If you go to the grocery store, don't forget...

• 2 cups chick peas
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 cup water
• 12 cloves of garlic
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• Dash of salt
• 1 cup tahini
• Olive oil
• Dried parsley
• Paprika
• 4 cups trimmed, washed and chopped leeks (about 2 big leeks)
• 1 1/3 cups chopped onions (1 or 2 onions)
• 4 cups peeled and cubed potatoes (2 to 3 potatoes)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 1/2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon salt
• Ground white pepper
• Pinch of grated nutmeg
• 4 8-ounce mackerel fillets (or substitute pompano, bluefish, mahi-mahi, striped bass or tuna)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh cilantro (or parsley)
• 1 lemon, quartered
• 4 cups green split peas (about 2 pounds)
• 12 cups water or vegetable stock
• 8 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pound carrots, diced
• A bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 6 cups cooked beans: pinto, kidney, red beans, chick peas, or black beans
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 pound carrots, halved lengthwise and sliced
• 2 cups diced tomatoes
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced fine; or 1 4-ounce can green chilies; or both
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt