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Ratatouille, from the Occitan word ratatouiller, meaning to stir, is a Provençal vegetable dish, the epitome of Mediterranean cooking and...

I am not an instinctive baker, in fact, I have always been intimidated by baking and, as a result, I don't bake very often. But I chanced...

Makdous is a Lebanese pickle of oil-cured baby aubergines (these are mini aubergines available in Middle Eastern shops) stuffed with red...

I have put my own twist on this traditional Indian recipe which uses condensed milk instead of eggs. I have added pure cocoa powder to...

Summers were always unbearably hot in Baghdad. Our skin tingled and itched, even indoors. To escape the heat at night, all of us slept on...

Someone – now a friend – gave me a wooden chopping board as a gift. It was made of a light wood and had a dedication attached to it. It...