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Roasted peppers are extremely easy to make and very pleasing to most foodies. The taste is beyond compare. Add to any salad and release a cornucopia of rich and exciting flavors!

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Easy baked Eggplant Parmesan is a great side dish that will add flavor and zest to nay meal. A very simple recipe that is delicious, healthy and guaranteed to be enjoyed by everyone. Even if you do not particularly fancy eggplant, this recipe is bound to make you change your mind. 

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Kibbi Nayii can be served with green onions, pickles, or olive oil. Burghul is a natural source of fiber and is an excellent source of protein. If you ever have the privilege of travelling in Lebanon, it is a good bet that you will run across this national dish at some point. Very healthy with a great sense of taste and texture. as-salam alaykum!

2 cups crushed wheat (burghul)

4 cups ice cold water

2 pounds very lean beef or lamb (ground)

1 medium onion (grated fine)

1 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1/2 teaspoon allspice (optional)

1. Place crushed wheat in large mixing bowl and add water. Let stand 5 minutes and drain, squeezing out water.

2. Add ground meat, onion and seasoning. Mix well. If not pliable, add a little cold water.

3. Run the mixture through a meat grinder twice using fine holes (if using a food processor), process in 2 lots for 30 seconds each). Mix again.

4. Place on platter and shape into a flat round. Dip hands into cold water and smooth all over. using a fork or spoon, decorate the kibbi by pressing very lightly.

Garnish with parsley sprigs.

Recipe courtesy of:

Salloum, Mary, A Taste of Lebanon: Cooking Today the Lebanese Way. New York. Interlink Books, 2005.

Photo courtesy of home-and-garden.webshots. com.

Caipirinho is the national cocktail of Brazil. It is widely enjoyed in restaurants, bars and in private households throughout the huge expanse of Brazil. The 2010 World Cup in South Africa is behind us and now we look toward 2014 and a true soccer spectacle in Brazil. This cocktail highlights all the wonders of Brazil. Before we know it, 2014 will be upon us. Foodcreate will attempt to spotlight many other traditional recipes of Brazil in the upcoming years. This intense cocktail will get us started in that endeavor. Enjoy!

1 lime

2 tablespoons sugar

8 ice cubes

4 ounces cachaca

1. Cut the lime in half from stem end to bottom.

2. Slice away the stringy pith that runs down the center of each half.

3. Slice each lime piece in half crosswise, and then into small slices.

4. Place half of the sliced lime in each of two rock glasses, add a tablespoon of sugar to each glass, stir, and mull until the sugar dissolves.

5. Crack ice cubes and add half to each glass.

6. Pour 2 ounces of cachaca in each glass, stir vigorously, and serve.

Makes 2 drinks.

Idone, Christopher, Brazil: A Cook's Tour. New York. Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 1995.

Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.

Broiled chicken oregano is a classic Greek recipe that is terribly easy to create, inexpensive and quick.  This chicken recipe is the perfect weekend grill recipe or lack of time weekday recipe. Most folks have chicken pieces in the freezer so this exquisite meal would be almost effortless to make. Enjoy with a chilled glass of wine and καλή όρεξη!  

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