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"For anyone who desires an authentic taste of the mid east. This recipe was learned by watching a good friend of mine in Jordan when she was grinding her family's monthly supply."

Ingredients: cinnamon bark, cumin seeds...

"Although this is posted in response to a recipe request, I'm also posting this for myself, since it really is time I started making this yummy, spicy sauce. I normally do not like mangoes, but I do like amba, espcially drizzled on my felafel. This recipe comes from one of my Hebrew cookbooks, Matanot Mehamitbach (Gifts from the Kitchen) by Gil..."

Ingredients: corn oil, cumin seeds...

"This recipe -- for Hanukkah -- was found in the2008 cookbook, Jewish Holiday Cooking."

Ingredients: dried apricots, fresh ginger...

"This is a lovely use for apples! From "The Book of Jewish Food" by Claudia Roden. She suggests serving this with yogurt to balance the sweetness. The rosewater flavor is strong here, so if you are shy about rosewater consider cutting the amount in half. This would be lovely as a filling in a white cake, layered with vanilla pastry cream..."

Ingredients: rose water, sugar, water...

"This is from Saffron Shores: Jewish Cooking from the Southern Mediterranean by Joyce Goldstein. This is a typical side dish used for Passover, and there is so many different variations. It is also used on the seder plate to remind the Jews of the mortar that had to be made for the bricks. Nonetheless, this is easy to make, and yummy. I have not made..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, confectioners' sugar...

"In the fall I start looking for as many ways as possible to use pumpkin. This is adapted from "The Book of Jewish Food" by Claudia Roden. All measurements are relative to the amount of pumpkin you choose to use -- you will need a kitchen scale."

Ingredients: pistachios, ground cardamom...

"This is used in a traditional Jewish sedar but is delicious year-round. Most people are familiar with the Ashkenazi charoset but this recipe is a Sephardic version."

Ingredients: cinnamon, pitted dates...

"A spicy condiment paste used by Libyan Jews. This is a shortcut version. Adapted from The Book of New Israeli food."

Ingredients: ground cumin, ground caraway...