Recipe: Cilbir (Turkish Poached Eggs over Yogurt) Category: Vegetarian How long does it take? 20 minutes Name: Catherine Why is it a favorite meal? Yogurt sauce and poached eggs are two of my favori...
Recipe: Quinoa Tabouli How long does it take? 20-30 minutes Name: Yael Why is it a favorite meal? Fast, but still healthy and delicious. Quinoa cooks faster than brown rice, but is even better for y...
Last week I made a list of small bite meals around the world. One item on this list was meze, which is a collection of finger foods. A meze is a big part of the dining experience in Eastern Mediterr...
Often a part of meze spreads in Middle Eastern and Arabic countries, fattoush is a simple salad made with fresh vegetables and toasted pita bread. It's a good way to use up stale pita bread and the u...
As we learned recently, we're not the only fans of gorgeous, fragrant rose water. This is our very favorite use for it – Persian ice, or faloodeh, a splendidly refreshing combination of rose wat...
Dukkah, an Egyptian spice blend of toasted nuts and seeds, has become a international favorite over the past few years, thanks to its popularity first in Australian restaurants and then among home coo...
This month is all about escapes both big and small! Whether we're talking backyard lounging or a long mountain hike, soft pockets of pita bread are an ideal vehicle for meals that can be made ahead, s...
We've been semi-obsessed with pearl couscous; it's so attractive in early summer. It feels lighter than pasta, yet more substantial than traditional couscous, and it's the perfect base for one-dish me...
It's Passover and Easter this week, so I can't not give you a lamb recipe. Here's a really easy one. I took the concept of Marge Piercy's Cinnamon Lamb in her book, Pesach for the Rest of Us, and app...
A recent meal at an Armenian restaurant inspired this recipe for yogurt barley soup. Creamy without being heavy, the zesty yogurt provides a nice balance to nutty and chewy barley. When the barley is ...
We are really excited about this recipe from Sarah Peck, the head chef at charming Brooklyn eatery Ortine. We just did a kitchen tour of Ortine, and Sarah gave us this recipe to share with you. The th...
Remember all the citrus we bought at the farmers' market this week? While perusing our cookbooks for recipe inspiration, we came across this wonderfully sweet, tart, and fragrant Middle Eastern salad....
Fries don't really come to mind when you think about eating healthy, but these are baked in the oven and served with a healthy spread. Plus, they're loaded with big flavor. ...
Bahārāt, which simply means "spice" in Arabic, is a all-purpose seasoning used in Middle Eastern cuisine. Although the particular blend varies by region and household, it always includes bla...
Pomegranate molasses (or pomegranate syrup) is a thick, sweet, sticky syrup that's used to flavor Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine. It's used as a marinade, an ingredient in sauces and dips, ...
If yesterday's talk of slow-cookers didn't convince you to break yours out of storage, we hope this recipe will do the trick! Creamy and mild, this simple curried soup is full of tender fall vegetable...
While you may have wild sumac growing in your backyard, and you know it's poisonous, there are non-poisonous varieties of sumac that grow in the Middle East that are crushed up in powder and used as a...
We're big fans of the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern parsley salad tabbouleh. We frequently make it ourselves - see our recipe here. We had a bunch of fragrant parsley last week, a gift from our aun...
Preserved lemons are lemons that have been pickled in a brine made of water, lemon juice, and salt. They're commonly used to season Middle Eastern dishes....
The word tagine (also written as tajine) refers to two things. One: a cooking pot traditionally found in North African kitchens. Two: a tagine is also the name of various dishes in North African cui...
If you like to cook Moroccan food, then one thing you need to have in your spice rack is Ras el Hanout....
Tired of oil and vinegar in your salads? Want to try something different? Try verjus. It's delicious!...
Harissa is a sauce made from smoked red peppers and is widely featured in North African cooking, particularly Tunisian cooking....
Recently we bought a package of dried fava beans and made this delicious recipe that goes back thousands of years in Egypt....
Did you know that a can of chickpeas and a little salt and spice can make a crunchy, terribly addictive snack? It's so easy! Here's how... ...
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