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"I confess, my husband is a gyro junkie. I had never had the ethereal pleasure of a gyro until he introduced me to the wickedly intoxicating Greek concoction a few years ago. The trouble you ask? We were low-carbers for about two years running and it was not cost-effective to make special trips out for a couple of paper-thin slices of meat and some..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cucumbers, dill...

"This is an old stand by for me, its quick and easy and can be served as a main dish or side dish. Its great with a nice middle eastern salad and a side of yoghurt and also goes well with baked lamb or roasts.This is a great potluck dish as well.Seasoning are approximate, you can adjust to suit your tastes."

Ingredients: cinnamon, garlic powder...

"These are the well-known Turkish Kofta, delicious little meat balls or patties. You can make them with beef, but lamb is traditional and makes them very special."

Ingredients: lean ground lamb, pepper...

"These meatballs have a very Middle Eastern flavor. To make these suitable for Passover, just substitute matzah meal for the bread crumbs."

Ingredients: lean ground lamb, cumin...

"This delightful recipe comes from "Cooking Moroccan" by Tess Mallos. The meatballs do not need to be browned, which simplifies the prep. A tagine is an clay vessel, however, you do not need one to prepare this dish."

Ingredients: ground cumin, ground turmeric...

"These are little lamb/beef kebabs that are served like a sandwich on pita bread or nane lavash, your choice. Goes great with a salad and rice pilaf to complement the meal."

Ingredients: pepper, ground cumin...

"This is real comfort food! I love this meaty, rich casserole. I must warn you - you will probably end up with very messy kitchen after making this, but it is worth it. Named in honor of the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" which celebrates Greek culture. I have been making this homestyle Greek recipe for many years, but it originally came..."

Ingredients: pepper, eggs, elbow macaroni...

"A lovely soup from The Complete Middle East Cookbook by Tess Mallos"

Ingredients: rice flour, fresh ground black pepper...

"This is one of my favorite Greek recipes."

Ingredients: cinnamon, pepper, cumin...

"This is from the May 2004 issue of Prevention Magazine. I added extra feta so the initial point of reducing the fat content by using less feta cheese has been thrown out the window. The recipe calls for brown rice, an ideal way of using up leftover rice or you can use cooked orzo if you wish. Update: per the excellent advice of Chef Geist, I added..."

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, Greek oregano...

"This is a wonderful and easy recipe. Very traditional in Egypt. Served over plain white rice. My grandmother, and mother... and all my aunties have been making this for decades. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do."

Ingredients: pepper, cumin, dried coriander...

"I really tasty gryo with tzatziki sauce. Cooking/preparation time does not include 2 hours of refrigeration time for meatloaf."

Ingredients: pepper, cucumbers...

"Classic Moroccan Tagine. A tagine is a subtly flavored stew, served over couscous or rice. This one makes a nice dinner served with salad and fresh bread."

Ingredients: pepper, eggs, fresh coriander...

"I didn't have enough ground beef to make a whole meat loaf, so I made it with half ground lamb and half extra lean ground beef. It turned out to be the most flavourful and juicy meatloaf I have ever made!"

Ingredients: dried basil, dried thyme...