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"I like to think of this vegetarian dish as Egyptian-style chilli. I was first introduced to it during a trip to Egypt four years ago, where it was nearly all we ate for a week! It's served in "fast food" type restaurants, sold from carts by street vendors and made in the home. There can be many variations, but this is close to the one I..."

Ingredients: chopped tomatoes, brown lentils...

"This is the perfect road food, fisherman's lunch, school lunch bread, breakfast ... I can't be without this recipe, given to me long ago by a friend. It definitely does not need butter -- just slice and eat. Please note that this does not pretend to be a low-fat recipe! It is meant for long days away from home, when one slice means sustenance...."

Ingredients: fresh coarse ground black pepper, lean bacon...

"Very exotic, but amazingly simple. A great veggie/vegan main course or a perfect side dish."

Ingredients: cinnamon, ground cumin...

"This is the basic recipe for cooking quinoa. You can use it in place of rice, or you can use it as the basis of a salad or tabouleh. Quinoa is a light and wholesome grain that is gluten free. It is prepared quickly and easily with this basic method. This recipe makes 3 cups of cooked quinoa"

Ingredients: water, quinoa...

"This is a flat bread that we use for meals, sandwiches and breakfast. It is our daily bread here in Morocco and is rarely made at home unless rurally as it is so inexpensive and available on every street corner; small or large. This bread is good for soaking up the sauces,broths and for pushing the food onto and sort of dragging from the communal platter..."

Ingredients: cornmeal, dry active yeast...

"A typical North African dish, made delicious with parsley, mint, basil and lemon! A great side to meat dishes. Adapted from Gourmet magazine(July/2003). Due to some reviews I have updated the recipe, adding more garlic and lemon juice."

Ingredients: couscous, extra virgin olive oil...

"I have adapted the best of three other moroccan chicken recipes (primarily the Million Dollar Chicken) to produce this one. The main difference is it uses more authentic ingredients like harissa paste, onions and chick peas. This is now one of my favourite dishes."

Ingredients: cinnamon, ground cumin...

"Pearl (Israeli) couscous is more like barley in texture, and takes a little longer to cook. Look for it in the ethnic section, or in the pasta section of larger supermarkets. Try to find the "instant" kind, that cooks it 10 minutes. If you can't find it, you may have to add more liquid and cook longer. This one has a touch of East..."

Ingredients: israeli couscous, garam masala...

"This colorful combination of vegetables, garbanzo beans and steamed barley is sure to please. Serve with warm pita bread and melon wedges sprinkled with chopped fresh mint."

Ingredients: cilantro, cornstarch...

"Delicious salad, cool and refreshing. The addition of the feta cheese adds a nice tang. I have used both regular and whole wheat couscous and they are both delicious."

Ingredients: couscous, cucumbers...

"Our family and friends love this low fat side dish. When I have a vegetarian here, I use vegetable broth instead of chicken. This recipe came from Cooking Light magazine."

Ingredients: pepper, couscous...

"This recipe goes with fish entrees, has a delicious lemon zip and is easy to make! From Cooking Light."

Ingredients: couscous, fresh lemon juice...

"This recipe makes a very hearty and healthy vegetarian main dish. It's based on a recipe I found in an old Bon Appetit magazine. The original recipe calls for a 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper as well which you can add if you like spice. Recipe can easily be doubled to serve 6-8. It freezes well too."

Ingredients: canned vegetable broth, cumin...

"Great as a side or a meal in itself."

Ingredients: cinnamon, coriander seeds...