10 Mid-East Inspired Sweet Treats: Contemporary Twists on Classic Treats (e-cookbook)

Written and photographed by Faith Gorsky

This e-cookbook contains 10 lovely Middle Eastern-inspired dessert recipes, each with its own beautiful full-page photo. Some recipes are classic Middle Eastern sweets, like Warbat bil Ashta (Flaky Pastries with Cream Filling), Medloua (Layered Pudding Pastry Cake), and Ma’arouta (Rolled Spiced Date Cookies). Other recipes are based on classic Middle Eastern flavor combinations, such as Cardamom-Spiced Mocha Truffles (which was inspired by Turkish coffee with cardamom) and Coconut Mousse with Vanilla Bean Syrup (which Faith dreamed up while thinking about the classic Arabic pudding called Layali Lubnan, meaning “Lebanese Nights”). And there are also some recipes that are Faith’s own creation entirely with a wink and a nod to something she had or saw in the Middle East. If you’re enticed by the exotic flavors of Middle Eastern sweets, this e-cookbook is for you.

Faith dedicated this e-cookbook to the people of Syria and is donating 100% of the profits from sales for the first year (from November 24, 2014 through November 23, 2015) to helping the children of Syria get essential supplies, medicine, and clean water through UNICEF.

Read more about this project and buy 10 Mid-East Inspired Sweet Treats: Contemporary Twists on Classic Treats here.

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BLEND: Artisanal Smoothies for Food Lovers, Holiday Volume 1 (e-cookbook)

By Faith Gorsky and Alyssa Brantley; photographed by Faith Gorsky

If you enjoy seasonal flavors (read: if you’re the girl or guy who can’t pass by the local coffee shop without picking up a Pumpkin Spice Latte), first of all, we can relate, and secondly, we have you covered! This lovely 10-recipe e-cookbook has a full-page color photo of every smoothie, and is full of festive treats that are big on both flavor and nutrition. It’s only $3.99…think of how much you’ll save by being able to make your seasonal favorites at home!

BLEND: Holiday Volume 1 is currently unavailable.

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BLEND: Artisanal Smoothies for Food Lovers, Summer Volume 1 (e-cookbook)

By Faith Gorsky and Alyssa Brantley; photographed by Faith Gorsky

This breathtaking full-page-color-photo-for-each-recipe e-cookbook is a compilation of 25 of our favorite summer and fall-themed smoothies, such as Gingered Apricot, Minted Strawberry Melon, Vanilla Fig, and Concord Grape + Greens. While there are many seasonal flavors in it, this e-cookbook also features several of our favorite indulgence smoothies (like Chocolate Cake Batter and Peanut Butter + Jelly), and it is full of coffee and tea-based smoothies that we cannot get enough of (such as Black Forest Coffee, Double Tea Blackberry Pear, and Mocha Coffee Chip). We enjoy these lovely flavor profiles year-round!

BLEND: Summer Volume 1 is currently unavailable.

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BLEND: The Basics by Faith Gorsky and Alyssa Brantley (e-book)

By Faith Gorsky and Alyssa Brantley; photographed by Faith Gorsky

This gorgeous e-cookbook is full of helpful smoothie-making tips and tricks, including how to flash-freeze fruit, make sure your smoothies come together as quickly as possible without sacrificing artisanal flavor, put together a “smoothie kit”, cold brew coffee and tea, and much more! This e-book is an absolute necessity for smoothie lovers who want to take their smoothies to the next level, and it is meant to go along with every recipe volume we make.

BLEND: The Basics is currently unavailable.

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An Edible Mosaic: Middle Eastern Fare with Extraordinary Flair (Tuttle Publishing; November 2012)

Written and photographed by Faith Gorsky

Growing up on classic American fare, it wasn’t until after Faith married that she had her first experience with the exotic flavors of the Middle East where food is elevated from bodily sustenance to an art form lying at the epicenter of gatherings with family and friends. After marrying, Faith spent six months living and traveling in Syria and Jordan where she discovered not only a love of the food and culture, but also a love of cooking; luckily, Faith’s Syrian mother-in-law Sahar, who happens to be a master at Middle Eastern cuisine, was willing to teach her.

In An Edible Mosaic: Middle Eastern Fare with Extraordinary Flair, Faith includes over 100 authentic Middle Eastern recipes that are streamlined just a bit for the way we cook today, with unique ingredients demystified and cooking techniques anyone can follow. Recipes for Falafel, Hummus, Stuffed Grape Leaves, and Chicken Shawarma are classic favorites, and easy-to-follow directions make more complex recipes like Kibbeh, Maqluba (Upside-Down Rice Casserole), and Ma’amoul (Date-Filled Cookies) manageable for home cooks. With an emphasis on healthy foods (beans and legumes are staples just as much as meat is, vegetables are always abundant, and healthy fats like olive oil are commonplace), Middle Eastern cuisine offers something for everyone.

Buy An Edible Mosaic: Middle Eastern Fare with Extraordinary Flair here:

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Kindle Edition on Amazon