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"Chicken thighs have been the real bread and butter of my diet since my second year of college, when I started having to cover my own grocery bills :)
This has become my all-time favorite way to spice them.

If I need a side dish, I usually chop up an onion, sautee it for 30 seconds in the pan, and toss the onion and a handful of cherry..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, ground turmeric...

"I used to cook this in the oven before I had a crock-pot. For the oven: cook it in a covered dish for 1 1/2 to 2 hours at 300F or until the chicken is cooked and tender. Serve with rice and cooked or steamed vegetables. If you don't like to use the whole spices, substitute them with ground. The lemon and chilies are not authentic to this Jewish-Indian..."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, cloves...

"This is an authentic Jewish (not Kosher) recipe for the best Chopped Chicken Liver pate you have ever had. It is actually a recipe of my maternal grandmother, Anna Buhal'tsev (Bell) Mersky, who came from Smela Gubernyia, which is near Cherkassy and Kiev in the Ukraine. A few minor additions were made thru the years."

Ingredients: pepper, garlic powder...

"This Japanese fried noodle dish is always popular with my family and guests and is as good for a week day meal as it is for Shabbat. It is important to fry the ginger and green onions so that their essential oils are released.
Note: Udon are thick noodles and Soba are thin noodles."

Ingredients: cornstarch, toasted sesame oil...

"This is delicious and fragrant! Your house smells wonderful while the chicken is roasting and the neighbors knock on your door looking for invitations to dinner. I make this at least once a month."

Ingredients: oranges, zest of...

"We were staying with friends during Passover and this was the main course at the seder. The smell was wonderful, the color beautiful, and the meat literally fell off the bone. It is called "Shabbat Chicken" because religious Jews do not cook on Shabbat/Sabbath and this is meant to be prepared right before the start of the Sabbath and then..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cinnamon sticks...

"This recipe delivers amazing results with virtually no effort. It's from Nigella Lawson's cookbook "Forever Summer". Za'atar is an addictive Middle Eastern spice blend that you can buy or prepare yourself. Chicken requires at least 2 hours of marinating time. Serve with pita crisps and salad."

Ingredients: za'atar spice mix, olive oil...

"The rice stuffing is very simple to make and turns out beautifully! If barberries are not available, chopped fresh cranberries or sour cherries are a good substitution. Preparation time does not include marinating time. Adapted from Persian Cooking for a Healthy Kitchen" by Najmieh Batmanglij."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cumin, rose water...

"These marinated chicken legs come out beautifully glazed and juicy, and look like a lot more work than they really are! I marinated mine for only one hour and they still turned out nicely. Also, you can add sliced and scored potatoes to the baking pan if desired, to soak up some of the juices.

Note: I originally tried this recipe for one..."

Ingredients: dill, frozen spinach, honey...

"This soup has a flavor combination that is very popular in the Middle East. This is based on a Faye Levy recipe."

Ingredients: ground cumin, celery & tops...

"This deliciously spiced sweet-and sour stew was adapted from "Persian Cooking for a Healthy Kitchen" By Najmieh Batmanglij.

The original recipe calls for firm, unripe peaches and saffron. I had none and substituted nectarines/omitted the saffron and it still came out great."

Ingredients: cinnamon, ground cardamom...

"This recipe requires a special Morrocan earthenwear pot, called a tangine. It is a "Great Cooks" recipe.
Prep time does not include standing time."

Ingredients: Spanish onions, ground cumin...

"This duck recipe is adapted from Claudia Roden’s "The Book of Jewish Food." I found it on another site and wanted to share, but haven't tried it yet. As to the comment that it is Iranian, not Jewish: in stating it was Jewish I merely quoted the recipe source; but both groups originated in the same area, so it makes sense that both would..."

Ingredients: salt & freshly ground black pepper, duck breasts...

"A Sabra is the name given to a native Israeli. This dish emphasizes two native Israeli ingredients- olives and oranges. The recipe uses fresh olives which can be found very easily in Israel, but not too many other places. Substitute with large good quality green olives. This is really nice served over rice or couscous."

Ingredients: pepper, dill, dry white wine...