Anonymous
Post 11/14/2021 08:30     Subject: Favorite Middle Eastern Cookbook?
Anonymous wrote:I love Ottolenghi, and while his food has a Middle Eastern/ Mediterranean sensibility it is more fusion-y. Also his recipes, other than those in Simple and maybe Shelf Love, are really ingredient-intensive and will need two shopping trips, so I save them for cooking projects.
For Arab food, Reem Kassis's books The Palestinian Table and The Arabesque Table are great. She is a mom of two young kids, lives in the US, and the recipes are traditional with a contemporary spin. I also attended some of her virtual book talks and found her to have a lovely refreshing voice and personality.


This is awesome - thanks. Not OP but I am Palestinian and haven’t heard of her until now!
Anonymous
Post 11/14/2021 07:47     Subject: Favorite Middle Eastern Cookbook?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you want authentic, original, Claudia Rosen is the real deal.


Argh autocorrect. Roden not Rosen.


I love her! She is the best. Her recipes are foolproof and delicious!


Which of her books would you recommend? Some of them don’t have great reviews.
Anonymous
Post 11/14/2021 07:39     Subject: Favorite Middle Eastern Cookbook?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you want authentic, original, Claudia Rosen is the real deal.


Argh autocorrect. Roden not Rosen.


I love her! She is the best. Her recipes are foolproof and delicious!
Anonymous
Post 11/14/2021 07:24     Subject: Favorite Middle Eastern Cookbook?
Not a cookbook, but a blog of mom that features recipes that are practical for families:
http://www.dish-away.com/?m=0
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2021 20:56     Subject: Re:Favorite Middle Eastern Cookbook?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We love Milk Street Tuesday Nights for quick & easy (and yummy) meals. We haven’t tried the Mediterranean one, but I’d like to.

Milk Street: Tuesday Nights Mediterranean: 125 Simple Weeknight Recipes from the World's Healthiest Cuisine https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316705993/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_PJ9R2ZDYZEBFQA47CFJ8

Mediterranean isn’t exactly the same as Middle Eastern.

A lot of middle eastern food is Mediterranean. Just google “Mediterranean countries” and you will see many countries from the Middle East.

That’s why I said not exactly.
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2021 20:45     Subject: Favorite Middle Eastern Cookbook?
I love Ottolenghi, and while his food has a Middle Eastern/ Mediterranean sensibility it is more fusion-y. Also his recipes, other than those in Simple and maybe Shelf Love, are really ingredient-intensive and will need two shopping trips, so I save them for cooking projects.
For Arab food, Reem Kassis's books The Palestinian Table and The Arabesque Table are great. She is a mom of two young kids, lives in the US, and the recipes are traditional with a contemporary spin. I also attended some of her virtual book talks and found her to have a lovely refreshing voice and personality.