Dairy
Easy Yogurt Soup With Orzo and Chickpeas
This delicate soup relies on egg yolk and cornstarch prevent the yogurt from curdling as it cooks.
By Claudia Roden
Easy Sour Cream and Onion Fish
In this easy weeknight dinner, the fish is the chip. Coat fish fillets with sour cream and panko breadcrumbs, then bake until crisp and golden brown.
By Ali Slagle
Spicy Unstuffed Pasta Shells With Roasted Garlic and Chèvre
Roasted garlic is one of just five ingredients that make this hearty baked pasta oh-so-good, with oh-so-little effort.
By Holly Erickson and Natalie Mortimer
Kunafa
Kunafa is one of the most ubiquitous pastries across the Middle East and is such a simple dessert to make that it can be on the table in an hour.
By Salma Hage
Basbousa (Semolina and Almond Drizzle Cake)
Basbousa is a semolina cake that's soft, dense, and flecked with texture throughout.
By Salma Hage
Warbat (Filo Triangles With Cream Cheese, Pistachio, and Rose)
Warbat is a popular snack during the month of Ramadan. The flaky pastry is drizzled with rose water syrup and sprinkled with vivid green crushed pistachios.
By Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley
Confit Tandoori Chickpeas
These tandoori-spiced chickpeas get slow-cooked with aromatics in oil, and they’re sublime for a make-ahead meal.
By Yotam Ottolenghi
How Capirotada Went from Medieval Leftovers to Beloved Bread Pudding
Centuries ago, this dish was a way to drag one last meal out of old bread. Today, it’s a sweet treat served at Easter.
By Jarrett Melendez
Capirotada
Capirotada is a classic Mexican bread pudding, usually served during Lent. This version combines raisins, nuts, coconut, and bananas in a sweet custard with torn bolillo rolls.
By Josef Centeno
Make a Giant, Cheesy Khachapuri for a Crowd
You can bake individual, boat-shaped Georgian flatbreads if you’ve got the time—or opt for one jumbo-size version if you don’t.
By Olia Hercules
Pide With Cheese
Turkish pide is a popular summer snack; this version uses sheep’s-milk cheese.
By Musa Dagdeviren
Gozleme With Spinach and Three Cheeses
These gozleme are stuffed with a mixture of three different cheeses to mimic the feta-like Turkish white cheese that’s often used for these flatbreads.
By Ana Sortun and Maura Kilpatrick
Chile-Garlic Kulcha
Kulcha is a type of lightly leavened flatbread from India that’s traditionally made in a tandoor oven. This kulcha recipe is adapted for a cast-iron skillet.
By Rachel Gurjar
Sour Cream Thepla
Thepla is a quintessential Gujarati flatbread that goes with anything—mango lassi, a cup of chai, or achar for dipping.
By Keya Wingfield
Frumentaty (Easy Moldovan Flatbreads)
These easy Moldovan flatbreads are made by mixing the filling into the dough rather than stuffing it.
By Olia Hercules
Moldovan Breads With Cheese and Sorrel
The fillings for plachinda often include a salted fresh cheese, as well as spring onions and dill.
By Olia Hercules
Spoiler Alert: Plastic Wrap Is a Great Way to Kill Your Cheese
Moisture, temperature, and ripening technique also play a part in how quickly it can spoil.
By Jarrett Melendez
Khachapuri for a Crowd
This oversize version of khachapuri, the Georgian cheese-filled bread, is both a time-saver and brilliant way to feed a group.
By Olia Hercules
Adjaran Khachapuri
This khachapuri recipe makes all you need for a meal—a luscious cheesy, eggy, buttery bath to dip bread into.
By Olia Hercules