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Our sweets kitchen turns yogurt cake into something special, ready in roughly 33 minutes start to finish.
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A rustic take on crab cakes with Garlic and Herbs. Expect deep, savory flavor from a short list of honest ingr...
Pasta & Orzo
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Comfort with a pasta soul: paccheri with Chili and Mint, built on caramelized aromatics and a slow, steady sim...
Levantine Mezze
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A levantine favorite: shawarma bowl, cooked low and slow so every layer of flavor has time to settle.
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Our moroccan kitchen turns harira into something special, with Preserved Lemon, ready in roughly 47 minutes st...
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Roasted Seafood Fideua with Charred Onion -- the kind of spanish dish that tastes like it took all day but doe...
Moroccan & North African
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Marinated Msemen -- the kind of moroccan dish that tastes like it took all day but does not.
Garden & Grain Salads
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Braised Orzo Salad with Feta and Dill -- a garden plate that comes together in about 80 minutes with pantry st...
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Weeknight-friendly whole snapper with a seafood accent, with Yogurt and Sumac, finished with a squeeze of lemo...
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Citrus-Marinated Zucchini Fritters, the way the mediterranean coast does it -- generous, unfussy, and made for...
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Spanakopita with Tahini Drizzle
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Smoky Spaghetti with Mint and Peas
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Lemon Fabada
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Grilled White Bean Soup with Warm Spices
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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....