26 cooking eastern Recipes

cooked medium shrimp, cooked or canned crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed, onion, chopped, celery rib, thinly sliced, mayonnaise, seafood seasoning, lemon juice, salt, pepper, leaf lettuce , optional, hard-cooked egg, sliced , optional

cooked brown rice, scallions, diced, red bell pepper, in strips, yellow bell pepper, in strips, potato, diced, broccoli floret, baby carrots, cut, lentils, vegetable stock, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, cooking sherry, honey, powdered ginger, dried lemongrass (optional)

low-salt soy sauce, water, fresh lime juice, dry sherry, garlic cloves, minced, minced peeled fresh gingerroot, curry powder, dried thyme, crumbled, dried oregano, crumbled, skinless boneless whole chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 lb), halved, vegetable-oil cooking spray, onion, sliced thin, cooked couscous if desired

olive oil, minced onions, garlic cloves, minced, salt, minced bell pepper, cumin, cooked white beans, minced fresh parsley, cooked brown rice, lemon juice, black pepper

boneless beef roast or 4 lbs lamb, but into 1/2-inch cubes, cooking oil, chopped onions, garlic cloves, minced, dry red wine, tomato paste, salt, dried oregano, crushed, dried basil, crushed, dried rosemary, crushed, cold water, cornstarch, pita pocket bread, shredded lettuce, tomato, seeded and diced, cucumber, seeded and diced, carton plain yogurt (i prefer sour cream)

olive oil, vidalia or other sweet onion, thinly sliced (about 3/4 cup), chickpeas, rinsed and drained, ground cumin, salt, freshly ground black pepper, cooked brown rice, chopped pitted dates, chopped fresh mint, chopped fresh parsley

cabbage leaves (large), turkey italian sausage (jenny o) (about 4 links), onion, chopped, pine nuts, converted rice, uncooked (i use uncle ben s whole grain brown; other browns take too long to cook), sugar, cinnamon, allspice, ground, cumin, ground, tomato sauce, water

quick-cooking oats, vanilla soymilk, tahini, sugar (i usually just use 2 packets in the raw turbinado), cinnamon (i just sprinkle some on( ballpark measurement!), ground cardamom (i just sprinkle some on( ballpark measurement!), pitted dates, chopped into pieces, toasted sliced almonds, for topping

grain rice , cooked according to package directions, olive oil, onion, finely chopped, green beans, trimmed and cut in half, garlic cloves, minced, tomatoes, chopped or 28 oz canned chopped tomatoes, drained, salt, pepper, ground allspice, sugar, parsley (optional)

olive oil, onions, minced, garlic, crushed or minced, chopped fresh cilantro or 1 tbsp dried, hot pepper, minced or 1 tsp ground cayenne, fresh or canned tomatoes, chopped with the juice or canning liquid, well-cooked chickpeas, raw macaroni or small shell pasta (wholewheat is fine), water, salt, black ground pepper, ground allspice, ground cumin

lard or bacon fat, cubed lamb shoulder, onion, minced, crushed garlic, red pepper, cored, seeded, and diced, yellow pepper, cored, seeded, and diced, green pepper, cored, seeded, and diced, hungarian hot peppers, cored, seeded, and diced, salt and freshly ground black pepper, peeled and diced tomatoes, paprika, lamb or chicken stock, cooked white kidney beans, sour cream, scallions, thinly sliced for garnish

dark red kidney beans , save the liquid (you can use freshly cooked kidney beans if you prefer), chicken chilli, pomegranate molasses, dried chipotle powder (can add more if you wish), sumac, ground ginger, ground cardamom, whole cinnamon stick, dark brown sugar (can sub honey, raw sugar, etc.), yellow onion, peeled, finely minced (i used a food processor to finely mince the onion and garlic), garlic clove, salt , to taste, black pepper , to taste, cooked ground chicken (can sub beef, turkey, etc.), red beans, tomato paste (or tomato sauce), fresh jalapeno, finely minced (this is optional), red bell pepper, finely minced, raw apple cider vinegar, paprika, cooked ground chicken (can sub beef, turkey, etc.)

all purpose white flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cooking oil, eggs, water, cooked mashed carrot, walnuts, powdered sugar, marzipan , carrots (optional)

olive oil (divided ), onion, diced, carrot, diced, stalk celery , including tops and leaves, diced, fennel bulb, sliced thinly, garlic cloves, minced, cumin seeds, fresh thyme, crushed red pepper flakes, bay leaf, garbanzo beans, cooked (divided ), vegetable broth (chicken style preferred), chickpea liquid (from cooking dry beans) or 3 cups water, diced tomatoes (with liquid ), potato, diced, ground coriander, ground mustard, zucchini, diced, garlic clove, crushed, mustard seeds, lemon juice, salt and pepper, red wine vinegar

romaine lettuce, chopped, cooked chicken, chopped, roasted red pepper, jarred, chopped, light caesar salad dressing , such as ken s, roasted garlic hummus, whole wheat sandwich wraps , 10 inch, such as toufayan

chopped romaine lettuce, chopped cooked chicken breast, chopped bottled roasted red bell peppers, light caesar dressing (such as ken s), hummus with roasted garlic, whole wheat flatbread wraps (such as toufayan)

spaghetti squash , cooked by your favorite method and separated into strands (see how to cook ), butter, olive oil, ground cardamom, ground coriander, ground ginger, allspice, salt , to taste, white pepper , to taste, toasted slivered almonds, orange , zest of

chicken fillets, pumpkin or 300 g butternut squash, peeled and diced, harissa (mccormick s middle eastern spices), olive oil, chopped coriander, lemon , juice of, lemon , zest of, goat milk feta, cooked couscous