Indian sweets are a whole new sensation if you are used to Western pastries

Inauthentic but delicious Fool Mudammas (vegan and healthy as heck too)

Corn muffins spiked inside and out with sesame seeds

Sabich - an Iraqi Jewish sandwich that might make you forget falafel

Take a thin pancake, fill it with ricotta, deep fry it, cover it in rosewater syrup, and dunk it in pistachios. Whaddaya got? Atayef.

Labneh - make your own intensely flavored yogurt cheese, impress your friends

Syrian Jewish-style red lentil soup; easy, healthy, super-tasty

Marcona almonds with pimenton and sea salt; what happens when 5 bloggers try the same restaurant on different days?

Tiny sandwich (bocadillo) filled with Spanish tortilla at my favorite pintxos bar

Artichokes con limon - Noni's Restaurant, Seattle

When three-year-olds do molecular gastronomy in their jammies (asparagus pearls!)

Salad of thinly sliced, raw white asparagus with pecorino romano

Urad Dal Vada (translation: crispy lentil-batter fritters), flavored with black pepper

Beet greens with pumpkin seed oil and cherry vinegar - treasure from the scraps!

My favorite annual anthology of food writing

Vegetarian chili beans with cornmeal dumplings

White bean and basil crostini topping

Green olive crostini topping with orange zest and smoked paprika

Fromage Fort - the best way to use up odds and ends of good cheese

Mexican Matzo Brei or Jewish Chilaquiles?

Chana Chaat in a Papadum Bowl

Parsley-yogurt sauce cools of the harissa-roasted acorn squash

Molecular gastronomy at home - fun with isomalt

White bean salad with grilled onions and a hint of preserved lemon

Bacon Salt is vegetarian?!?

New Year's veggie sushi

Four-way cheese & grapes

Jewish Christmas tamales

Curried Brussel Sprouts with mustard seeds and toasted coconut

Scones from the Tartine cookbook

A tale of carrot romance

Pie-crust and ganache cookie pyramids

Roasted purple cauliflower with fried capers and a sherry vinaigrette makes a good side dish for a potluck

This delicata squash stuffed with orzo in a brown butter sauce makes a perfect vegetarian entree for a celebration

A warm winter panzanella with braising greens and rustic bread

Peppermint-chocolate soymilk - a yummy vegan holiday treat

Ultimate late fall goodies: White Truffles, Roasted Artichokes, Porcini Butter, Fresh Mozarella, Fresh Tagliatelle, and Chanterelles

Ethiopian veggie combo plate - delicious, nutritious, insanely cheap, and you eat with your hands.

A simple trick makes couscous come out super fluffy instead of sodden!

Rambutan: space invader or delicious tropical fruit?

If these fresh porcini mushrooms don't make you drool, check your pulse.

Tarte Tatin, deconstructed, reconstructed, and spun sugar on top. Dramatic?

Res-el-hanout flavored feta and swiss chard wrapped in filo, with a citrus and olive salad.

Vegan treats can be good!

Simple cornmeal pancakes from Joy. Which I experienced.

Welsh cakes - unleavened flaky scones, baked in a skillet like a pancake. What is not to love?

Hummus in Israel is a far cry from the sad mortar paste we get in the US.

Pine nut and raisin strudel at Antico Forno Marco Roscioli in Rome. Who knew breadcrumbs could be so delicious?