Almond and Raisin Agrodolce

Put these out at a gathering, and we guarantee you’ll be hearing rave reviews for a long time.

This quick breakfast or dessert is renowned in Yemen and throughout the Arabian Peninsula.

Serve these as you would falafel: in a pita, on top of a salad, or as a snack with a dip.

This luscious chilled yogurt soup, packed with fresh and dried mint, is an incredibly refreshing and cooling appetizer during the summer.

Salmoriglio is a Mediterranean sauce with herbs, garlic, and olive oil. In this version, kelp is used as the base of the sauce.

This fragrant salad uses bulgur wheat as its base, an endlessly versatile, slightly chewy grain that’s very popular throughout the eastern Mediterranean.

Semolina flour and turmeric give this simple cake a sunny hue and nutty flavor.

This sauce is slightly magical. The texture cloaks pasta much like a traditional meat sauce does, and the flavors are deep and rich, but it’s actually vegan!