Arayes are crispy, golden brown meat-stuffed pita pockets filled with a seasoned ground meat mixture and cooked until juicy ...

Lebanese cooking is a celebration of contrast: bright herbs and warm spices, crisp salads and slow-simmered stews, tangy sauces and deeply savory meats. These Lebanese recipes — drawn from home ...

Sure, you've heard of hummus, but the Middle East boasts a rich culinary tradition of many other sweets, meats, and dips, with smoky, nutty, and spicy flavors.

John Gregory Smith, a British writer who specializes in Middle Eastern cuisines, has written five cookbooks, and they all revolve around spices. The first two books were focused on just that — the ...

With memories of her beloved “teta” (“grandmother” in Lebanese) inspiring her delicious Lebanese recipes and fruitful time in the kitchen, food blogger and Lebanese Chef Joumana Accad, is passionate ...

We all have them, lurking in the forgotten recesses of our kitchens: old racks of even older spices. Unused herbs, overlooked seeds, bottles of colored dust, labels faded. But read Ana Sortun’s debut ...