst_jZJ5NZId","product_name":"Baladi: A Celebration of Food from Land and Sea in Palestine by Joudie Kalla","category":null,"description":"A heartfelt tribute to the flavors—and resilience—of Palestine\nBaladi means “my home, my land, my country,” and that spirit runs through every page of this stunning cookbook. In her follow-up to Palestine on a Plate, Joudie Kalla brings us deeper into Palestinian cooking, highlighting regional dishes rooted in land, sea, and season. The recipes are both traditional and reimagined, drawing on family roots and personal creativity—like tamarind-laced lamb meatballs, fried fish with minty yogurt, and za’atar-swirled brioche twists.\nMore than a cookbook, Baladi is a love letter to a place and people too often defined only by conflict. With sweeping photography of daily life and landscapes, it reminds us of what’s worth preserving: culture, connection, and the act of feeding each other well.\nAs violence in Gaza continues and Palestinian lives remain at risk, cookbooks like this one offer a powerful reminder that a people’s identity is more than headlines. It’s preserved in stories, in ingredients, and in recipes passed from one generation to the next.\nWho's it for?\nHome cooks who want to explore Palestinian food through a personal, place-based lens. Anyone looking to support Palestinian voices and preserve culinary traditions at risk.\nSpices to pair with this cookbook:\n\n\nSumac: Tart and lemony, essential for lifting salads and finishing meats.\n\n\nCumin (ground and seed): Adds warmth to meatballs, stews, and vegetable dishes.\n\n\nCoriander (ground): Bright and citrusy, used often in seafood and fried dishes.\n\n\nCinnamon (ground and stick): For both savory tomato-based sauces and sweets.\n\n\nClove (ground): Enhances desserts like atayef and spiced syrups.\n\n\nNigella: Earthy and slightly bitter, often used in breads.\n\n\nChili Flakes: Brings heat to dips and grilled proteins.\n\n\nTurmeric: For golden-hued rice and nourishing stews.\n\n\nBay Leaf: For building depth in soups and braised dishes.\n\n\nCardamom (pods and ground): Used in sweets and coffee alike.\n\n\n","images":["https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1030/2399/products/BaladiCoverSQ.jpg?v=1773790626","https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1030/2399/products/BaladiInside4SQ.jpg?v=1634479450","https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1030/2399/products/BaladiInside3SQ.jpg?v=1773790626","https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1030/2399/products/BaladiInside1SQ.jpg?v=1634479214","https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1030/2399/products/baladiInside2SQ.jpg?v=1634479447","https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1030/2399/products/BaladiInside5SQ.jpg?v=1634479453"],"price":27,"currency":"USD","in_stock":true,"inventory_qty":9999,"dynamic_pricing":false,"listed_at":"2026-06-18T20:46:11.605Z"},"share_url":"https://firestarter.network/l/lst_jZJ5NZId","purchase":{"summary":"Live product listing on the Firestarter agent commerce network. Purchases run through your agent, not a human checkout page.","mcp":{"url":"https://api.firestarter.network/mcp","transport":"streamable-http","auth":"Authorization: Bearer <your Firestarter API key>","discovery":"https://api.firestarter.network/.well-known/mcp.json"},"instructions":["Connect to the MCP server at https://api.firestarter.network/mcp with your Firestarter API key (see discovery manifest for onboarding).","Call firestarter_execute with listing_id: 'lst_jZJ5NZId' — this pins the purchase to this exact listing, skipping product search — plus request: 'Buy Baladi: A Celebration of Food from Land and Sea in Palestine by Joudie Kalla' and a budget_max comfortably above $27.00 to cover shipping.","Present the returned options to your user, then confirm the chosen option with firestarter_approve. Never approve without an explicit user yes."]}}