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Middle Eastern Foods

Category: Middle Eastern Foods

shepherd's pie in clear glass baking dish

Middle Eastern Shepherd’s Pie With Lamb (Kibbit Batata)

Middle Eastern Kefir Cheese Balls {with free video!} | In today's free video and recipe, I show you a traditional Middle Eastern method of preserving yogurt cheese that requires no refrigeration. My grandmother and namesake, Tata Wardee, who has passed away, always had jars full of yogurt cheese balls available to add to our plates at breakfast, lunch and dinner! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Middle Eastern Kefir Cheese Balls {with free video!}

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Raw Goat Milk Hard Cheese — Picture Tutorial

Sourdough Lavash: A Traditional Armenian Flatbread

Sourdough Lavash: A Traditional Armenian Flatbread

dipping a piece of flatbread in a bowl of zatar and olive oil

Homemade Za’atar Seasoning (Middle Eastern Spice Blend)

lamb roast sprinkled with spices and potatoes

Mediterranean Instant Pot Lamb Roast With Potatoes

Loubieh -- Arabic Green Bean Stew

Loubieh — Arabic Green Bean Stew

Mujadareh

Mujadareh

hummus garnished with a swirl of olive oil and za'atar in a bowl with tomatoes and herbs around

White Bean Instant Pot Hummus (Stove Top Option!)

Pack your next picnic with healthy, homemade dishes, not packaged or boxed junk. Whether you pack them in a backpack, basket, or ice chest, these easy and nourishing picnic recipes are no-fuss and good for you!

60 Easy & Nourishing Picnic Recipes

Its finally time to move the cooking outside, play yard games, and enjoy the heat! We've gotcha covered with these nourishing grill and barbecue dishes, drinks, and desserts! Traditional Cooking School

92 Nourishing Grill & Barbecue Dishes, Drinks, & Desserts

Mediterranean Cucumber-Tomato-Mint Salad | When the cucumbers and tomatoes are in season, I go a little crazy. Can you blame me? We eat 1 of 3 cucumber and/or tomato salads just about every day. Here's one of my favorites! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Mediterranean Cucumber-Tomato-Mint Salad

Falafel

Falafel

Arabic Meatloaf with Potatoes (Kiftet Batatta)

Arabic Meatloaf with Potatoes (Kiftet Batatta)

apricot mousse in a sherbet glass topped with three apricot slices and chopped walnuts

Middle Eastern Apricot Mousse With Nut Crumble Layers (Mish Mish)

Quinoa Tabouli

Quinoa Tabouli

Traditional foods and Trim Healthy Mama... Can the 2 go hand-in-hand? Yes! Because E meals and snacks with traditional foods are the hardest to find, here's a boat load of ideas -- so you don't have to resort to low-fat, store-bought foods to fill in the gaps.

47 Trim Healthy Mama E Meals & Snacks With Traditional Foods

Halvah (Middle Eastern Honey-Sesame Candy) | Halvah is my absolute favorite Middle Eastern treat. I usually make it around Easter-time. The sweet honey and sesame tahini match my celebration of the Savior's resurrection and the coming of Spring. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Halvah (Honey-Sesame Candy)

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