Falafel salad- for a lighter, easier to make meal than the original.

Exotic and exquisite, the perfect answer to a sweet craving!

Bousou La Tmssou (Algerian Cookies)

Whole wheat pasta with butternut squash, ground lamb and halloumi. Proof that you can keep your resolution and eat pasta too!

I should be making resolutions, but instead I’m making dessert…Walnut Cigars from David Tanis’ A Platter of Figs

Super delicious but easy enough to make first thing in the morning, baked eggs over spiced spinach and leeks.

Asabe’ Zainab, a Middle Eastern dessert.

Kamut flour makes the best chapatis in no time at all.

Israeli-Style Falafel Salad. Crunchy, tender, fresh and bursting with flavor!

A UAE favorite. This milk & tea combination is the source of delight and pleasure at any gathering.

Homemade couscous served with Julia Child’s famous Ratatouille and Union Square’s Braised Lamb Shanks with Herbs.

A wonderful cake from the middle east, made with semolina and drenched in honey lemon syrup.

A Lebanese vegan/vegetarian feast – Pumpkin Kibbee, Fattoush and Hummus.

Fresh Tart’s Creamy, Fluffy Hummus. The way it’s supposed to be.

Pomegranate and za’atar spiced tofu kebabs.

Tahini in your ice cream? Ooh yeah!

Ka’ak – sesame rings

Sharab Tamr Hendi (Tamarind Drink)

A simple but exotic ice cream with ground cardamom and candied almonds.

Use up those summer veggies kicking around in the fridge and enjoy middle eastern flavors in one fell-swoop!