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Layali Libnan (Lebanese nights)

SUBMITTED BY: Laila Baker

This is a cold semolina pudding with caramel syrup sauce and pistachio nut topping. The recipe is from my mother. If you do not wish to use rose water, you can substitute with 2 teaspoons of vanilla.

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Mom's Black-Eyed Peas

Submitted by: L Milford

Tender chunks of beef are cooked with onion in butter, then simmered with black-eyed peas.

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Quick Couscous with Raisins and Carrots

Submitted by: Melissa Hamilton

Home Town: Fairborn, Ohio, USA

Living In: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Couscous is cooked with onion, diced carrots, and raisins for a quick, colorful side dish with a Mediterranean flair.

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Israeli Salad

Submitted by: Maslow

Chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and parsley combine with a drizzled dressing of lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, and mint leaves.

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Easy Baklava

Submitted by: ARVILLALAR

Phyllo dough is layered with butter, cinnamon and nuts and baked, then topped with a honey syrup and allowed to cool before eating.

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Syrian Bread

Submitted by: Sue Litster

Mix the dough in your bread machine and bake in the oven. A versatile Middle Eastern style flat bread that you can serve with lunch or dinner.

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Choereg (Armenian Easter Bread)

Submitted by: Ani

Living In: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Ok...so my mother would just kill me if she knew I made our family recipe for Choereg public. But my policy is 'why keep a good thing to myself'. Choereg is a traditional, slightly sweet bread, especially made for Easter. It is delicious for breakfast with a nice cup of coffee. It takes some level of skill, but anyone used to handling yeast should not have a problem. You can find Mahleb at Middle Eastern grocery stores, especially around Easter. It will be with the spices. Please do not omit it, as this is what gives it its distinctive flavour and aroma.