For a hearty main meal, accompany your meat or chicken dish, with a side of bulgur pilaf.

Swiss chard with crispy pita and almonds. Topped with creamy tahini yogurt dressing.

Fried Cheese with Warm Tomatoes

Lacy Arabic pancakes filled with walnuts and coconut, fried and drizzled with orange blossom syrup.

Red Lentil Soup {Shorabet Adas}…the perfect first course for Iftar during Ramadan.

Lemon Lentil Soup – A Saudi style lentil soup pureed and full of flavour. Gluten and dairy free, vegan friendly.

Fresh shelled favas blanched then added to garlic, olive oil and lemon juice! Spread that buttery goodness on toast and call it a meal!

Date, almond and tahini protein bites. Classic Middle Eastern flavors meet healthy, modern day snack.

Spiced lentil sprouts with roasted eggplant and a dollop of creamy yogurt. Perfectly spiced, perfectly healthy!

A popular Middle Eastern spice that is actually a mix of herb and several spices, is easy to make at home, used on just about anything.

Fresh parsley mixed with lemon juice, onion, and couscous.

Middle Eastern Date-Filled Cookies (Ma’amoul).

A splash of citrus gives these spuds excitement. Fresh herbs add sparkle. Good hot, warm, room temp. Easy!

Traditional pudding is made with finely milled rice flour, seasoned with cinnamon and caraway and garnished with mixed dried fruits and nuts.

Chicken with Caramelized Onion & Cardamom Rice is another spectacular recipe from Jerusalem, the cookbook.

Make this delicious salad as spicy as you like!

Only 3 ingredients and 20 minutes make this my go-to lazy cookie.

Sunny Mediterranean flavors in a light veggie & bean stew. Secret ingredients lend a flavorful, rich texture without adding extra fat.

Take advantage of melon season with this Mediterranean inspired salad that combines the sweetness of melon with red onion, feta and lime.

Lentil salad with chard, mint tahini yogurt.

Molokhia Waraq, an ancient Egyptian dish for royalty. It’s a little earthy like spinach, but with a texture more similar to okra.

Persian Rhubarb and Beef with Rice – an unexpected savory use for rhubarb.