New recipe, January 4, 2026

Spiced Maqluba with Tomatoes and Tahini Sauce, a Yotam Ottolenghi recipe from NYT Cooking. Maqluba is a layered rice cake, cooked and then unmolded after cooking. My execution was not great, and the layering did not hold—I think I added too much water. But the flavors are very good—the rice is rather spicey, but the tahini sauce brings it into balance. We enjoyed this and give it a 4.