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Rania Salloum

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Rania Salloum

Rania Salloum shares a practical home-cooking collection on Zesta, with recipes gathered for everyday tables and repeat cooking.

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How to Make Karabeej and Tarabish at Home
Desserts
30 minEasy

How to Make Karabeej and Tarabish at Home

Karabeej, or Tarboush el-Balad, made at home in a recipe that is more than delicious and truly wonderful. The same cream is used for both recipes, and it is super economical. Adults will love it before kids, thanks to the childhood memories it brings back.

Easy Kaak with Milk
Desserts
30 minEasy

Easy Kaak with Milk

How to make the easy kaak with milk recipe that everyone asks for and loves, young and old. Prepare kaak with milk and enjoy it with a cup of tea or coffee. Enjoy!

Mini Fruit Tarts
Desserts
50 minEasy

Mini Fruit Tarts

Mini fruit tarts made at home with a bakery-style pastry cream, just like a patisserie and even better. You can decorate them with seasonal fresh fruit.

Crispy Chicken
30 minEasy

Crispy Chicken

Crispy chicken made with a homemade recipe that’s just unbeatable. The chicken tastes and looks so good—it’s truly something else. Get all the details and follow the steps carefully. Serve the crispy chicken with fries, coleslaw, and garlic sauce, or even yellow rice with vegetables!

How to Make Meat or Cheese Sambousek
Pastries
50 minEasy

How to Make Meat or Cheese Sambousek

Meat or cheese sambousek is one of the most popular pastries on the table because it makes a great appetizer with a variety of dishes. Here is the method for the most successful dough, one that will never give you trouble when sealing it.

Chicken with White Sauce
Main dishes
30 minEasy

Chicken with White Sauce

Chicken with cooking cream, or white sauce... the taste is a story, and everyone who loves modern food will adore it. Best of all, this recipe is practical and ready in under an hour!

Strawberry Jello Cheesecake Tray
Desserts
50 minEasy

Strawberry Jello Cheesecake Tray

A reliable cheesecake tray recipe with a great texture that both adults and children will love, especially with its strawberry flavor. We used strawberry Jello, but you can choose your favorite flavor.

Rice with Vegetables and Escalope
Main dishes
30 minEasy

Rice with Vegetables and Escalope

Vegetable rice is a rich and delicious recipe. We serve it alongside escalope, and it can also be served with shrimp in the same way.

Oreo Cheesecake
Desserts
30 minEasy

Oreo Cheesecake

Homemade Oreo cheesecake, made the proper way and absolutely delicious. It tastes just like what you’d find in a pâtisserie. Enjoy its lovely texture and wonderful flavor with this recipe.

Mansaf with Meat Shanks
Main dishes
30 minEasy

Mansaf with Meat Shanks

Mansaf made with lamb or veal shanks... an unbeatable dish, especially for celebrations and large family gatherings. Shank cuts are among the best and most tender meats for rice dishes. Top it with fried nuts.

Chinese Noodles
Main dishes
30 minEasy

Chinese Noodles

Chinese noodles, or Chow Mein, made with an easier-than-easy recipe. Perfect for a quick lunch or dinner, this dish will definitely do the job, especially since it is a little different from the usual.

Eggplant Maqluba with Ground Meat
Main dishes
30 minEasy

Eggplant Maqluba with Ground Meat

Eggplant maqluba with ground meat, an easy recipe. Serve it with salad or yogurt, because the eggplant is hot and goes very well with laban.

Sheikh al-Mahshi with a Variety of Vegetables
Main dishes
30 minEasy

Sheikh al-Mahshi with a Variety of Vegetables

Sheikh al-Mahshi is a delicious, rich homemade recipe. Although eggplant is what is meant by "Sheikh al-Mahshi," you can add many kinds of vegetables to the tray and get a paradise of tasty vegetables cooked in red sauce.

Homestyle Ozi, Delicious and Elegant
Desserts
50 minEasy

Homestyle Ozi, Delicious and Elegant

Ozi, or Qouzi, is an elegant recipe and an unusual way to serve rice. In this recipe, you’ll get the dough, filling, and assembly method step by step. Serve with yogurt and salad.

Delicious Homemade Othmaliyyeh
Desserts
50 minEasy

Delicious Homemade Othmaliyyeh

Homemade Othmaliyyeh with a very easy recipe. Homemade is always more affordable and tastier, too. Ramadan desserts have a special flavor and a wonderful atmosphere when made by the lady of the house.

Batata Hara
Salads and appetizers
30 minEasy

Batata Hara

Batata hara, or potatoes with coriander and garlic, is a wonderful Lebanese appetizer! It is made with fresh green coriander, served with a squeeze of lemon, and eaten with bread... nothing better.

Easiest Chicken Gizzards
Salads and appetizers
30 minEasy

Easiest Chicken Gizzards

Chicken gizzards, or chicken giblets, in the easiest recipe ever. How do you serve them? Are you on team lemon juice, or do you add pomegranate molasses? Our version is tangy, so let’s explore the simple steps together.

Tuna and Pasta Salad
Salads and appetizers
45 minEasy

Tuna and Pasta Salad

Tuna salad is one of the super easy, rich salads for a light yet filling and delicious lunch or dinner. You can adjust the amount of mayonnaise and lemon juice to taste.

Roasted Leg of Lamb
Main dishes
30 minEasy

Roasted Leg of Lamb

Roasted leg of lamb is a special recipe reserved for occasions and feasts. Make it with us in an irresistible way and serve it with rice or vegetables.

Grape Leaves with Meat
Main dishes
30 minEasy

Grape Leaves with Meat

Grape leaves with meat is one of the royal Lebanese dishes, especially when cooked with lemon and slices of meat are placed under the leaves. Give it enough time on the stove so the leaves cook through and gently become tender.

Easiest Apple Cake
Desserts
50 minEasy

Easiest Apple Cake

A special homemade apple cake recipe. The method could not be easier, yet the result is a beautiful cake that will sweeten your evenings and warm them up with a cup of tea or coffee :)

How to Make Escalope Without Eggs
Main dishes
30 minEasy

How to Make Escalope Without Eggs

Escalope is one of those foreign recipes that has become very popular. It's delicious with all kinds of potatoes! Try this easy method, and best of all, it's egg-free.

Pea and Carrot Stew
Main dishes
30 minEasy

Pea and Carrot Stew

Pea and carrot stew is a light, tasty, and easy dish. In this version, the carrots are sautéed until tender, which gives the stew a distinctive flavor.

Snickers Cake
Desserts
50 minEasy

Snickers Cake

A homemade Snickers cake recipe you are sure to love. The caramel sauce with peanuts is irresistible and makes the perfect topping for this wonderful cake.