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Top 10 Middle Eastern Cookbooks

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Do you ever get tired of making the same old thing? I do. We all get into ruts where we make the same dishes many times. I do like to try new things and having a vast collection of cookbooks is the remedy. These cookbooks feature easy meals with easy to find ingredients. The best part is that each offers different recipes and variations. If you buy a few of these Middele Eastern cookbooks, you won't get the same recipe twice.

1. The New Book of Middle Eastern Food by Claudia Roden

Claudia Roden has to be the most revered Middle Eastern cookbook author. She once hosted her own BBC show on Mediterranean cooking. This cookbook is great for beginners!

2. The Arab Table by May Bsisu

I love this book becase it features beautiful photographs of the prepared meals. I want to see what i am cooking and what it should look like!

5. Arabian Flavours by Samal Jamal

This book may be hard to find but well worth the effort in locating it.

6. The Language of Baklava by Diana Abu-Jaber

This memoir/cookbook tells a story and really connects you to Middle Eastern culture and food. Highly recommended!

7. Middle Eastern Home Cooking by Tess Mallos

Middle Eastern Home Cooking is an easy read with easy to follow directions. Nice tips are provided with each recipe.

8. Cooking the Middle Eastern Way by Alison Behnke, Vartkes Ehramjian

Cooking the Middle Eastern Way provides insight to the countries featured with lots of tidbits with the recipes. I would recommend this for someone who is moderately experienced in Middle eastern cooking.

9. Essential Middle Eastern Cooking by Soheila Kimberly

This cookbook is one of the best! I highly recommend it for its variety and vegetarian dishes. The pictures are accurate, and the recipes are authentic, yet simple.

10. Homestyle Middle Eastern Cooking by Pat Chapman

I love how this book features background information. It is well organized and the recipes contained are popular.

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