The Arabian Nights Cookbook - by Habeeb Salloum (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

**2011 Best Arab Cuisine book in the U.S., Gourmand World Cookbook Award**

Prepare delicious and healthy meals with this award-winning Arabian cookbook

For untold centuries, the Bedouin of the Arabian Peninsula, in their desert tents, have served their honored guests lavish meals featuring roasted lamb with rice. Bedouin hospitality has not changed over the ages, but Arabian cuisine has undergone a remarkable evolution in the last 100 years, making it extremely diverse. This diversity is due, in part, to the explosion of wealth on the Arabian peninsula which has drawn people--along with their foods and cooking methods--from around the world.

The blending of these culinary worlds has produced something remarkable. In The Arabian Nights Cookbook, author Habeeb Salloum has compiled an amazing array of recipes that celebrate this blending of cultures while still making it compatible with the everyday kitchens of the Western world. From the familiar, Hummus Bi-Tahini, to the unique, Stuffed Lamb, Salloum offers an accessible world of savory tastes and memory provoking aromas.

Authentic Arabian recipes include:

• Classic Hummus Chickpea Puree
• Spicy Eggplant Salad
• Hearty Meat and Bulghur Soup
• Tandoori Chicken, Omani-Style
• Golden Meat Turnovers
• Fish Fillets in an Aromatic Red Sauce
• Spicy Falafel Patties
• Delicious Stuffed Zucchini
• Cardamom Fritters with Walnuts in Orange-Blossom Syrup
• Real Arab Coffee Made Just Right
• And many more...

Review Quotes

"The Arabian Nights Cookbook: From Lamb Kebabs to Baba Ghanouj, Delicious Homestyle Arabian Cooking is packed with delicious ideas from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates." --Toronto Star

"[...] a plethora of delicious recipes that hail from the Arabian Peninsula and Gulf." --Kevin is Cooking

"A celebration of the savory and diverse foods of the Arabian Peninsula, no kabob is left unturned with this thoroughly enchanting new collection of recipes. Each page is filled with photos, tips, and recipes accompanied by a short anecdote about the foods used." --Sante magazine

"A pleasure to browse through and inspiring to plan meals with, The Arabian Nights Cookbook: From Lamb Kebabs to Baba Ghanouj, Delicious Homestyle Middle Eastern Cooking will prove to be an enormously popular addition to any and all ethnic cookbook collections." --Midwest Book Review

"Canada-based food and travel writer Salloum and photographer Suan Lim collaborate to produce a beautiful cookbook of over 100 dishes, many of which are restaurant standards that fans of Arab cooking will recognize...A valuable addition to the catalog of Middle-Eastern cooking, The Arabian Nights Cookbook is comprehensive enough for the home cook without being so large as to paralyze." --Publishers Weekly

"Salloum chooses the best of the basic recipes found in Arabian home cooking and Middle Eastern restaurants and provides valuable explanations of dishes. An excellent choice for experienced cooks who have yet to conquer the basics of Arabian cuisine." --Library Journal

"This is a great book for those new to Middle Eastern cuisine or wanting to focus on the Arab Gulf region. Salloum has adapted the recipes for the Western kitchen while still maintaining their authenticity." --Tara's Multicultural Table blog

"Tuttle Publishing turns out some lovely cookbooks, and its The Arabian Nights Cookbook by Habeeb Salloum continues that tradition." --Shelf Awareness blog

About the Author

Habeeb Salloum is an accomplished Canada-based food and travel writer for such magazines as Gourmet, Christian Science Monitor and Vegetarian Times. He is the author of From the Lands of Figs and Olives, a Middle Eastern and North African cookbook. He lives in Ontario, Canada.