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Bright, herb-forward olive plate in White Wine that proves mezze cooking is about restraint, not shortcuts.
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Bright, herb-forward apricot lamb that proves moroccan cooking is about restraint, not shortcuts.
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Weeknight-friendly pistachio cake with a sweets accent, finished with a squeeze of lemon and a shower of herbs...
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Smoky Quinoa Pilaf -- a grains plate that comes together in about 87 minutes with pantry staples and a confide...
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Weeknight-friendly lasagnette with a pasta accent, with Pine Nuts, finished with a squeeze of lemon and a show...
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Bright, herb-forward olive plate that proves mezze cooking is about restraint, not shortcuts.
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Simple Yogurt Cake with Vanilla Cream -- the kind of sweets dish that tastes like it took all day but does not...
Mediterranean Classics
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This white bean salad with Garlic and Herbs leans on good olive oil, bright acid, and fresh herbs -- simple in...
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Slow-Cooked Shakshuka with Pine Nuts -- the kind of breakfast dish that tastes like it took all day but does n...
Turkish Sofra
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Garlic Manti, the way the turkish coast does it -- generous, unfussy, and made for sharing.
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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....