In a Tagine, put chopped root vegetables, tomatoes, corn, shredded coconut, shallow-fried crispy tofu, preserved lemons. Stir through garlic, ginger, onion, Tagine, pomegranate molasses, dates, a few cups stock or water. Cook on low for 2-3 hours. Stir halfway through. Serve with rice or couscous.

Fry onion, garlic. Stir in 1 teaspoon Berbere. Add chopped tomatoes and kidney beans and coriander. Cook for 10 minutes or so. Puree, leaving some whole beans. Put in tortilla with cheese, roll, bake for 10 minutes or so. Or put on corn chips with cheese and bake as Nachos. Serve with guacamole.

Fry onion, garlic, ginger. Stir in 1 teaspoon Berbere. Add chopped tomatoes, pumpkin and coriander. Add 1 cup red lentils. Cover with water, and stock, cook for 20 minutes. Garnish with coriander. Serve with rice and papadums.

Fry onions, garlic, ginger. Add chopped tomatoes. Simmer for a few minutes. Stir in Ras-al-Hanout or Berbere. Add seasonal veggies (eg. pumpkin, green beans, eggplant) and water to cover. Simmer for 20 mins. Add coconut milk and shallow-fried crispy tofu. Simmer for 5 minutes. Serve with jasmine rice.

Chop tomatoes, feta, rocket. Defrost puff pastry. Whip six eggs or so, add cream if liked, and 1-2 teaspoons of Ras-Al-Hanout. Line quiche tin with pastry (or thinly sliced pre-grilled potatoes). Add fillings & olives. Pour in egg mixture. Bake on a medium heat. Serve with a toasted-almond green salad.

Slice eggplant, zucchini, pumpkin finely, coat with coconut or olive oil, sprinkle with Baharat. Grill until crispy, turn over. Add to cold noodles (eg Udon) with very finely diced preserved lemon, caramelised onions, and other veggies (eg raw grated carrot, beetroot) and fried haloumi. For a dressing, try tahini, olive oil and pomegranate molasses.

Brush Lebanese bread with olive oil and sprinkle with Zatar. Cut into 8 pieces and lay on baking tray. Bake for 4-6 minutes at 200c until crisp. Cool on racks.

Cut potatoes into wedges and mix with Chermoulah, salt and olive oil in a bowl. Place on baking tray and bake at 200c until crisp.

Fry onions, garlic, black cumin seeds. Add chopped tomatoes, sliced red pepper and zucchini. Stir in Berbere and salt, and tomato paste. Add olives, parsley/coriander. Stir and serve on thick toast with olive oil, or as a side dish.

Fry onions, garlic and black cumin seeds. Add chopped tomatoes and tomato paste. Simmer for a few minutes. Stir in Ras-al-Hanout and salt. Add veggies (eg. pumpkin, carrots, green beans, eggplant) and water to cover. Simmer for 20 mins. Add cooked chick peas, zucchini, parsley and oregano. Simmer approximately 15 minutes. Serve with rice, pasta […]