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Middle Eastern

Moroccan Couscous

January 1, 2009 by Charles Leave a Comment

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Couscous is not a grain, as you might think, but a semolina paste.  In fact, couscous is made from the same wheat semolina flour used to make commercial spaghetti.

Couscous originated in the Maghreb, today’s North Africa, and owes its origins to the Berbers, an indigenous people of the region.  The Saracen conquest of Europe in the 7th and 8th Centuries is believed to have introduced the dish to the Western world.

Owing to its origins, couscous is often served …

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Filed Under: Sides Tagged With: Butternut Squash, Couscous, Grains, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Roasting, Steaming, Vegetarian

Baba Ghanoush

October 28, 2008 by Charles 2 Comments

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As near-eastern dishes go, baba ghanoush is the quiet sibling to the more popular hummus. Both recipes revolve around a similar mix of ingredients, and both dishes are all-but ubiquitous in your pita-bread establishments. And yet, for whatever reason, hummus always seems to get top-billing. It practically co-starred with Adam Sandler in You Don’t Mess with the Zohan.

It needn’t be this way any longer.

I prefer grilling the eggplants,…

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Filed Under: Appetizers Tagged With: Eggplant, Grilling, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Vegetables

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