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"Serve with falafel or kebabs in pita or other favorite Middle Eastern foods."

Ingredients: ground cumin, ground fenugreek...

"This is one of my adopted recipes.
I have made this for the second time today, 24th September 2005.
I used 2 large thick chicken breasts which I sliced through horizontally to make them thinner. The potatoes I cut into thin wedges. I found the secret to this dish is to use a shallow baking dish (mine was about 1/2" deep). The first..."

Ingredients: garlic, olive oil, oregano...

"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...

"A fantabulous side dish - or serve it over couscous as a vegetarian main course."

Ingredients: ground cumin, ground turmeric...

Ingredients: lemons, olive oil, potatoes...

"If you’re roasting new potatoes, try adding some unusual flavours – this recipe goes well with a Lebanese pilaf or Moroccan tagine. This recipe serves 2 hungry people or 4 as a side dish."

Ingredients: cilantro, lemons, olive oil...

"These are crispy fried potato cakes with a tuna and light vegetable filling that is just delicious. DH liked them with the tuna added though it is not traditional. If you prefer you can leave the tuna out for the original vegetarian version. I serve them with a corn free ketchup and plain yogurt to dip them in, sour cream would be good too. The original..."

Ingredients: rice flour, fresh ground black pepper...

"Tasty vegetarian croquettes that are lightly fried. I served this as part of a light lunch with several appetizers, including baba gannouj, and hummous, with pita bread, some olives, and a green salad."

Ingredients: currants, ground allspice, oil...

"Ground beef mixture encased in a potato mixture and fried to a golden brown. An Iraqi snack, appetizer or as part of a meal. They are scarily addictive and delicious. Also, really ideal if you have some extra boiled potatoes you are looking to use up."

Ingredients: pepper, eggs, fresh parsley...

"Persian lamb stew sends wonderful flavors your way - not spicy - just a nice blend of flavors. A meal in one pot. Serve with a salad on the side and crusty rolls to scoop up the last of the sauce.
I was very pressed for time today to make this recipe so I just put everything in the crock pot with out browning anything and it turned out heavenly..."

Ingredients: pepper, dried oregano...

"This is really nice Middle Eastern dish not from one particular country. It looks very nice presented. The taste develops more over time so make the dish up to a day in advance for best flavour. If you can not find a tool made especially for coring vegetables an apple corer will work just as well. I used a knife but just be careful the direction you..."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, baharat...

Ingredients: lemons, olive oil, potatoes...

"Cinnamon, nutmeg and cumin swirl about you like an aromatic market in the sultry mediterranean sun. Your mouth waters...mmm, what is that heavenly smell? Dinner! A sumptuous Moussaka recipe with ingredients you can find in any kitchen."

Ingredients: ground cumin, ground allspice...

"Oh MY GOD..my father made this salad for us and from that day forward we fell in love with it and make it almost every week....and it's really simple"

Ingredients: pickles, dill, mayonnaise...