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"This recipe includes instructions for making homemade yogurt cheese. You could also substitute sour cream in place of the yogurt or make is simpler still and use store-bought cream cheese or goat cheese. If using store-bought cheese skip step 1. This recipe is adapted from "The Essential Book of Jewish Festival Cooking" by Phyllis Glazer..."

Ingredients: cream cheese, fresh black pepper...

"Another recipe from a dear friend's mother - one HECK of a Jewish cook! Very different and distinct. Wonderful!!!"

Ingredients: mint, olive oil, onions...

"These are delicious and addicting. You can also use beef or lamb in place of the chicken. I usually will make my own tahini (See Heavenly Hummus."

Ingredients: pepper, cucumbers, pickles...

"This is a recipe from Cooking Light. It doesn't say what kind of lentils to use, but from the picture, I'd say brown, or puy."

Ingredients: curry powder, dried lentils...

"I have a good friend whose family comes from Syria, and they make this almost every week for Saturday night supper. It's very comfort-foody."

Ingredients: eggs, gruyere cheese, milk...

"This is the yoghurt cheese made in the Middle East. It is EASY to make, but there's a lot to explain! I saw other recipes on here but they call for store-bought Greek yoghurt (different flavor) or low fat store yoghurt (yuk) instead of home-made, which is very easy to do and gives far better flavor. The consistency of home-made is not as creamy..."

Ingredients: salt, whole milk, yogurt...

"(Mast-O Khiar)

Iranian Yogurt & Cucumber Dip with Raisins & Walnuts"

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, fresh dill...

"The following recipe call for two pounds of meat or chicken. Feel free to double the amount of meat as desired but remember to double the remaining ingredients. Each recipe will yield 5-6 sandwiches.
How to marinate the meat?
Upon buying your meat, ask your butcher to slice it thin or you can choose to slice it yourself. Then marinate the..."

Ingredients: lamb, lemon juice...

"Also known as "Skordozoumi", this Sephardic soup is thickened with eggs, yogurt and feta cheese. Adapted from "Sephardic Flavors" by Joyce Goldstein."

Ingredients: croutons, crusty bread, eggs...

"Every Israeli mother makes this when in a hurry or lazy. Great for parties or the Shavuot holiday. You can make it as small or as large as you need. There are also many ways to make it less rich to cut down calories but the taste will be affected. I often drizzle flavors on the top and between layers like maple syrup, silan (date honey), fig honey,..."

Ingredients: white cheese, cream cheese spread...

"I love eggplants. I love couscous. I love feta. I also love stuffing things with other things, so while I haven't made this yet, I can't imagine it won't be good..."

Ingredients: couscous, dried basil...

"kurdish/Persian"

Ingredients: cilantro, ground turmeric...

"This is a classic delicious and sinful Yemenite dessert fritter, commonly sold in the streets of Israel in small towns. Recipe from Daniel Rogov"

Ingredients: cornstarch, honey, peanut oil...