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"Falafel have got to be the tastiest little fritters ever devised by a cook - and they're good for you too! The Taratoor Sauce also makes a great dipping sauce for crudites, so don't just make it for falafel. The chickpeas do need to soak for at least 12 hours, so take that into consideration. Otherwise, very easy."

Ingredients: dried garbanzo beans, cumin...

"This recipes comes from a fellow Israeli foodie, Gabi Shahar. I tried it out recently (am on a quinoa kick these days) and it's very good. A good alternative to tabbouli or couscous as a cool summer grain salad."

Ingredients: pepper, fresh lemon rind...

"A traditional Middle Eastern dish. Try this with half beef and half lamb for a more Armenian taste."

Ingredients: cinnamon, pepper, eggs...

"Whipped this up tonight since we have been a bit vegetable deficient lately. I LOVE hummus, as does my fiancé, so I thought this would be perfect. It turned out really well. This is based on my Lebanese friend's recipe for hummus--she is religious about hummus and tabbouleh, so I know I have the basic recipe down pat!! :-) Be sure to adjust..."

Ingredients: garbanzo beans, edamame...

"This was originally posted by my cyber-friend Moxie; I was lucky enough to rescue it during an 'adoption' drive. My suggestion for candied ginger is Evelyn/Athens' #140699 -- absolutely delicious and worthy of a wonderful cookie like this one. Moxie's original intro read: "Candied ginger is one of my favorite things. Before you..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, dark molasses, eggs...

"This is a really simple and mouth watering Challah. The bread machine saves heaps of washing up time. It makes a 1.5 pound loaf."

Ingredients: eggs, honey, milk...

"A very quick and easy Middle Eastern salad that can be made in minutes. Sometimes I add a little cumin to this or sprinkle some cayenne pepper on the top."

Ingredients: fresh lemon juice, salt...

"you can use a jar of sauce or make you own for the manacotti"

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, eggs...

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

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

"A wonderful Grilled/BBQ'd treat as well! So delicious."

Ingredients: dried oregano, boneless leg of lamb...

"This is my favourite hummus recipe that I have developed as of late. The green olives work well to add a slightly salty note to the hummus. The way I make hummus uses less oil so I can feel less guilty about enjoying my favourite dish. Coriander is known in the States as cilantro. I came up with this recipe for my vegetarian food blog at wwww.weekendcarnivore.com..."

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, fresh coriander...

"Hold the mayo. This is a very refreshing potato salad, another winner from Faye Levy's column in our local newspaper."

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

Ingredients: feta cheese, garlic, mushrooms...

"A famous Turkish dish, its name means literally 'the Immam fainted' - some say at the deliciousness of the dish, others claim the poor priest was horrified at the amount of oil the dish used! I prefer the first theory!"

Ingredients: aubergines, garlic...