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 [...]
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, [...]
