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"Another delectable entry for the Zaar World Tour from the enticing World Vegetarian Cookbook by Madhur Jaffrey. This is simple enough to prepare midweek and comforting as the first cold air of fall arrives."

Ingredients: white potatoes, pepper, onions...

"Really good. From The Complete Middle East Cookbook By Tess Mallos. This is really nice served with Cucumber Salad With Yogurt (Middle East, Palestine)."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, eggplants...

"A nice simple and tasty pilaf. I sometimes use chicken stock in replacment of the meat one. It's a must to use basmati! Very good with Braised Lamb (Tas Kebap). Basically the recipe from The Complete Middle East Cookbook by Tess Mallos"

Ingredients: olive oil, pine nuts, salt...

"A delicious salad my family enjoys to eat on its own or as an accompaniment to mix into rice dishes such as Iranian Chicken With Rice (Morgh Polou) or Timman Z'affaran (Iraqi Saffron Rice With Meat). Originally posted fro Ramadan Tag, a variation on a dish from Gaziantep, Turkey, which is sometimes called Women's Salad! Modified from a recipe by Musa Dagdeviren on http://www.foodandwine.com."

Ingredients: cucumbers, extra virgin olive oil...

"Pretty tasty. Good with Turkish Wedding Pilaf (Dugun Pilav), A white basmati rice dish with pine nuts. From The Complete Middle East Cookbook by Tess Mallos"

Ingredients: stewing lamb, fresh ground black pepper...

"POSTED FOR RAMADAN TAG. From http://www.turkishcookbook.com/ NOTE: I just realized almond extract contains alcohol unless there are alcohol free ones around. I would like to know."

Ingredients: sugar, water, fresh apricots...

"From Turkey, this eggplant salad with sesame seed paste is excellent when eaten with warm flatbread. I got this recipe from some missionaries that have been living there for awhile."

Ingredients: cumin, sesame seed paste...

"I've seen many varying dishes of rice in Turkey, all of them quite good, so this is just one of many. This variation has a good taste, but because the flavor isn't too bold it makes an easy side dish to most meals. Afiyet Olsun!"

Ingredients: vegetable seasoning, noodles...

"From "Wolf & Lamb -Animal Free Cooking""

Ingredients: cider vinegar, raw sugar...

"This is another simple Turkish recipe that I learned while living in Turkey. It consists of potato and chicken cubes in a thin, tomato water. It makes a nice, light lunch that's perfect for Istanbul's rainy winter days. Afiyet olsun!"

Ingredients: red pepper paste, oil, onions...

"Tart plums perk up this herb-rich Turkish "Georgian-style" stew. From Joyce Goldstein's "Sephardic Flavors"."

Ingredients: dried mint, fresh dill...

Ingredients: rose water, citric acid...

"This recipe is one of the handful of easy Turkish recipes that I learned while studying abroad in Turkey. The dish consists of cubed chicken in a tomato sauce...quite simple, but it tastes good! Turks usually eat it with bread, however it can be eaten alone as well. If the tomatoes don't seem to provide enough juices I have sometimes added a little..."

Ingredients: red pepper paste, oil...

"A traditional Moroccan tagine which I found in the October 2008 'Australian Good Food' magazine which assures you that this recipe will take you on a romantic escape to Marrakech "without aid of a flying carpet". This recipe is for two, but the quantity could easily be increased. Essentially the only change I made to this recipe..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, ground turmeric...