You might need to buy:
  • salt
  • olive oil
  • white vinegar
  • salt
You might need to buy:
  • vanilla extract
  • sugar
  • eggs
  • butter
  • pastry flour
Pie
serves 8
You might need to buy:
  • butter
  • heavy cream
  • egg yolks
  • hazelnuts
  • prebaked 10 inch tart shell
You might need to buy:
  • low-fat cream cheese
  • powdered sugar
  • vanilla extract
  • Low-fat milk
serves 12
You might need to buy:
  • eggs
  • baking soda
  • vanilla
  • chopped walnuts
  • sugar
  • flour

By Ana Sortun, the chef at Oleana in Cambridge and the author of “Spice: Flavors of the Eastern Mediterranean.”

You might need to buy:
  • Cooking-oil spray
  • harissa
  • extra-virgin olive oil
  • Salt
  • lemon
  • saffron
  • flour
  • nutmeg
  • cinnamon
  • whole milk

This recipe appeared in a Times article by Craig Claiborne.

serves 2
You might need to buy:
  • eggs
  • flour
  • milk
  • ground nutmeg
  • butter
  • confectioners’ sugar
  • Juice of half a lemon
ready in about 20 minutes; serves 10
You might need to buy:
  • cocoa powder
  • vanilla essence
  • 225g caster sugar
  • 120ml milk 2 tbsp brandy

Makes about 2 dozen.
Store in a box between layers of waxed paper.

You might need to buy:
  • semi-sweet chocolate
You might need to buy:
  • olive oil
  • garlic cloves
  • finely chopped walnuts
  • tbls. greek yogurt OR feta cheese
  • vinegar
  • salt
  • large eggplants