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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...

"There's a large Middle Eastern population in Bayridge Brooklyn and amazing restaurants line the avenues...hummus is served with every dish on the menu...it's one of my favorite things in the whole wide world...if you haven't tried it, please do. I think you'll love it!"

Ingredients: ground cumin, tahini paste...

"A very quick and easy Middle Eastern salad that can be made in minutes. Sometimes I add a little cumin to this or sprinkle some cayenne pepper on the top."

Ingredients: fresh lemon juice, salt...

"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...

"These are lovely little 'short' cookies that melt in your mouth."

Ingredients: ground cardamom, egg yolks...

"This is similar to what you find on the streets of Israel. It is easy and quick to make. You can vary the ingredients to taste easily."

Ingredients: ground cumin, hot sauce...

"Jamie and I own a graphic design business. One of our clients owns a Persian restaurant with a terrific Hummas appetizer. This inspired us to try our own hand at it. After trying many recipies, we've created this version with an array of the ingredients we liked best from what we tried.

Here's my recipe, not too bad if I do say..."

Ingredients: fresh basil, garbanzo beans...

"From the blog “Sprouts in the Hood” and influenced by Najmieh Batmanglij's recipes, this salad is unusual, delicious and works as a main dish for 2 or as a salad course for 4. I roasted my sweet potato and used spring onions in place of the garlic stems. I also skipped the red pepper flakes and saffron, though I'm sure each would..."

Ingredients: dill, rose water...

"A spicy Persian salad that is served warm with a sprinkling of herbs. You can use chickpeas, or a variety of other beans in this dish."

Ingredients: pepper, cumin seeds...

"This is a snack served in middle eastern markets. It is known as the dukkah, the poor man's dinner, and perfect travel food. You can serve this as described or instead of the pitas you can serve with balls of soft cheese, sliced tomatoes, or cucumbers. Keeps well also unrefridgerated."

Ingredients: coriander seeds, cumin seeds...