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"This recipe first appeared as part of a "meatless week-night meal" in the November, 2003 Bon Appetit. Originally posted by Mean Chef. Vegans can omit the yogurt."

Ingredients: ground cumin, cucumbers...

"I got this recipe from my friend Kasey a long time ago (I have adjusted the spices to my taste) and it is very easy--even for those that just can't seem to get basmati rice to cook "just right". So long as you cover the baking dish tightly with foil, it will not fail! I brought this to a pot-luck at work one day and ever since this dish..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, ground turmeric...

"This recipe is adapted from "What to Cook" cookbook. Other than slicing the onions, it doesn't take a lot of prep time. This is what I make when I come home from work hungry and exhausted and want something yummy and filling for dinner."

Ingredients: cumin, lentils, olive oil...

"A delicious autumn dessert. Serve this either warm or cold with Yogurt Dessert Sauce. This recipe comes from The New American Diet cookbook."

Ingredients: cinnamon, egg substitute...

"For me, this is comfort food. It only take about a half hour to make, and with some fresh pitas, it's a fantastic meal by itself."

Ingredients: ground cumin, ground turmeric...

"I found this at a vegetarian Middle eastern recipe site & it was different enough to submit for my own NA*ME cookbook."

Ingredients: pepper, cumin, lemon juice...

"Truly, a wonderful soup!"

Ingredients: cinnamon, fresh cilantro...

"This tasty soup is very popular in Greece and Cyprus. I remember my father making it on chilly winter days, especially when there were colds and flu in the household! Sometimes he would add chopped, cooked chicken to the soup, and other times he would serve it plain. This is a taste of my childhood."

Ingredients: eggs, rice, lemons, juice of...

"This is my family's take on a wonderful comfort food."

Ingredients: pepper, cumin, garlic...

"A quick recipe for tasty pita."

Ingredients: hot water, quick-rising yeast...

"Serve with falafel or kebabs in pita or other favorite Middle Eastern foods."

Ingredients: ground cumin, ground fenugreek...

"I love burghul (cracked wheat) in falafel. These are delicious as a pita bread filling with tabbouleh and hommous. Prep time does not include soaking for the chickpeas or bulghur."

Ingredients: pepper, cumin...

"The story behind this dish is that the Imam (a Turkish official in the Ottoman Empire) fainted when his wife told him she'd used up all the olive oil in making this dish. Eggplant is an oil sponge, it loves to soak it up. Having said that, it is also very, very delicious, and if you allow the eggplant to drain well after frying them, you will still..."

Ingredients: dried mint, eggplants...

"This recipe is from my dear friend, Elias, and his family. They are from the Middle East and this recipe is a staple for them. It has just the right balance of flavours."

Ingredients: garbanzo beans, olive oil...