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"Pronounced Choo-moose, and not hum-miss! This is the easiest, yummiest hummous you will try outside the Middle East."

Ingredients: cumin, fresh lemon juice...

"A delicious autumn dessert. Serve this either warm or cold with Yogurt Dessert Sauce. This recipe comes from The New American Diet cookbook."

Ingredients: cinnamon, egg substitute...

"Popular in Israel and you can use any meat, beef, or lamb. Usually prepared without any veggies on the skewers and best served with salads and pita. Preparation time assumes that the meat has been cubed. Yield depends on how small the meat is cubed"

Ingredients: beef steaks, pepper, skewers...

"A healthy almost no fat dish and a great way to use up all the left over vege's in your crisper."

Ingredients: brown mustard seeds, cumin...

"A wonderfully refreshing bean salad, great served alongside BBQ meats.
Every now and again I'll add in a chopped tomato or two."

Ingredients: ground cumin, butter beans...

"Breakfast was my favorite meal (by far) when in Israel. Salads and vegetables in general are very common for breakfast. This mixed cheese salad was a favorite and leaves lots of room for variations. Enjoy! (Cook time is just rest time)"

Ingredients: cottage cheese, cucumbers...

"Leshakshek means to shake in Hebrew. This is an egg and tomato dish that would be something different for brunch. Add garlic, basil, the possibilities are endless! Enjoy.."

Ingredients: cooking oil, eggs, onions...

"From Saad Fayed, Salad-e shirazi is a summertime favorite in Iran. Finely chopped tomatoes and cucumbers mixed with spices and lime juice make salad-e shirazi a hit."

Ingredients: cucumbers, fresh mint, garlic...

"A chickpea recipe used from the Middle East to the Far East. With a nice kick and smokiness from the cumin."

Ingredients: light olive oil, ground cumin...

"Healthy, easy. There are no exact amounts for this spread/salad/side-dish. Experiment with ingredients/amounts."

Ingredients: cumin, fresh ground black pepper...

"Simple mild flavors, delicious side to any meat main dish. Also delicious served cold, tossed with chopped fresh garden veggies and a sprinkling of feta cheese as a veggie meal."

Ingredients: mushrooms, olive oil, onions...

"This is a flaky Yemenite bread that my friend Yechiel taught me to make in Israel. It is delicious with puréed tomatoes and zhoug (a spicy condiment--I posted the recipe separately) or with honey. Well worth the effort! (Cook time is rest time)."

Ingredients: salt, sugar, vinegar...

"This is a delicious and lower fat/calorie alternative to traditional deviled eggs. Instead of filling the whites with yolks and mayo, these easy to prepare eggs are stuffed with hummus! Experiment with different flavoured hummus -- there are many commercial variaties available at most grocery stores, from garlic to roasted red pepper.

Perfect..."

Ingredients: egg whites, hummus, paprika...

"A lovely, healthy, Persian dish, which can easily be made with cuts of beef. Try it in place of your usual stew some evening! :)"

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, lamb shoulder...