[chefrob]

lamb for me and turkey for them......the girlfriend can't stand lamb which just means more for me!

here is what i use to spice the lamb.......




formed by hand on to flat skewers..........


using lump and pecan ...........


grilling in the sfb..........


dressed some toms and cukes in olive oil and S&P for the sammie.....


coming along nicely............


done and resting..........


warming the naan...........


hummus, toms and cukes........


top with lamb and more hummus...........


thx for stoppin' by.................

[Mark]

Beautifully done. I'm a big fan of Middle Eastern food and that sure looks like the real deal to me! 

[Crash]

It's nice to see some non-typical BBQ food.  Great job!

[chefrob]

thx guys......was in the mood for something quick but good.

[PAT YOUNG]

Man now i'm jonesing for the middle eastern bakery on 16th st.- looks great, is that homemade hummus?

[Mark]

That is about the only place where I will walk in an order a completely vegetarian meal and be happy about it. Great fresh Syrian flatbread, too.

[PAT YOUNG]

MARK, we have to get together one of these day's and eat our way through the "good old places"

[Quiggs]

Nice!!

[RudedoggAZ]

I knew I shouldn't of looked at this post!!! I am STARVING! looks great...

[Mark]

It would be fun to have a club crawl through some of the Valley's different ethnic groceries and eateries. I'm always looking around and have favorite spots for Middle-Eastern, Indian, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Eastern European, Caribbean, African, South American and more. I really go crazy when I'm in a more international city like L.A. where they have entire communities centered around different ethnicities. (Little Tokyo. Koreatown. Thai Town. Chinatown.) But nowadays, it's virtually impossible to fly and carry on bottles of various exotic sauces and liqueurs.

[chefrob]

Man now i'm jonesing for the middle eastern bakery on 16th st.- looks great, is that homemade hummus?

no i cheated.....it's from fresh 'n easy. actually it is not bad at all, nice ginger/garlic flavor but i make mine a little thicker.  what bakery on 16th st.? good stuff?

[Mark]

It used to be called the J&J Arabic Bakery and was running by a very nice Jordanian fellow. He passed away and now it is called the Middle Eastern Bakery Deli. It's between Thomas and Osborn on 16th Street.  Good food and interesting stuff like unroasted coffee beans (You can roast them in a popcorn air popper. Kinda fun.) They have bulk spices plus all kinds of snacks like squash seeds, Jordan almonds (that's why they're called that) and similarly coated fennel seeds-- a good breath freshener. You can buy their pitas and flatbreads hot out of the oven. Doesn't get better than that!

http://phoenix.citysearch.com/profile/1635243/phoenix_az/middle_eastern_bakery_deli.html

[chefrob]

sounds pretty interesting..........thx!