The Incidental Nomads

In Turkey eggplants are everywhere - meze, main dishes, appetizers; broiled, roasted, mashed, diced! The name of this dish translates as s...

After the recent trip to Turkey, I have been so taken with the wonders of the Turkish cuisine - it is so diverse and plentiful! The flavour...

    While away from home, what Canadian food do my kids miss the most in France?! Not a burger, nor an apple pie, but the bureks that...

Back when I was a graduate student, my friend from Bulgaria inspired me to try out this dish, one of her favourites. Since then, this grati...

A Mediterranean classic that you will find in Provence and Languedoc, bourride is a fish stew made with white fish and served with rouille...

Easy to make, no-hassle, relatively light. Great mid-week dinner. 3 eggplants, peeled, cut lengthwise 1,5cm-thick  1 white onion, cho...

I'm not sure how this recipe came to be or from where I got it. But this is a terrific, flexible recipe. I omitted potatoes and mayo fo...

1/2 cups couscous 2/3 cups orange juice 1 can 14oz salmon drained  fillet 1 pk 10oz, frozen chopped spinach 2 beaten egg yolk 2 c...

A great and subtle Mediterranean flavor of this dish make it a wonderful meal for a friendly get-together. Can be served with couscous and ...

Great week-night entree with a wonderful light cumin flavor. I scaled the recipe in half. It was good for a 5-6 people. 8 cups water ...

1 can 14oz vegetable broth 1 red onion, chopped 1/2 cup sliced apricot 1 tbsp olive oil 1 cup dry couscous 100g / 3oz toasted, slic...

The Mediterranean flavour of the sauce makes it a light and great accompaniment to any white fish 2 tablespoons butter 2 cloves garlic...

Banica is a traditional Bulgarian dish, a version of a Mediterranean burek or Greek spinakopita. It can be made with various fillings but t...

1 1/2 lb / 750g stewing beef, cut into 1" inch pieces 1/2 cups water 8 oz tomato sauce 2 white onion, chopped 1 cloves minced ga...