Recipes

Open any North African pantry and you’ll probably find lots of dried chickpeas, handy for soaking and melding into all kinds of tasty preparations: soups, stews like Spicy Stewed Chickpeas, couscous, and more. Moroccans, especially, really do

I am not one of those people who can make a meal of a plain salad and be happy. Unless it’s loaded with filling and fulfilling ingredients like Chopped Seafood Salad with Garlic Vinaigrette, it

Pistachio Basboussa Recipe produces an Egyptian dessert that has been made for a long time and is well loved throughout the Arab world, varying slightly from country to country. Its origins are unclear but likely date

Dukka, a.k.a dukkah, is an Egyptian blend of nuts, seeds, and spices, toasted and ground. It is used to season meats, vegetables, or rice, as well as mixed with olive oil as a dip for bread. I grew up

To all who are fasting, I’d like to extend warm wishes for a fabulous Ramadan. If you’ve ever been to Morocco during the month of Ramadan, you’d know that while it’s a holiday about fasting

As I mentioned here, I’m not very daring when it comes to Asian food. I usually prefer to eat it at restaurants rather than cook it. So when the opportunity presented itself to participate in the 2011

Baba ghannouj , better known to Westerners as baba ghanoush, is that lovely, lovely eggplant puree that you’ve probably ordered and loved the last time you ate at a Middle Eastern restaurant. I order it every time

Ah the short days with early darkness. They need a color lift. A splash of pink in the middle of the winter. A fresh and bright cranberry yogurt soup with a hint of spice to

I have never liked doughnuts though I tried. When my family visited from Morocco a few years back, I bought them doughnuts to offer them a little taste of Americana, they didn’t like them. My