Toasted

tea • wormwood mint • sugar to taste • enough hot water • bread • butter

all-purpose flour • ground almonds with skin • toasted and ground sesame seeds • softened butter • sugar • to 1 3/4 cups oil, more or less as needed • baking powder • ground cloves

flour • oats • toasted and coarsely chopped walnuts • chocolate chips • finely chopped dates • vanilla powder • baking soda • salt • egg • Additions: • Dates and vanilla • Caramel and almond nougat

Medium-sized couscous • Vegetables of your choice • Soaked chickpeas and raisins • Salt and black pepper to taste • turmeric • ginger • spicy clarified butter • parsley and cilantro • Meat or chicken, as available • oil • Sliced onion • large onions, sliced •

Medium-sized chicken or half a chicken, as desired • large cups of long-grain Basmati rice or about 1 pound • onions • tomato • finely minced garlic • bay leaves • dried black lemons (loomi) • little cardamom • little clove • cinnamon sticks • turmeric • Kabsa spices •

Chicken • medium-grain couscous • Chopped onion • Garlic • Salt, fresh ginger, black pepper, turmeric, saffron, clarified butter, cinnamon, sugar • Preserved lemon • Almonds, raisins, pineapple, and dried prunes for garnish

Lamb shoulder • water • onions • garlic • black pepper • turmeric • ginger • ras el hanout • clarified butter • cinnamon • honey • Salt to taste •