Eastern-european recipes

Garlicky Falafel recipe

Roasted pepper and eggplany condiment.

This homemade pita recipe is much better than store bought pita. You will love the aroma that comes out of the oven during the baking. Make your own pita today.

Suhour (the meal before sunrise) is usually good, stick-to-your-ribs food.

While Schwartz describes the name for this Israeli dish as slightly pretentious, he notes that it won a cooking competition and found its way onto the menus of five star hotels. He recommends serving it over a bed or bulgur pilaf.

Learn how to make pita bread with this basic pita recipe. Fragrant homemade pita is obviously superior to store-bought pita and is quite thrilling to watch bake.

Fire up the barbecue and enjoy this succulent dish that you and your friends will be hooked on!

Add a European taste to your cooking with these scrumptious meatballs that taste wonderful with rice or any kind of pasta.

A delicious summer standard at our place. Easy to make with a mix of Southern European and Middle Eastern flavours. I use my Cucumber Raita (posted separately) to dress the lamb salad or you can use the quick yoghurt dressing provided here.

This is a Middle Eastern soup, typical of the simple foods served in the desert regions. Serve with pita bread and a grain or vegetable dish for a simple meal. This soup is also food served cold, stuffed into a pita bread.

Delicious Tabbouli recipe