This dish makes great side dish for Thanksgiving dinner and, I think ,great substitute for traditional bread stuffing. Rice and Vegetable Pilaf serves 8 1/4 cup olive oil 1 small onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, mashed 2 [...]
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Majadara, Bulgur Lentil Pilaf with Caramelized Onion serves 4-6 1/4 cup olive oil 2 medium onion, Julienne 2 cup lentils 1 1/2 cups coarse bulgur #3 salt to taste -Heat the olive oil in a heavy pot. Sprinkle the onion with 1/8 teaspoon salt, [...]
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One of the great inventions of cooks in the Levant is bulgur wheat. Buglur is made by bar-boiling wheat, which is defined first as boiling the wheat, then drying it. Bulgur is an ingredient that adds such a great deal do dishes from that part of the world. It gives body as well as flavor [...]
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Cauliflower Tagine Serves 6 6 cups cauliflower floret 1/4 cup olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 2 large baking potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes 1 32-ounces can diced tomato or crushed tomato with juice 1 16-ounce can cooked garbanzo beans, drained 4 cloves garlic, mashed 1 teaspoon freshly ground coriander 1/2 cup chopped fresh [...]
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Talk about an easy dish, vegan and gluten free dish that can satisfy the most demanding taste bud. http://www.youtube.com/user/sanaacooks#p/u/1/bx-O57YdKU8 Ingredients: 6 large baking potatoes 6 cloves garlic, mashed 1/2 teaspoon paprika 2 olive oil 1/2 cup lemon juice zest of one lemon 1/2 cup tahini* 1 teaspoon freshly ground cumin 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground ginger 1 [...]
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I have often wondered who was the first person to invent stuffed vegetables. It sort of got out of control when some unknown cook began stuffing and wrapping whatever was handy. People in the Middle East invented a coring tool to core the zucchini and eggplant. They picked grape leaves off the vines and wrapped [...]
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Could a dish cause war? I would say hummous can. Almost everyone I meet brag to have the original recipe or claim hummous as a native dish. Well, allow me to join the crowd. I use the same recipe that my mom used. My mom would place the dry garbanzo beans in large bowl and cover [...]
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