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"Note: This is one of the recipes I adopted in the Great 'Zaar Ophan Adoption of 2005. I hope you enjoy it."

Ingredients: salt, shortening, water...

"These cookies are made all over the Middle East. Each country and each household has their favourite recipe. The traditional shape is a horse shoe with the 2 ends pinched together and a nut is placed where they meet. I only do that if I am receiving guests or for a special occasion."

Ingredients: pistachios, ground cardamom...

"This is just one variation of the classic Arabian spice mix which is used in the ancient Saudi Arabian dish called Al Kabsa or Al Kabsah; a chicken and rice dish which is fragrant and lightly spiced - and is thought to originate from the nomadic Bedouin tribes. Arabic cuisine has its roots in tent cookery. Nomadic tribes could use only transportable..."

Ingredients: coriander seeds, cumin seeds...

"Cooking with unusual ingredients can be very rewarding, and we all love to impress our guests with unusual recipes and flavours. Using rose water and orange blossom water is a way of doing just this, with their unique taste, but purchasing these rare treats can be expensive. I cook with rose water and orange blossom water a lot; especially in historical..."

Ingredients: rose petals, distilled water...

"The Labna is ready to eat immediately, but improves after a couple of days. The oil which surrounds the Labna can be used later in dressings, bread doughs etc."

Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, Greek yogurt...

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, semolina flour...

Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs, honey...

"I haven't made this yet, but plan to. The mazahar, or orange blossom water, can be purchased at any Middle Eastern or Greek specialty store. Keep in mind that this makes 60 servings. TIP: Syrup must either be cool and poured over hot baklawa or hot and poured over cooled baklawa. Never pour hot syrup over hot baklawa; it will make it soggy."

Ingredients: orange blossom water, lemon juice...

"This is a snack served in middle eastern markets. It is known as the dukkah, the poor man's dinner, and perfect travel food. You can serve this as described or instead of the pitas you can serve with balls of soft cheese, sliced tomatoes, or cucumbers. Keeps well also unrefridgerated."

Ingredients: coriander seeds, cumin seeds...

"This is similar to a cream of wheat cake that is posted, but this makes yummy, dense, syrupy squares. Very addictive."

Ingredients: granulated sugar, lemon juice...

"These cookies keep well stored in cookie tins. I have not frozen them but I think they could be frozen. Instead of the date filling you could use a walnut filling:1 1/2 cups walnuts chopped, 1/4 cup caster sugar & 1 tsp cinnamon mixed together."

Ingredients: dates, rose water, milk...

"Mangoes have the most wonderful taste and so good for you. I think this would be ok using Splenda also."

Ingredients: fresh mango, sugar, butter...

"Farina cake."

Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs, fine semolina...

"Posted by request of my SIL. Modified from Pistachio, Walnut and Almond Baklava on http://www.taste.com.au where it is found in the Lebanese section but I think it is more Iranian."

Ingredients: cinnamon, pistachios...