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Comfort with a spanish soul: paella, built on caramelized aromatics and a slow, steady simmer.
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Simple Mediterranean Bowl with Tomato and Basil -- a grains plate that comes together in about 42 minutes with...
French Provincial
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Comfort with a french soul: onion soup with Tahini Drizzle, built on caramelized aromatics and a slow, steady...
Mezze & Small Plates
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A rustic take on smoked eggplant with Tahini Drizzle. Expect deep, savory flavor from a short list of honest i...
Sweets & Bakery
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A sweets favorite: walnut cake, cooked low and slow so every layer of flavor has time to settle.
Levantine Mezze
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Our levantine kitchen turns falafel into something special, ready in roughly 36 minutes start to finish.
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Spiced Cheese Board with Pomegranate -- a mezze plate that comes together in about 98 minutes with pantry stap...
Garden & Grain Salads
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Simple Lentil Salad in White Wine -- a garden plate that comes together in about 38 minutes with pantry staple...
Greek Table
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This lemon potatoes leans on good olive oil, bright acid, and fresh herbs -- simple ingredients treated with c...
Turkish Sofra
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Comfort with a turkish soul: urfa kebab, built on caramelized aromatics and a slow, steady simmer.
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Pantry
Building a Mediterranean Pantry From Scratch
A short list of oils, tinned fish, legumes, and spices turns weeknight cooking from a chore into a fifteen-minute pleasu...
Ingredients
Why We Cook With Olive Oil, and How to Buy It
The single most important ingredient in this kitchen is also the most misunderstood. A guide to reading a label and gett...
Technique
The Art of Mezze: How to Build a Table of Small Plates
Mezze is less a recipe than a philosophy: many small, generous dishes, a slow pace, and a table designed for lingering....