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Rana Jarkas

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Rana Jarkas

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

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Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Vegetables and Chicken
Main dishes
30 minEasy

Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Vegetables and Chicken

A delicious and healthy whole wheat spaghetti recipe, so you can enjoy a bigger serving of spaghetti with a clear conscience. Here is how to make it with chicken and vegetables.

Easy Chocolate Cake
Desserts
55 minEasy

Easy Chocolate Cake

Craving a successful chocolate cake coated with a rich chocolate sauce, but you want it to be easy and budget-friendly too? Here is a tried-and-true recipe.

Healthy Avocado Fatteh
Vegetarian recipes
30 minEasy

Healthy Avocado Fatteh

Avocado fattah... an innovative, delicious, and truly unique recipe. You have to try it, especially if you love avocados. As we know, avocados contain plenty of healthy fats! Enjoy them in moderation and add them to your favorite dishes, just like this recipe.

Chocolate Ganache Tart
Desserts
95 minHard

Chocolate Ganache Tart

A wonderful chocolate ganache tart recipe! For an elegant treat, try our recipe and you won’t regret it... You can also fill the tart shell to your liking, such as with pastry cream.

Zucchini Stuffed with Yogurt
Main dishes
110 minHard

Zucchini Stuffed with Yogurt

Zucchini stuffed with yogurt is one of those recipes that can be served straight away, hot or cold from the fridge. Very delicious and suitable for children, especially those who love stuffed zucchini. Very delicious.

Filet Fish Sayadiyah
Main dishes
Time TBDHard

Filet Fish Sayadiyah

Easy filet fish sayadiyah with very few additions. It relies on the flavor of browned onions and fish oil, so the rice absorbs their essence and develops a delicious taste.

Oatmeal Banana Muffins
Desserts
35 minEasy

Oatmeal Banana Muffins

Oatmeal banana muffins made with an easy, practical recipe! They’re delicious and healthy too. Walnuts can be added optionally, but they really enhance the flavor!

How to Make Brioche Dough
Pastries
45 minEasy

How to Make Brioche Dough

The brioche dough is on us, the rest is up to you! Choose the fillings you like... you can stuff it with dates, chocolate, or coconut, or leave it plain!

How to Make Turkish Simit
Pastries
35 minEasy

How to Make Turkish Simit

Turkish simit made with a delicious homemade recipe! All the details are here—just follow them for the best result. Serve with date molasses and tahini dip!

Mini Shaibiyat Dessert
Desserts
105 minMedium

Mini Shaibiyat Dessert

Mini-sized shaibiyat made with an easy recipe... so you can enjoy one piece without too much guilt :) The cream filling is wonderful—give it a try.

Kibbeh with Yogurt
Main dishes
75 minMedium

Kibbeh with Yogurt

Kibbeh with yogurt is one of the tastiest dishes in Arab cuisine, served hot or cold! Some people also add shish barak to it. A super delicious recipe—give it a try!

How to Make Awamat?
Desserts
40 minEasy

How to Make Awamat?

Awamat in a wonderful homemade, crispy recipe... Learn to make fried awamat at home instead of buying them ready-made. Frying them in two stages is essential to achieve the desired result.

Vegan Stuffed Grape Leaves in Olive Oil
Salads and appetizers
95 minMedium

Vegan Stuffed Grape Leaves in Olive Oil

Stuffed grape leaves in oil are one of the most delicious Lebanese recipes. Slices of vegetables are arranged under and sometimes between the rolls for extra color and flavor. We recommend adding more lemon juice to the filling for a brighter taste!

Easiest Rice Pudding
Desserts
60 minEasy

Easiest Rice Pudding

Rice pudding is an easy, light, and nutritious dessert we often serve to children from around one year old. Quick to prepare — here’s how to make the best rice pudding.

Jelly and Custard Trifle Cake
Desserts
85 minMedium

Jelly and Custard Trifle Cake

Jelly and custard trifle cake — a special dessert everyone will love. It may take some time to prepare, but the result is beautiful and refreshing. Try it!

Chicken and Sun‑Dried Tomato Pasta
Main dishes
75 minMedium

Chicken and Sun‑Dried Tomato Pasta

Chicken and sun‑dried tomato pasta — a practical, delicious Italian-style dish. Make it healthier with whole‑wheat pasta and low‑fat cream.

Beef Fillet with Potato Purée
Main dishes
55 minMedium

Beef Fillet with Potato Purée

Beef fillet served with potato purée is a practical, delicious recipe that won't take long to prepare, provided you choose a tender fillet and marinate it long enough!

Okra Stew with Meat
Main dishes
95 minMedium

Okra Stew with Meat

Okra with meat — an easy, home-style okra stew served with vermicelli rice. You can use frozen, fresh, or dried okra; all work well.

Eggplant Rolls with Ground Beef
Main dishes
75 minMedium

Eggplant Rolls with Ground Beef

Eggplant rolls with ground beef — a modern presentation of Sheikh al-Mahshi. Some cooks may find rolling easier than hollowing the eggplants, for example!

How to Make Eclairs
Desserts
90 minMedium

How to Make Eclairs

Eclairs — a successful, distinctive homemade recipe. Eclairs are one of the most famous and delicious French pastries; they’re very light. Try this recipe and tell us what you think.

How to Make Rice with Fava Beans
Main dishes
55 minEasy

How to Make Rice with Fava Beans

An easy, nutritious, practical recipe for rice with fava beans. Take advantage of fresh fava bean season to make this dish and to freeze extra beans.

Beef Shawarma
Main dishes
65 minMedium

Beef Shawarma

A very easy, tried-and-true homemade beef shawarma recipe. Learn the marinade ingredients as well as the parsley salad and the tahini/tarator sauces served with it. Delicious served as a sandwich.

Macaroni with Yogurt and Ground Beef
Main dishes
85 minMedium

Macaroni with Yogurt and Ground Beef

Macaroni in yogurt with ground beef and pine nuts on top — a dish you'll enjoy in hot weather. It's easy and quick to prepare.

Healthy Kofta with Tahini
Main dishes
55 minEasy

Healthy Kofta with Tahini

Healthy kofta with tahini — a great idea to serve this delicious, popular dish in a healthier, low-oil, low-fat way. The flavor of tahini with kofta is wonderful.