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"Middle Eastern Lemonade is something I've often drunk - and loved - in Middle Eastern restaurants, but this is the first recipe for it I've come across. The lemonade I've been served in Middle Eastern restaurants - and this recipe - are NOT at all sweet, which is actually exactly how I like it (!) so I've left the recipe as I found..."

Ingredients: orange blossom water, ice...

"ZWT7 Africa. Very popular in Egypt and Sudan. This beverage is said to have been a preferred drink of the pharaohs. In Egypt and Sudan, wedding celebrations are traditionally toasted with a glass of hibiscus tea. In Egypt, karkadé as it is called in Arabic, is used as a means to lower blood pressure if consumed in high amounts. Every busy street,..."

Ingredients: orange flower water, fresh gingerroot...

"A funky potato salad with no mayonnaise. Serve while gazing at the Pyramids."

Ingredients: salt & freshly ground black pepper, extra virgin olive oil...

"A wonderfully refreshing drink popular throughout the Middle East. This particular version of it is from Iran, and is from the Bay Books' publication: 'The Best of Lebanese and Middle Eastern Cooking'. It is impossible to provide "accurate" freezing times for this recipe, as it's really up to you - and also of course to..."

Ingredients: orange blossom water, lemon juice...

"A Middle-Eastern-influenced Greek salad which is great served with warm pita bread or crusty rolls as a starter or as one of several mezze dishes, or to accompany grilled meats or pilaf. I have adapted this recipe from one I found in 'The Taste of Greece' and I am posting it for the 2005 Zaar World Tour. When I've made this, I just haven't..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, cucumbers...

"This is how my mom makes BBQ chicken. and i think its the best way to cook chicken. mmmm.... my mouth is watering just thinking about it. you can use this marinade for any cut of chicken. works wonders on chicken kebabs."

Ingredients: pepper, lemon juice...

"These delicious, low-fat Middle Eastern almond sweetmeats are from 'The Best of Lebanese and Middle Eastern Cooking', and have been posted for the 2005 Zaar World Tour. The "resting" time for the paste has not been included in the preparation time below."

Ingredients: orange blossom water, icing sugar...

"I found this recipe in "The Chicken Cookbook" produced by the Tyson Chicken Comapany. It's very easy to make, and delicious!"

Ingredients: ground cumin, ground allspice...

"A Lebanese Orange Custard with Caramel, which I'm posting for the 2005 Zaar World Tour, adapted from a recipe in from the Bay Books' publication: 'The Best of Lebanese and Middle Eastern Cooking'. This dessert can be eaten warm or chilled."

Ingredients: egg yolks, granulated sugar...

"Adapted from a recipe in Jean Paré's 'Company's Coming: dip, dunk & dab, party dips and spreads'. This recipe has been descibed as "an update of baba ghanouj... sweetened with caramelised onions (and served) with pita bread chips or vegetables". I learnt also from this book that 'baba ghanouj' means 'indulged..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, eggplants...

"Egyptian Bean and Veggie soup. Serve with warm pita and some parsley or mint garnish."

Ingredients: cumin seeds, fava beans...

"A delicious Middle Eastern inspired recipe which I have adapted from a recipe in the Australian Women's Weekly's 'SLIM: non-fat eating for life', a title which really sums up so well my understanding of the underlying goals of the Healthy for the Holidays Challenge: finding new recipes and adapting our favourite recipes so that our..."

Ingredients: eggplants, fresh flat-leaf parsley...