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"I like to think of this vegetarian dish as Egyptian-style chilli. I was first introduced to it during a trip to Egypt four years ago, where it was nearly all we ate for a week! It's served in "fast food" type restaurants, sold from carts by street vendors and made in the home. There can be many variations, but this is close to the one I..."

Ingredients: chopped tomatoes, brown lentils...

"This is adapted from Claudia Roden's "The New Book of Middle Eastern Food". I was pleasantly surprised by the flavor combos. It tastes like a very fresh carrot cake without all the work...and it's healthy!"

Ingredients: honey, olive oil, raisins...

"This recipe is from Zanzibar, Tanzania, where coconut and clove are major revenue and Indian ingredients influence local cuisine. Turmeric gives the dish a yellow color that darkens with cooking. This is better the second day, when the flavors have blended. For a change, you can substitute any other bean for garbanzos."

Ingredients: coconut milk, ground turmeric...

"This recipe came from Linden & Michelle St. Clair, former missionaries to Benin. It's in the cookbook "From Bugs to Beans.""

Ingredients: roasted unsalted peanuts, lemon juice...

"Healthy, attractive, easy and quick b/c it uses the microwave.
Fits a busy empty nester life style:)"

Ingredients: bottled hot pepper sauce, couscous...

"These are very inexpensive and generally sold as street food to be eaten on the street as an egg and potato sandwich stuffed into flatbread with a thin sauce tomatish or purchased and brought home. I have spoken to a couple of my favorite vendors and have come up with this authentic recipe. I adore the egg and potato sandwiches and also love these..."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, garlic...

"Serve hot or cold for a tasty vegetarian snack. Great for picnics, packed lunches, kids meals etc. PLEASE NOTE: THESE ARE BEST GRILLED/BROILED. Spray them with oil & under med/high heat."

Ingredients: cumin, Greek yogurt...

"This lovely salad has a distinctive flavour due to the tarragon, which also adds a touch of sweetness along with the sugar and the oranges. It looks terrific in the bowl and tastes even better. This salad is based on one served at the Magic Pan restaurants here in Toronto back in the 1970s; the recipe was published in the local paper ages ago and I..."

Ingredients: tarragon vinegar, dijon-style mustard...

"From Cooking Light. Posted for Zaar World Tour III North Africa. Needs to chill 2 hrs. or overnight."

Ingredients: couscous, sherry wine vinegar...

"This recipe was found in "Cuisines of Portuguese Encounters". I haven't made it yet."

Ingredients: eggs, milk, salt...

"I love party recipes that can be made ahead and frozen. It doesn't matter if you make and serve or make and freeze, this appetizer is sensational !"

Ingredients: cream cheese, rye cocktail bread...

"A very good Low Fat Frittata, you can use or include other veggies or substitute other veggies for the zucchini, A good appetizer or entree. The recipe comes from the American Heart Association,"

Ingredients: egg substitute, egg whites...

"Oh, yum, yum...I bought a big bottle of whole cloves at Sam's a while ago and found this recipe to use them. It is fantastic. I pretty much followed it exactly, except for the garlic change. I also added two diced Roma tomatoes. It is very healthy--low fat, with only 2 tsp olive oil!!--and authentic-tasting."

Ingredients: cloves, ground cumin...

"Yummy vegetarian version of childhood favorite fish sticks and sauce"

Ingredients: cornmeal, nutritional yeast...