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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...

"I love the recipes found on My Persian Kitchen, as they are authentic and delicious Iranian dishes. I chose this one, "Mitra's Sunshine Chicken" not only because it had my name in it, but because I remember my step mother having made this dish and I absolutely love it! The flavors are elegant and delicious. From My Persian Kitchen."

Ingredients: lemon juice, onions, water...

"A quick, yummy and relatively low fat recipe. Serve it over risoni pasta if you like to soak up all the yummy juices."

Ingredients: lemons, oil, parsley...

"Easy beautiful and sooo yummy. i invented it cause of my new infatuation with saffron."

Ingredients: diced tomatoes, green onions...

"This dish is often served with rice or slices of crusty bread, but soft polenta is also a good accompaniment. Niçoise olives are preferred; other olives are too potent. Adapted from Cook's Illustrated (2003)."

Ingredients: dry white wine, extra virgin olive oil...

"Based on a recipe from The Best of Clay Pot Cooking by Dana Jacobi. Dana says, “If you can, make this dish as Moroccan women have for centuries, in the cone-topped clay cooker that gives it its name – otherwise a Dutch oven works well.”"

Ingredients: ground cumin, fresh cilantro...

"This dish is sweet and peppery, delicious served with basic pilaf. The original recipe called for whole quail, yet they are hard to come by!! So here it is with chicken. I have only made this with fillets, but chicken pieces with bones would work equally well, even better perhaps."

Ingredients: dates, fresh ginger, leeks...

"Simple one-pots are perfect for the busy cook. This chicken tagine is great eaten with cous cous for something a bit more filling. You can make this dish using 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts instead of thighs. Simply cut them in half and reduce the simmering time to 15 mins."

Ingredients: cumin, salt & freshly ground black pepper...

"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...

"Afghanistan's national dish. My family likes this version very much. Modified from Kabuli Palau."

Ingredients: ground cumin, pistachios...

"I love risottos, and after undergoing several adaptations over the years believe me when I say that this recipe has been tried and tested! This is a recipe that's quite close to me as it's one of the first things I learnt how to cook, and it's the first I created on my own, so I hope you enjoy. As with all risottos, you know the deal, the..."

Ingredients: pepper, baby spinach, garlic...

"From Cooking Light Magazine. You do not have to have a Tagine -- this dish can be made in a Dutch oven. Serve with hot cooked couscous."

Ingredients: reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth, fresh cilantro...

"Bonappetit march 2009"

Ingredients: fresh Italian parsley, cilantro...

"North African flavored rice cooked with chicken. From The Essential Rice Cookbook.

You will need a casserole dish that can be used on the stove top as well as in the oven. A dutch oven works perfectly. A large, deep cast iron or cast aluminum skillet would also work provided it is entirely metal (no plastic handles) and you have a lid (again,..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, green bell peppers...