6 must-read nonfiction books like Sweet Middle East: Classic Recipes, from Baklava to Fig Ice Cream by Anissa Helou

Cover of Sweet Middle East: Classic Recipes, from Baklava to Fig Ice Cream by Anissa Helou

Sweet Middle East: Classic Recipes, from Baklava to Fig Ice Cream

By: Anissa Helou

3.64

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

The seductive flavors of the Middle East have won over food lovers around the world, but the sweets…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Sweet Middle East: Classic Recipes, from Baklava to Fig Ice Cream by Anissa Helou , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. The Buddha in the Attic

By: Julie Otsuka

3.70

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Julie Otsuka’s long-awaited follow-up to When the Emperor Was Divine is a tour de force of economy … read more

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"„Niekas nelaimi karo.Visi pralaimi"

-Julie Otsuka, The Buddha in the Attic

"We lost weight and grew thin. We stopped bleeding. We stopped dreaming. We stopped wanting."

-Julie Otsuka, The Buddha in the Attic

"Or was their guilt written plainly, and for all the world to see, across their face? Was it their face, in fact, for which they were guilty?"

-Julie Otsuka, The Buddha in the Attic

"Soon we could barely recognize them. They were taller than we were, and heavier. They were loud beyond belief. I feel like a duck that's hatched goose's eggs."

-Julie Otsuka, The Buddha in the Attic

2. Southern Italian Desserts: The Great Undiscovered Recipes of Sicily, Campania, Puglia, and Beyond

By: Rosetta Costantino

4.09

Format: None pages, Hardcover

An authentic guide to the festive, mouthwatering sweets of Southern Italy, including regional speci… read more

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3. The Gray Man (Gray Man, #1)

By: Mark Greaney

3.92

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

To those who lurk in the shadows, he's known as the Gray Man. He is a legend in the covert realm, m… read more

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4. Vintage Cakes: Timeless Recipes for Cupcakes, Flips, Rolls, Layer, Angel, Bundt, Chiffon, and Icebox Cakes for Today's Sweet Tooth

By: Julie Richardson

3.58

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A charming collection of updated recipes for both classic and forgotten cakes, from a timeless yell… read more

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5. 206 Bones (Temperance Brennan, #12)

By: Kathy Reichs

3.98

Format: None pages,

Cold and alone, bound hands to feet, Tempe Brennan regains consciousness locked in a dark cell--or … read more

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6. Jerusalem: A Cookbook

By: Yotam Ottolenghi , Sami Tamimi

4.29

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

With Jerusalem, Ottolenghi re-teams with his friend and co-owner of his restaurants, Sami Tamimi. B… read more

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7. River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile

By: Candice Millard

3.84

Format: 349 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of RIVER OF DOUBT and DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC, the stirr… read more

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"..the charm of the scenery was perhaps enhanced by the reflection that my eyes might never look upon it again....Masses of brown-purple clouds covered the quarter of the heavens where the sun was abo…"

-Candice Millard, River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile

Cover of The Terminal List (Terminal List, #1) by Jack Carr

8. The Terminal List (Terminal List, #1)

By: Jack Carr

4.28

Format: 407 pages, Hardcover

A Navy SEAL has nothing left to live for and everything to kill for after he discovers that the Ame… read more

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"Revisionist views of the Constitution by opportunistic politicians and unelected judges with agendas that reinterpret the Bill of Rights to take power away from the people and consolidate it at the f…"

-Jack Carr, The Terminal List (Terminal List, #1)

Cover of Tava: Eastern European Baking and Desserts from Romania and Beyond by Irina  Georgescu

9. Tava: Eastern European Baking and Desserts from Romania and Beyond

By: Irina Georgescu

4.29

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

WINNER OF THE 2023 JAMES BEARD AWARD FOR BEST BAKING AND DESSERTS BOOK   “A joy and an education. I… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of Ripe Figs: Recipes and Stories from Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus by Yasmin    Khan

10. Ripe Figs: Recipes and Stories from Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus

By: Yasmin Khan

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A Finalist for the 2022 James Beard Foundation Cookbook Award and the 2022 IACP Award (Internationa… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • reference
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11. The Arabesque Table: Contemporary Recipes from the Arab World

By: Reem Kassis

3.91

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

"The Arabesque Table is full to the brim with dishes which are rooted in tradition and at the same … read more

Similar categories in Reem Kassis's The Arabesque Table: Contemporary Recipes from the Arab World book and Anissa Helou's Sweet Middle East: Classic Recipes, from Baklava to Fig Ice Cream

  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • reference
Cover of Sweet Middle East: Classic Recipes, from Baklava to Fig Ice Cream by Anissa Helou

12. Sweet Middle East: Classic Recipes, from Baklava to Fig Ice Cream

By: Anissa Helou

3.64

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

The seductive flavors of the Middle East have won over food lovers around the world, but the sweets… read more

Similar categories in Anissa Helou's Sweet Middle East: Classic Recipes, from Baklava to Fig Ice Cream book and Anissa Helou's Sweet Middle East: Classic Recipes, from Baklava to Fig Ice Cream

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  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • reference
Cover of Beyond Borscht by Tatyana Nesteruk

13. Beyond Borscht

By: Tatyana Nesteruk

4.12

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Authentic Recipes for the Hearty, Comforting Foods of Ukraine Bring the warming, fresh and savory … read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • nonfiction

5 must-read cookbooks books like Sweet Middle East: Classic Recipes, from Baklava to Fig Ice Cream by Anissa Helou

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Irina Georgescu

4.29

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Yasmin Khan

4.09

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Reem Kassis

3.91

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Anissa Helou

3.64

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Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner

Judy Melinek , T.J. Mitchell

3.18

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The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen

Joanne Lee Molinaro

4.50

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Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files

Deb Perelman

4.34

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Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life

Marie Kondō

3.62

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