This traditional Middle Eastern lentils and rice is loaded with crispy fried caramelized onions. It’s super healthy and perfect for company.

A menu for a Middle Eastern twist on classic Chinese hot pot.

A traditional Middle Eastern recipe for flavorful steam-fried green beans with tomato.

Middle Eastern farina dumplings, stuffed with seasoned ground beef and simmered to perfection.

Creamy labneh cheesecake flavored with dried mint, a pine nut graham cracker crust, and a gorgeous dusting of dried mint on top.

These chocolate féve and pine nut cookies are perfect for an extra-special Valentine’s Day.

This marmalade is dreamy— the way imaginary orange marmalade tasted on invisible toast when you were a little kid throwing tea parties.

Za’atar chickpeas & yellow rice with jajik yogurt sauce. This delicious weeknight meal comes together in just 15 minutes of active time.

A traditional recipe for Middle Eastern stuffed eggplant (sheikh mahshi) with pine nuts, beef, tomato, and lots and lots of parsley.

Succotash + shakshuka = shakshukotash! Eggs poached in tomato sauce with sautéed lima beans and corn, perfect for breakfast or dinner.

This hummus is loaded with roast garlic, lots of tahini, a decent amount of lemon juice, and perfectly cooked chickpeas.

This is an old family recipe for Assyrian green bean tomato stew. It’s perfect comfort food for these last few months of winter.

Learn the secret to perfectly cooked basmati rice, with fluffy, distinct grains. It’s impossible to mess up with my recipe.

Chicken marinated in yogurt, dill, garlic, pepper, and olive oil, then roasted to perfection, served with potatoes roasted with za’atar.

Ful medames is a traditional Middle Eastern and African breakfast made from fava beans. This breakfast bar is complete with all the toppings.

In the winter, I tend to crave warm aromas, preserved flavors, and lots (and lots) of dairy. These are my 6 favorite winter toast toppings.

These stuffed dates are easy, healthy, and inspired by classic desserts: baklava, pecan pie, s’mores, apple crisp, tiramisu, cheesecake …

Honey butter cake, filled with baklava, covered in cream cheese frosting, glazed with honey caramel, and topped with pistachio bobbles.

These tahini molasses cookies are crunchy and delicious, and perfect for a Christmas cookie plate.

This cardamom and tea shortbread (ghraybeh in Arabic) is made with clarified butter, which gives it an extra melt-in-your-mouth texture.