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"This is a way to make pomegranate molasses if you do not have access to a middle eastern grocery store, but can get pomegranate juice."

Ingredients: pomegranate juice, lemon juice...

"A simple Middle Eastern salad which provides a refreshing complement to Middle Eastern dishes or which can be served as one of a range of dishes in a mezze spread; or be used with falafel and hummus in pita bread."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, lebanese cucumbers...

"A great salad for potlucks. Substitutions can be made to the vegetables. While in Mexico I used cilantro instead of parsley and added poblanos and created a southwestern tabbouleh. Very refreshing!"

Ingredients: cucumbers, dried mint flakes...

"Steamed carrots with garlic-spice."

Ingredients: cumin, fresh garlic...

"This is that magical white garlic sauce served all over the Middle East in one form or another. Thousands of my felow ex-expats know it as it comes with wonderful Saudi broasted chicken (like Al-Baik).
In some countries this sauce is almost mayonaissey, and in others it is a more flow-ey sauce. I like the stiff version, but it is more time consuming..."

Ingredients: egg whites, garlic...

"This Libyan dish has been posted in response to a Round the World game. Looks tasty and a candidate for the crockpot as well. This could readily be made vegetarian by substituting dried bean curd or tempeh for the meat."

Ingredients: cilantro, fresh spinach...

"A marak is a vegetable version of a tagine. Adapt this recipe to whatever root vegetables you prefer."

Ingredients: dried cherries, sugar pumpkin...

"This is a good way to use leftover lemons, can also be done with limes. They're sweet and sour and salty all at once. Make an interesting garnish for a margarita. You can eat
these rind and all. Cook time is pickling in refrigerator time."

Ingredients: lemon juice, lemons, salt...

"A Lebanese Orange Custard with Caramel, which I'm posting for the 2005 Zaar World Tour, adapted from a recipe in from the Bay Books' publication: 'The Best of Lebanese and Middle Eastern Cooking'. This dessert can be eaten warm or chilled."

Ingredients: egg yolks, granulated sugar...