Recipes

  Moroccan-Style Roasted Carrot Salad with Avocado With loads of savory spice and a delicious roasted citrus dressing, this happy combination of roasted carrots and raw, shaved…

  Bastilla As it is generously doused with powdered sugar, this famous Moroccan chicken pie masquerades as a dessert until you cut into it. Wonderfully spiced with…

  Sweet Potato-Taktouka Tart Vivid and colorful, this quiche will stand out at your next brunch or as a main course for dinner. The tart is very…

  Taktouka For this very popular and traditional Moroccan salad use a variety of green chiles, rather than green bell peppers, which adds a spicy note to…

  Date-Filled Semolina Shortbread Imaginative cinnamon-spiced and date-filled shortbread cookies–Lebanese ma'amoul–buttery semolina pastries scented with rose and orange blossom water. The filling is usually either dates or…

  Baked Red Onions with Feta and Walnuts This side dish recipe, inspired by Yotam Ottolenghi's recipe, celebrates the natural sweetness of the onion. I realize this…

  Halloumi Fries with Za'atar These are best served as part of a selection of Middle Eastern mezze with as little embellishment as possible, except for lemon…

  Manakesh Za'atar Flatbread Kneading bread dough is a therapeutic experience, and I love the touch of olive oil in it. Baked briefly in the oven, the…

  Mavra's Paximadia Come on over. I'll put the coffee on, and we can enjoy my Greek obsession, coffee with paximadia–one cookie in the morning and one…