Middle Eastern

Chicken With Apricot Tamarind And Chipotle Sauce

Chicken with Tamarind, Apricots and Chipotle Sauce

  This Passover dish from Patricia Jinich, who grew up in Mexico, one of 40,000 to 50,000 Jews, European and Mexican influences ran through Passover and holiday cooking: chicken soups with matzo might feature jalapeƱos, while meat stews were paired with salsa. Ms. Jinich learned this recipe from Flora Cohen, […]

Sephardi Style Cholent

Sephardi Cholent

Cholent is a traditional Jewish stew. It is usually simmered overnight for 12 hours or more, and eaten for lunch on Shabbat (the Sabbath). Cholent was developed over the centuries to conform with Jewish laws that prohibit cooking on the Sabbath. The pot is brought to a boil on Friday […]

falafel appetizer

Pistachio Falafel

  This Pistachio Falafel Recipe is so satisfying and a fun twist on a traditional food. It can be baked, lightly fried or deep fried. These chickpea patties are loaded with fresh herb flavor and a perfect complement to salads, wraps, and more. Serve with a minty yogurt-tahini sauce for […]

keto paleo roasted cauliflower hummus recipe

Keto Hummus

  Do you ever find yourself craving hummus and wondering if keto hummus or paleo hummus exists? Well, it does now! Iā€™ve created the perfect solution for those hummus cravings with my delicious and easy cauliflower hummus recipe. Itā€™s so good! This roasted cauliflower hummus makes the perfect grab-and-go snack, […]

Chicken Shawarma 5

Chicken Shawarma

Chicken Shawarma is a popular gourmet sandwich that you can get at Middle Eastern restaurants. Marinated chicken chunks are mounted on a large rotating skewer and then roasted slowly to perfection against a gas burning grill. Due to the unavailability of such industrial roasters at homes, Chicken Shawarma has typically […]

Shakshuka Eggs with Feta

  Shakshuka may be at the apex of eggs-for-dinner recipes, though in Israel it is a breakfast food, a bright, spicy start to the day with a pile of pita or challah served on the side. (It also makes excellent brunch or lunch food.) Itā€™s a one-skillet recipe of eggs […]

Classic Hummus

This is a fast and easy classic hummus recipe. Itā€™s versatile, delicious and can be used as a dip or spread in just about anything. This homemade hummus is the freshest, tastiest hummus youā€™ve ever eaten. Once you make it, youā€™ll never go back to store-bought. Its high in fiber […]

Tahini Sauce

  I use this lemony, garlic tahini sauce on everything! Use this quick and simple sauce as a dressing for salads, a sauce for veggies and meats, a spread for sandwiches and pitas or serve it as a dip.

Middle Eastern Fried Cauliflower

  Deep-fried cauliflower is a Middle Eastern specialty, so why not make it even more Middle Eastern and use a batter made with dukkah, the complex Middle Eastern condiment made with a mixture of nuts, seeds, spices, and, in this version, chickpea flour. The batter is thin (you have the […]

Homemade Moroccan Merguez Sausage

  These spicy North African sausages are popular in Morocco, where they are grilled and served in a variety of ways–plain, with couscous, in sandwiches, with eggs or stuffed into pastries. Merguez sausage can be made with ground lamb, ground beef or a mixture of the two. My favorite is […]