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  • Gazoz: The Art of Making Magical, Seasonal Sparkling Drinks cover

    Gazoz: The Art of Making Magical, Seasonal Sparkling Drinks

    Benny Briga, Adeena Sussman

  • Kaukasis: A Culinary Journey through Georgia, Azerbaijan & Beyond cover

    Kaukasis: A Culinary Journey through Georgia, Azerbaijan & Beyond

    Olia Hercules

  • Sofra: Lebanese Recipes to Share cover

    Sofra: Lebanese Recipes to Share

    Karima Hazim, Sivine Tabbouch

  • Zahav Home: Cooking for Friends & Family: A Heart-Healthy Middle Eastern Collection with Quick and Simple Recipes, Cook Delicious Meals in No Time, Featured on the Today Show cover

    Zahav Home: Cooking for Friends & Family: A Heart-Healthy Middle Eastern Collection with Quick and Simple Recipes, Cook Delicious Meals in No Time, Featured on the Today Show

    Michael Solomonov, Steven Cook

  • Red Sands: Reportage and Recipes through Central Asia, from Hinterland to Heartland cover

    Red Sands: Reportage and Recipes through Central Asia, from Hinterland to Heartland

    Caroline Eden

  • Middle Eastern Sweets: Desserts, Pastries, Creams & Treats cover

    Middle Eastern Sweets: Desserts, Pastries, Creams & Treats

    Salma Hage

  • Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies (40th Anniversary Edition) cover

    Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies (40th Anniversary Edition)

    Najmieh Batmanglij

  • Honey & Co: At Home: Middle Eastern recipes from our kitchen cover

    Honey & Co: At Home: Middle Eastern recipes from our kitchen

    Sarit Packer, Itamar Srulovich

  • Sabzi: Vibrant Vegetarian Recipes cover

    Sabzi: Vibrant Vegetarian Recipes

    Yasmin Khan

  • Maydān cover

    Maydān

    Rose Previte, Marah Stets

  • Bethlehem: A Celebration of Palestinian Food cover

    Bethlehem: A Celebration of Palestinian Food

    Fadi Kattan

  • Honey & Co Daily: Easy food for your everyday pleasure cover

    Honey & Co Daily: Easy food for your everyday pleasure

    Itamar Srulovich, Sarit Packer

  • Persiana Easy cover

    Persiana Easy

    Sabrina Ghayour

  • Tahini Baby: Bright, Everyday Recipes That Happen to Be Vegetarian cover

    Tahini Baby: Bright, Everyday Recipes That Happen to Be Vegetarian

    Eden Grinshpan

  • Ottolenghi Simple: A Cookbook cover

    Ottolenghi Simple: A Cookbook

    Yotam Ottolenghi

  • Shabbat: Recipes and Rituals from My Table to Yours cover

    Shabbat: Recipes and Rituals from My Table to Yours

    Adeena Sussman

  • Joon: Persian Cooking Made Simple cover

    Joon: Persian Cooking Made Simple

    Najmieh Batmanglij

  • Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking cover

    Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking

    Michael Solomonov, Steven Cook

  • Golden: Sweet & Savory Baked Delights from the Ovens of London's Honey & Co. cover

    Golden: Sweet & Savory Baked Delights from the Ovens of London's Honey & Co.

    Itamar Srulovich, Sarit Packer

  • Gursha: Timeless Recipes for Modern Kitchens, from Ethiopia, Israel, Harlem, and Beyond: A Cookbook cover

    Gursha: Timeless Recipes for Modern Kitchens, from Ethiopia, Israel, Harlem, and Beyond: A Cookbook

    Beejhy Barhany, Elisa Ung

  • Sumac: Recipes and Stories from Syria cover

    Sumac: Recipes and Stories from Syria

    Anas Atassi, Rania Kataf, Jeroen van der Spek

  • Arabiyya: Recipes from the Life of an Arab in Diaspora [A Cookbook] cover

    Arabiyya: Recipes from the Life of an Arab in Diaspora [A Cookbook]

    Reem Assil

  • Souk to Table: Vibrant Middle Eastern Dishes for Everyday Meals cover

    Souk to Table: Vibrant Middle Eastern Dishes for Everyday Meals

    Amina Al-Saigh

  • Eating Out Loud: Bold Middle Eastern Flavors for All Day, Every Day: A Cookbook cover

    Eating Out Loud: Bold Middle Eastern Flavors for All Day, Every Day: A Cookbook

    Eden Grinshpan

  • I Sleep in My Kitchen: Comfort Food Recipes from My Palestinian American Home: A Cookbook cover

    I Sleep in My Kitchen: Comfort Food Recipes from My Palestinian American Home: A Cookbook

    Mariam Daud

  • Maman and Me: Recipes from Our Iranian American Family cover

    Maman and Me: Recipes from Our Iranian American Family

    Roya Shariat, Gita Sadeh

  • The Feel Good Foodie Cookbook: 125 Recipes Enhanced with Mediterranean Flavors cover

    The Feel Good Foodie Cookbook: 125 Recipes Enhanced with Mediterranean Flavors

    Yumna Jawad

  • The Oldest Kitchen in the World: 4,000 Years of Middle Eastern Cooking Passed Down through Generations (A Cookbook) cover

    The Oldest Kitchen in the World: 4,000 Years of Middle Eastern Cooking Passed Down through Generations (A Cookbook)

    Matay de Mayee

  • Pretty Delicious: Simple, Modern Mediterranean, Served with Style: A Cookbook cover

    Pretty Delicious: Simple, Modern Mediterranean, Served with Style: A Cookbook

    Alia Elkaffas, Radwa Elkaffas

  • Cooking in Iran: Regional Recipes and Kitchen Secrets cover

    Cooking in Iran: Regional Recipes and Kitchen Secrets

    Najmieh Batmanglij

  • The Palestinian Table (Authentic Palestinan Recipes) cover

    The Palestinian Table (Authentic Palestinan Recipes)

    Reem Kassis

  • Salamati: Hamed's Persian Kitchen: Recipes and Stories from Iran to the Other Side of the World cover

    Salamati: Hamed's Persian Kitchen: Recipes and Stories from Iran to the Other Side of the World

    Hamed Allahyari, Dani Valent

  • Lebanese Cuisine: The Authentic Cookbook cover

    Lebanese Cuisine: The Authentic Cookbook

    Samira Kazan

  • Olive & Thyme: Everyday Meals Made Extraordinary cover

    Olive & Thyme: Everyday Meals Made Extraordinary

    Melina Davies, Ann Elliott Cutting, Ashley Barrett, Nancy Silverton

  • Bavel: Modern Recipes Inspired by the Middle East [A Cookbook] cover

    Bavel: Modern Recipes Inspired by the Middle East [A Cookbook]

    Ori Menashe, Genevieve Gergis, Lesley Suter

  • Lebanon: Cooking the Foods of My Homeland cover

    Lebanon: Cooking the Foods of My Homeland

    Anissa Helou

  • Moribyan's Kitchen: 100 Craveable Comfort Food Recipes: A Cookbook cover

    Moribyan's Kitchen: 100 Craveable Comfort Food Recipes: A Cookbook

    Hajar Larbah

  • Middle Eastern Delights: 60 Delicious, One-of-A-Kind Treats You Need to Try cover

    Middle Eastern Delights: 60 Delicious, One-of-A-Kind Treats You Need to Try

    Lamees Attar-Bashi

  • Bayrut: The Cookbook: Recipes from the Heart of a Lebanese City Kitchen cover

    Bayrut: The Cookbook: Recipes from the Heart of a Lebanese City Kitchen

    Hisham Assaad

  • Librae: Third-culture Recipes from a Cult New York Bakery cover

    Librae: Third-culture Recipes from a Cult New York Bakery

    Dona Murad

  • Centerpiece: Bold, vibrant recipes to put vegetables in the spotlight cover

    Centerpiece: Bold, vibrant recipes to put vegetables in the spotlight

    Helen Graham

  • Lebanese Baking: More Than 100 Recipes for Sweet and Savory Baked Goods cover

    Lebanese Baking: More Than 100 Recipes for Sweet and Savory Baked Goods

    Maureen Abood

  • Lavash: The bread that launched 1,000 meals, plus salads, stews, and other recipes from Armenia cover

    Lavash: The bread that launched 1,000 meals, plus salads, stews, and other recipes from Armenia

    Kate Leahy, Ara Zada, John Lee

  • Soframiz: Vibrant Middle Eastern Recipes from Sofra Bakery and Cafe [A Cookbook] cover

    Soframiz: Vibrant Middle Eastern Recipes from Sofra Bakery and Cafe [A Cookbook]

    Ana Sortun, Maura Kilpatrick

  • Xi'an Famous Foods: The Cuisine of Western China, from New York's Favorite Noodle Shop cover

    Xi'an Famous Foods: The Cuisine of Western China, from New York's Favorite Noodle Shop

    Jason Wang

  • Flavor: Bestselling author of Persiana and Persiana Everyday cover

    Flavor: Bestselling author of Persiana and Persiana Everyday

    Sabrina Ghayour

  • Aromas of Aleppo: The Legendary Cuisine of Syrian Jews cover

    Aromas of Aleppo: The Legendary Cuisine of Syrian Jews

    Poopa Dweck, Michael J. Cohen, Quentin Bacon

  • Yogurt & Whey: Recipes of an Iranian Immigrant Life cover

    Yogurt & Whey: Recipes of an Iranian Immigrant Life

    Homa Dashtaki

  • Sababa: Fresh, Sunny Flavors From My Israeli Kitchen: A Cookbook cover

    Sababa: Fresh, Sunny Flavors From My Israeli Kitchen: A Cookbook

    Adeena Sussman

  • Nistisima: The Secret to Delicious Mediterranean Vegan Food from the Mediterranean and Beyond cover

    Nistisima: The Secret to Delicious Mediterranean Vegan Food from the Mediterranean and Beyond

    Georgina Hayden

  • Modern Table: Kosher Recipes for Everyday Gatherings cover

    Modern Table: Kosher Recipes for Everyday Gatherings

    Kim Kushner

  • Ottolenghi Comfort: A Cookbook cover

    Ottolenghi Comfort: A Cookbook

    Yotam Ottolenghi

  • Our Syria: Recipes from Home cover

    Our Syria: Recipes from Home

    Dina Mousawi, Itab Azzam

  • Eat, Habibi, Eat!: Fresh Recipes for Modern Egyptian Cooking cover

    Eat, Habibi, Eat!: Fresh Recipes for Modern Egyptian Cooking

    Shahir Massoud

  • Hot Date!: Sweet & Savory Recipes Celebrating the Date, from Party Food to Everyday Feasts cover

    Hot Date!: Sweet & Savory Recipes Celebrating the Date, from Party Food to Everyday Feasts

    Rawaan Alkhatib, Linda Xiao

  • Lugma: Abundant Dishes And Stories From My Middle East cover

    Lugma: Abundant Dishes And Stories From My Middle East

    Noor Murad

  • Hello, Home Cooking: Do-Able Dishes for Every Day: A Cookbook cover

    Hello, Home Cooking: Do-Able Dishes for Every Day: A Cookbook

    Ham El-Waylly

  • NOPI: The Cookbook cover

    NOPI: The Cookbook

    Yotam Ottolenghi, Ramael Scully

  • Middle Eastern Simple cover

    Middle Eastern Simple

    Fatimah Omran

  • The Essential Middle Eastern Cookbook: Classic Recipes Made Easy cover

    The Essential Middle Eastern Cookbook: Classic Recipes Made Easy

    Michelle Anderson

  • Claudia Roden's Mediterranean: Treasured Recipes from a Lifetime of Travel [A Cookbook] cover

    Claudia Roden's Mediterranean: Treasured Recipes from a Lifetime of Travel [A Cookbook]

    Claudia Roden

  • Feast: Food of the Islamic World―A James Beard Award Winning Cookbook cover

    Feast: Food of the Islamic World―A James Beard Award Winning Cookbook

    Anissa Helou

  • Eating from Our Roots: 80+ Healthy Home-Cooked Favorites from Cultures Around the World: A Cookbook (Goop Press) cover

    Eating from Our Roots: 80+ Healthy Home-Cooked Favorites from Cultures Around the World: A Cookbook (Goop Press)

    Maya Feller MS RD CDN

  • Eat Small Plates: Vibrant, Shareable Dishes for Daily Joy cover

    Eat Small Plates: Vibrant, Shareable Dishes for Daily Joy

    Ben Siman-Tov, Zikki Siman-Tov

  • Open Sesame: 45 Sweet & Savory Recipes for Tahini & All Things Sesame cover

    Open Sesame: 45 Sweet & Savory Recipes for Tahini & All Things Sesame

    Rachel Belle

  • The Middle Eastern Kitchen Cookbook: 100 Authentic Dishes from the Middle East (Love Food) cover

    The Middle Eastern Kitchen Cookbook: 100 Authentic Dishes from the Middle East (Love Food)

    Rukmini Iyer, Pene Parker, Becca Spry

  • Boustany: A Celebration of Vegetables from my Palestine [A Cookbook] cover

    Boustany: A Celebration of Vegetables from my Palestine [A Cookbook]

    Sami Tamimi

  • Zaitoun: Recipes from the Palestinian Kitchen cover

    Zaitoun: Recipes from the Palestinian Kitchen

    Yasmin Khan

  • Spice Kitchen: Vibrant Recipes And Spice Blends For The Home Cook cover

    Spice Kitchen: Vibrant Recipes And Spice Blends For The Home Cook

    Sanjay Aggarwal

  • Persiana Everyday cover

    Persiana Everyday

    Sabrina Ghayour

  • Bubala: Middle Eastern-inspired Vegetarian Recipes to Share cover

    Bubala: Middle Eastern-inspired Vegetarian Recipes to Share

    Marc Summers

  • The Red Sea Cookbook: Over 100 family recipes and stories from Saudi Arabia cover

    The Red Sea Cookbook: Over 100 family recipes and stories from Saudi Arabia

    Madeeha Qureshi

  • From the Land of Nightingales and Roses: Recipes from the Persian Kitchen cover

    From the Land of Nightingales and Roses: Recipes from the Persian Kitchen

    Maryam Sinaiee

  • Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon: A Cookbook cover

    Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon: A Cookbook

    Claudia Roden

  • Feasts: Middle Eastern Food to Savor & Share cover

    Feasts: Middle Eastern Food to Savor & Share

    Sabrina Ghayour

  • The Mediterranean Dish: 120 Bold and Healthy Recipes You'll Make on Repeat: A Mediterranean Cookbook cover

    The Mediterranean Dish: 120 Bold and Healthy Recipes You'll Make on Repeat: A Mediterranean Cookbook

    Suzy Karadsheh

  • Rooza: A Journey through Islamic Cuisine Inspired by Ramadan and Eid cover

    Rooza: A Journey through Islamic Cuisine Inspired by Ramadan and Eid

    Nadiya Hussain

  • I Could Nosh: Classic Jew-ish Recipes Revamped for Every Day―Bestselling Modern Jewish Recipes for Everyday Noshing cover

    I Could Nosh: Classic Jew-ish Recipes Revamped for Every Day―Bestselling Modern Jewish Recipes for Everyday Noshing

    Jake Cohen

  • Bahari: Recipes From an Omani Kitchen and Beyond cover

    Bahari: Recipes From an Omani Kitchen and Beyond

    Dina Macki

  • Levantine: Fresh & vibrant recipes to share from the Eastern Mediterranean table cover

    Levantine: Fresh & vibrant recipes to share from the Eastern Mediterranean table

    Ghillie Basan

  • The Ramadan Kitchen: Nourishing Recipes from Fast to Feast cover

    The Ramadan Kitchen: Nourishing Recipes from Fast to Feast

    Ilhan Mohamed Abdi

  • Mamushka: Recipes from Ukraine and Eastern Europe cover

    Mamushka: Recipes from Ukraine and Eastern Europe

    Olia Hercules

  • The Arabesque Table: Contemporary Recipes from the Arab World cover

    The Arabesque Table: Contemporary Recipes from the Arab World

    Reem Kassis

  • The Levantine Vegetarian: Recipes from the Middle East cover

    The Levantine Vegetarian: Recipes from the Middle East

    Salma Hage

  • Falastin: A Cookbook cover

    Falastin: A Cookbook

    Sami Tamimi, Tara Wigley

  • Persiana: Recipes from the Middle East & Beyond: The special gold-embellished 10th anniversary edition cover

    Persiana: Recipes from the Middle East & Beyond: The special gold-embellished 10th anniversary edition

    Sabrina Ghayour

  • Zariz: 100 Easy, Breezy, Tel Aviv-y Recipes cover

    Zariz: 100 Easy, Breezy, Tel Aviv-y Recipes

    Adeena Sussman

  • Zaytinya: Delicious Mediterranean Dishes from Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon cover

    Zaytinya: Delicious Mediterranean Dishes from Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon

    José Andrés

  • Aarti Paarti: An American Kitchen with an Indian Soul cover

    Aarti Paarti: An American Kitchen with an Indian Soul

    Aarti Sequeira

  • The Middle Eastern Vegetarian Cookbook cover

    The Middle Eastern Vegetarian Cookbook

    Salma Hage