Tex-Mex night at our house... but I had neither black beans nor rice. Improv: lentils and bulghur! New favorite. Works as a side or wrapped ...

Perfect for fish tacos , or just with tartar sauce. Crispy, but not greasy. 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon...

Great for picnics and barbecues! 1 English cucmber 1 yellow bell pepper 1 small white onion 2 Tbsp white vinegar 1 Tbsp olive oil salt...

4 large, ripe tomatoes, chopped 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 Tbsp olive oil salt lots of freshly cracked black pepper rounds of goat chee...

I've been experimenting with bissap flowers lately and wanted to try a recipe using them in place of dried cranberries. Score. 1 1/2 c...

I love canned mackerel. (The plain kind - not the ones marinated in sauces.) You can get a can for about a euro here, and it's enough fo...

I know I've already posted a version of this recipe recently, but we've been eating huge bowls of it for dinner about 3 nights a we...

This recipe is pulled from the box of bulghur I bought recently. (Well, pulled and translated!) It was a big hit with my family, so I'v...

I've been making iced coffee for a while now, but picked up some good tips over at The Kitchn . My version is pretty strong, but not bit...

This is an adapted version of Aunt Betty Ann's broccoli salad . I think it's a close relative of broccoli slaw... but my family alwa...

Move over sweet tea. I've got a new (and healthier) summer drink. Mexican Aguas Frescas are made with simple ingredients and are amazin...

I love lentils. My husband tolerates them. He loves Moroccan food. I tolerate it. But this recipe had both of us emptying our bowls and goin...

A quick one-dish dinner with great flavor 4 bratwurst sausages 2 lg potatoes, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 lg onion, cut into 1/8th 1 red pepper...

This salad doesn't really require a recipe, but I find I eat significantly more salads when I see how other people are eating them. Visu...

1 loaf French baguette bread extra virgin olive oil piment extra fort, moulu (ground cayenne hot pepper, like this one from Bahadourian) n...

A quick pasta dish that I love. 1 cup of your favorite pasta (mine is fettucine ), cooked 1 Tbsp pesto rosso (sun-dried tomato pesto) 1 Tbsp...

This is my friend Claire's recipe for a traditional Alsatian Onion Tart ( la tarte à l'oignon ), made with fresh onions from the mor...

It started off as a Greek salad... but I just kept adding more and more to it! We ate huge bowls of it with some French bread for dinner the...

Okay, so maybe I could have come up with a more appetizing name for this dish. But at least you know how it came about! Really great way to ...

Part 2! See the first part in the post below. 2 tsp taco seasoning (I didn't have cumin) 1 red pepper, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced oli...

My friend Kendra, a vegetarian and amazing cook, shared her awesome recipe for lentils on her recipes blog . I adapted it to what I had in ...

The Daim bar (originally known as Dajm in the original Swedish) is a crunchy butter almond bar covered in milk chocolate. You can buy them a...

I have no idea if this is actually Middle Eastern, but with the yogurt, mint, cumin and parsley... sure tasted like it to me! 2-3 cups rotis...

I recently found out that many visitors this site are (not surprisingly, I guess) American expats in Europe. Cool. Me too :) The recipes on...

This recipe is for fish-lovers, like myelf. It is not for people who only like 'fish that doesn't taste like fish'. The sardines...