Lisa on April 27th, 2009

Middle Eastern cuisine is famous for its rich flavors and liberal use of garlic, lemon and spices…cumin and coriander, anyone?  The fact that almost every town boasts a Middle Eastern restaurant also testifies to the cuisine’s universal appeal.  (When I was living in Germany, my favorite dish was the Turkish Döner Kebap.  My second-favorite was [...]

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Lisa on January 31st, 2009

Fusion cuisine is a wonderful, wonderful thing–it allows us to enjoy the flavors from several different cultures all on one plate…and discover new taste adventures along the way!  For this dish, I used the idea of the Mexican quesadilla to provide a platform for Moroccan flavors.  The spice mixture–za’atar–is a simple mix of sesame seeds, [...]

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