Basque-Style Chicken by Bob Towlson

Chewy Tabbouleh by Rich H

I love tabbouleh. This recipe is a slight departure from tradition, using wheat berries versus the usual cracked wheat. The wheat berries add more body and crunch. I also added quinoa to round it out to a full dinner salad versus a side salad..

Roasted Pepper Hummus by Pallavi Gupta

I used raw chickpeas for this recipe (soaked overnight and cooked in a pressure cooker) but you can use the canned variety as well.

Fabulous Falafels by Suzi

The first time I had a falafel was many many years ago in California. I fell in love with them and crave them a lot of the time, even bought them from the street vendor in New York. Luckily there is also a little resaurant near my house that makes them as well along with stuffed grape leaves. Yumm!! Falafels are made from ground up…

mediterranean chicken breast by Supriya Srivastava

The smell of fresh herbs and liberal use of olives always leaves me asking for more of this Mediterranean recipe but I wanted to make it healthier so decided to incorporate some more veggies for fiber, color and flavor.Also, I pumped up the flavor by adding additional spices. Enjoy!!

Lentil Salad with Warm Spices by Farrell May Podgorsek

Lentils are perfect for cold or room temperature salads. This salad features the warm flavors of cumin, coriander, ginger and turmeric. Red onion and tomato add texture and color. I tend to overlook lentils so I found a great way to prevent the dreaded mush. Slightly undercook the lentils and then let them sit in the pot until just…

Cream of Cow cheese with anchovies by Aherrera

Broccoli Florets Chef Style by Nazzareno Casha

Vegetable side dish

house cured salmon by Chef De Maio

this is a great way to use also " fish' ( you can use almost any fish you like ) on your salad, with avocados red onions, and why not, make your own bagels... my son love it filled with dill goat cheese, or just like it is, red onions, lemon olive oil dressing

Mediterranian Spice Mix for Meats by Sandyg

Juicy Beef Skewers with Horseradish Dip by Nazzareno Casha

No Touch Turnips Paula Wolferts' Way by kathy gori

This seems to be the week of no touch, no stir, nearly hands off cooking. Easter became a menu of simple, down home Italian dishes that I felt I just had to share even if they're off topic from my usual Indian fare. How does someone get to be 91 years old without eating a turnip....ever? To what is that attributed? The fact that…

Roman- Style Chicken by Chef Smith

Herbed Quinoa by Chef Smith