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"A quick recipe for tasty pita."

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

"A recipe I learned from two Lebanese friends. This is my family's most requested dish at get-togethers."

Ingredients: cucumbers, cumin powder...

"Leshakshek means to shake in Hebrew. This is an egg and tomato dish that would be something different for brunch. Add garlic, basil, the possibilities are endless! Enjoy.."

Ingredients: cooking oil, eggs, onions...

"These have a very special flavor, go great with my Moroccan Pumpkin Soup (L'hamraak Garagh)."

Ingredients: eggs, salt, sweet potatoes...

"Healthy, easy. There are no exact amounts for this spread/salad/side-dish. Experiment with ingredients/amounts."

Ingredients: cumin, fresh ground black pepper...

"This is a delicious, spicy salad. It tastes best when it's a day old."

Ingredients: cumin, Dijon mustard, garlic...

"This is a flaky Yemenite bread that my friend Yechiel taught me to make in Israel. It is delicious with puréed tomatoes and zhoug (a spicy condiment--I posted the recipe separately) or with honey. Well worth the effort! (Cook time is rest time)."

Ingredients: salt, sugar, vinegar...

"Tabbouleh is one of my favorite salads, we eat it all summer long. Some times I use couscous instead of the cracked wheat normally called for in tabbouleh, it makes for a lighter salad. Normally, tabbouleh has mint in it, but I'm not so crazy about the addition, so I've made it optional. This was created for RSC Summer 2005."

Ingredients: pistachios, couscous...

"A yummy salad that makes a great summer supper! Adapted from Epicurean.
Couscous or kuskus is a pasta from the Maghreb of Berber origin. It consists of spherical granules made by rolling and shaping moistened semolina wheat and then coating them with finely ground wheat flour. The finished grains are about 1 mm in diameter before cooking. The..."

Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, fresh cilantro...

"When I got married at the age of 21, I could barely make toast, let alone a WHOLE meal! My sister always told me 'but it's so easy!' and I obviously didn't believe her. One frantic evening, when I've procrastinated all day about what to make for dinner, I call my sister for advice. This is when she told me the 'secret recipe'..."

Ingredients: orange bell peppers, fresh parsley...

"This is one of the most forgiving recipes you will find. It's hard to go wrong here. Observant Jews cannot cook on the Sabbath, and yet it has always been tradition to serve a hot meal on Saturday after returning from Synagogue. This is the heart of Jewish cooking - no finesse, no mess, no fanciness. Just a hearty meal that is economical, delicious,..."

Ingredients: fresh coarse ground black pepper, dried kidney beans...

"This recipe requires a special Morrocan earthenwear pot, called a tangine. It is a "Great Cooks" recipe.
Prep time does not include standing time."

Ingredients: Spanish onions, ground cumin...

"This Italian and Libyan- influenced dish is great to serve in the summer months."

Ingredients: corn, chopped tomatoes, eggs...

"Popular in Jewish communities throughout the Mediterranean and Middle East, these beautifully marbled rich maroon or brown eggs get their soft texture from the slow cooking process. The addition of onion skins to the liquid are absorbed by the porous shells, which cause the coloration.

Huevos Haminados are traditionally served at the..."

Ingredients: pepper, tea leaves, eggs...