A collection of traditional Iraqi recipes that use ingredients available to the Western reader, including soups, breads, salads, kubba, lamb, stews, pickles, cakes, pastries, sweets, jams, and drinks.

Bushra and her brother miss their mother, including the way she made their favorite dish, kubbat halab, which had no equal--so Bushra, her brother, and their father set out to learn how to make this special treat. Includes information on and a recipe for this Iraqi specialty.