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GAZIANTEP, Turkey — When visiting this historical southern Turkish city, it doesn't take long to discover its true passion: baklava. So much so that Gaziantep has become synonymous with the sweet ...

Store-bought frozen phyllo pastry is the key to this easy, buttery and nutty, Iraqi-style baklava. Chef Doris Sheena Zilkha is an Iraqi Jewish refugee, who escaped from Baghdad in 1971. While she left ...

Christmas week has arrived whether we are ready or not. Lump me into the latter group, but I’m doing my best to pull it together. Usually this week is jam packed with cooking and baking in preparation ...

GAZIANTEP, Turkey — The baklava barons of Gaziantep are renowned purveyors of the sticky sweet pistachio-packed pastry their city is known for. But when the earth shook, this family-run establishment ...

The world of Middle Eastern desserts is wide, varied, and oh-so-delicious. Honey cakes, tahini-based halva, date bars, and dense, crumbly, citrusy-sugary basbousa are all vital pieces of this culinary ...

ONONDAGA, N.Y. - The group of around a dozen is far smaller than the estimated 12,000 people who flock to St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church for the church’s Middle Eastern Festival, but like the ...

COLMAR, PA. (WPVI) -- It's a family business between husband and wife, Dimitri and Leticia Samaras, and Dimitri's mother, Christina Samaras. Every week, they produce their three staple flavors called ...

While its origins are debated, baklava is a common dessert in both Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine. The tasty pastry is made up of layers of crispy phyllo dough and nuts that are soaked in a ...

Warm notes of cardamom. Floral hints of rosewater. Buttery morsels of pistachio, walnut and almond. These are just a few of the ingredients that make up the decadent sweets from the Middle Eastern ...