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"A wonderfully fragrant and spiced Indian chicken dish, with saffron and cardamom studded rice. This has become a popular and much loved family recipe; an Indian friend who was studying Art with me many years ago, used to make this for all of us Art students every Saturday night; she finally shared the recipe with us before we all graduated! I have..."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, pepper...

"This is an easy and delicious recipe. The saffron rice really makes it special. It is also a very healthy meal."

Ingredients: Mexican tomatoes, fresh cilantro...

"You'll be tempted to eat this tender, flavorful chicken right from the pot, but it's best served on a bed of Moroccan Rice Pilaf With Saffron"

Ingredients: cinnamon, fresh cilantro...

"There are similar recipes on Zaar but this is our absolute favorite version. It is a very delicious Iraqi rice dish that can be served as a bed of rice for other dishes such as Saudi Chicken Stuffed With Rice & Meat (Dajaj Mashwy) or roast lamb or as part of a buffet. DH asks for this at least once a week as a whole meal with yogurt and a fresh salad! You could add frozen peas near the..."

Ingredients: rose water, mixed spice, oil...

"This Spanish tapas is a great summer accompaniment to a sparkling sangria. From a recipe book called Sangria."

Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, fresh lime juice...

"I have made this twice now and I love it."

Ingredients: warm water, potatoes, rice...

"The national dish of Algeria, from http://www.thegutsygourmet.net"

Ingredients: couscous, extra virgin olive oil...

"this is a wonderful vegetarian dish when fresh produce is in season. i adapted this from barilla."

Ingredients: eggplants, fresh parsley...

"This is a lovely chicken dish with great flavor for a nice change of pace. Cooks Note: To toast sesame seeds, heat a medium-size skillet without oil over medium heat. Add sesame seeds and cook them, stirring, until golden and fragrant, about 1 1/2 minutes. Be careful not to burn them. Remove sesame seeds from pan, and allow to cool. Adapted from "The..."

Ingredients: coarse salt, ground cumin...

"A Swedish Tradition On 13 December the Swedes celebrate the Italian Saint Lucia with a remarkable enthusiasm, surpassing any Italian festivities devoted to the same lady. One mandatory constituent in the celebrations is a saffron-flavoured bun, in Swedish called a lussekatt, a "Lucia cat". The shape of this bun might vary somewhat, but is..."

Ingredients: eggs, baker's yeast...

"This dish is from Spain. For authenticity, you should use Spanish smoked paprika of the variety called "Pimenton De La Vera" - Not the regular smoked paprika ('Zaar won't let me enter pimenton as an ingredient!) Pimenton De La Vera is a powder made of smoked and ground chili peppers. It is a specific variety of smoked paprika and is..."

Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, kosher salt...

"(Recipe from Cooking Light magazine, December) This looks to good not to make.Note: To roast spices, heat the whole spices in a dry pan to release their natural volatile oils and bring out their full aroma and flavor. Use a small, heavy skillet. Add the whole spices (roasting ground spices tends to turn them bitter, so is best avoided) and place over..."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, anaheim chilies...

"Roasted parsnips, carrots and pink shallots, glazed with saffron honey and sprinkled with cumin and celery seeds......sublime! These roasted root vegetables are undoubtedly very special, and they are so easy to roast as they require NO par-boiling beforehand. A simple glaze is made by adding saffron to melted honey, before sprinkling cumin and celery..."

Ingredients: cumin seeds, honey, lovage...

"A deep coloured, fruity and intensely flavoured chutney. I concocted this recipe last year, when we had lots of windfall pears......and, I slipped a bit of saffron in for good measure! This chutney is delicious with ALL cheeses, but especially strong hard cheeses such as Farmhouse Cheddar, Gruyere, Comte and Cantal. It also goes exceedingly well with..."

Ingredients: cider vinegar, cooking apples...