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"If you like Chinese dumplings, these vegetarian pot stickers will blow your mind!! They are very easy to make (contrary to what people may think) and dumpling skins are available even in Western supermarket now. This recipe should use up one package of round dumpling skin and enough to serve a big crowd as appetizers. You can make these dumplings way..."

Ingredients: chives, cilantro, ginger...

"This is a favorite of our from a local restaurant."

Ingredients: soup mix, oil, onions...

"I love chocolate, and I ADORE baklava, and this is a sublime combination of the two. It involves a little work, so I make this for very special occasions."

Ingredients: cinnamon, orange juice, pecans...

"In my never-ending search for orange zest recipes, I came across this one in Levana Kirschenbaum's new book, Levana's Table. It's the most heavenly version of orange poppy seed cake I've seen so far. My only change to the recipe was to move it from the food processor to the stand mixer."

Ingredients: eggs, margarine, orange juice...

"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...

"Very simple, Asian, and vegan as well!"

Ingredients: chunky peanut butter, fresh ground black pepper...

"I found this recipe on a site that was promoting an Asian-flavored Thanksgiving. Even though we don't really celebrate the holiday per se, we adore sweet potatoes and we love Indian cuisine, so why limit ourselves? The original recipe called for yams, but I subbed in the sweet potatoes. Feel free to re-sub the yams. I also adapted the recipe..."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, coconut milk...

"Traditional honey cake, made for Rosh Hashanah to ensure a sweet New Year but also prepared by honey-cake lovers for special occasions."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cream of tartar...

"I got this recipe from my upstairs neighbor who is Persian and always has the most wonderful smells coming out of her house."

Ingredients: cinnamon, margarine, oil...

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

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

"Deliciousssssssssssss!"

Ingredients: cucumbers, cumin powder...

"This is delicious and fragrant! Your house smells wonderful while the chicken is roasting and the neighbors knock on your door looking for invitations to dinner. I make this at least once a month."

Ingredients: oranges, zest of...

"A lot of you don't know it, but Yooper and I are diet buddies. We were chatting on the phone one Friday morning and he told me how he admired my talent of just "coming up" with a recipe off the top of my head. That morning, with Yoop's words echoing in my head, I created this curried chicken recipe. And guess what, Yooper? It's..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, ground cumin...

"This is my daughter Nomi's all-time favorite way to eat rice. My friend Debbie, who is married to a Persian, makes this for her every time we're over at their house for a meal. I figured I was going to have to learn to make this myself, since Nomi just adores this rice and asks for it every time. It's a little complicated, but gets easier..."

Ingredients: cooking oil, long grain rice...