September seasonal fruits and vegetables
Look for the exotic jujube fruit in Middle Eastern markets this month.
Miriam Kresh
Miriam Kresh is an American ex-pat living in Israel. Her love of Middle Eastern food evolved from close friendships with enthusiastic Moroccan, Tunisian and Turkish home cooks.
She owns too many cookbooks and is always planning the next meal.
Miriam can be reached at miriam (at) greenprophet (dot) com.
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