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Nicole Maawad

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Nicole Maawad

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

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How to Make Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies
Desserts
70 minMedium

How to Make Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

A wonderful vegan cookie recipe using peanut butter! Try this method to make cookies with peanut butter, and you won't bake any others after today.

Vegetarian Shawarma Recipe
Main dishes
50 minMedium

Vegetarian Shawarma Recipe

For anyone following a special diet or avoiding meat: the long-awaited fully plant-based replacement for meat shawarma. Here is the vegetarian shawarma recipe—enjoy.

Plant-Based Rice Pudding
Desserts
55 minMedium

Plant-Based Rice Pudding

A very special recipe, free from all animal derivatives... a plant-based rice pudding recipe suitable for all vegetarians.

How to Make Vegan Mayonnaise
Salads and appetizers
85 minMedium

How to Make Vegan Mayonnaise

A special recipe for making mayonnaise in a healthier way and completely plant-based. If you're looking for vegan recipes or are allergic to eggs, this is the perfect mayonnaise recipe!

How to Make Vegetarian Burgers
Main dishes
60 minMedium

How to Make Vegetarian Burgers

Who says vegetarians can’t enjoy burgers? This wonderful vegetarian burger recipe will make burgers accessible to everyone.

Vegetarian Chickpea Kofta Without Meat
Main dishes
55 minMedium

Vegetarian Chickpea Kofta Without Meat

A wonderful recipe for vegetarians and anyone avoiding meat! Who said kofta is only for meat lovers? This vegetarian chickpea kofta recipe without meat proves that kofta can be for everyone.

Sugar-Free and Dairy-Free Cookies
Desserts
30 minEasy

Sugar-Free and Dairy-Free Cookies

A dream recipe for cookies (or cake) that contains no milk, no sugar, and no fat. Easy, tasty, and suitable for vegetarians and those avoiding dairy or fat.

How to Make Vegetarian Stuffed Artichokes Without Meat
Main dishes
30 minEasy

How to Make Vegetarian Stuffed Artichokes Without Meat

A wonderful and inventive recipe for artichokes stuffed with a vegetarian filling, perfect for anyone fasting or avoiding meat. Bulgur makes a great substitute for meat, and neither the taste nor the appearance will be affected—you'll end up with vegetarian artichokes that taste absolutely amazing.

How to Make Sesame Brittle and Coconut Brittle
Desserts
80 minMedium

How to Make Sesame Brittle and Coconut Brittle

A wonderful recipe for making sesame brittle and coconut brittle at the same time! Try this recipe to get two sweet treats, each one very delicious and sure to be loved by your children.

Carrot Halva with Oil
Desserts
65 minMedium

Carrot Halva with Oil

For anyone seeking butter-free desserts, this carrot halva uses oil instead of butter. Give this oil-based carrot halva a try—you’ll surely love it.

Kofta Discs with Vegetables
Main dishes
95 minHard

Kofta Discs with Vegetables

A very innovative method for preparing kofta meat. Try these kofta discs stuffed with vegetables to create a complete dish rich in both meat and vegetables.

Forenwar Cake
Desserts
90 minHard

Forenwar Cake

This Forenwar cake recipe walks you through each step for a guaranteed result. Forenwar cake is one of the most delicious cakes, and you can decorate it with cream and the fruits that suit your taste.

How to Make White Nougat
Desserts
125 minHard

How to Make White Nougat

A wonderful, easy and delicious recipe! One note about white nougat is that it requires some constant stirring, but apart from that everything is easy and readily available in every kitchen.

How to Make Buche de Noel
Desserts
95 minHard

How to Make Buche de Noel

Buche de Noel cake is a beautiful Christmas and New Year tradition. You can follow this detailed step-by-step recipe for Buche de Noel with Lotus cream to achieve the desired result.

Homemade Ashta or Qaymar
Desserts
85 minMedium

Homemade Ashta or Qaymar

An easy, tried-and-tested method for making homemade ashta. Ashta, or qaymar as it is called in some Arab countries, is used in many desserts, but it can also be enjoyed on its own with fruit and honey.

Carrot Dessert
Desserts
55 minEasy

Carrot Dessert

Very easy, very quick, and incredibly tasty! Carrot Dessert is a traditional sweet that doesn't take much effort and uses ingredients you likely have at home. We recommend you try it.

Homemade Baklava - with Photos
Desserts
30 minEasy

Homemade Baklava - with Photos

Why buy baklava ready-made when you can prepare it at home with ease? Try this recipe and you will never buy ready-made baklava again. Tastier and cheaper: the motto of #WhatAreYouCookingToday

Shish Barak Without Meat
Main dishes
75 minHard

Shish Barak Without Meat

Ingredients: 2 dried onions, finely chopped; black pepper; salt; 1 cup coarse white bulgur; 1/2 cup water; fried pine nuts; 1 kilo yogurt; 2 tablespoons starch; 1 cup water to dissolve the starch. Method: Soak the bulgur with a little water and leave it damp or soaked for about 20 minutes. Finely chop the onion...

Madalouka with Aleppo Pistachios
Desserts
50 minMedium

Madalouka with Aleppo Pistachios

With very little time, this easy madlouka recipe can give you an elegant, luxurious, and delicious dessert! Try it today and you’ll keep coming back to it.

Easy Marzipan
Desserts
85 minMedium

Easy Marzipan

Marzipan, also known as almond paste in some regions, is a very easy dessert that doesn’t take long to make. Try Shoutabkhin Today’s easy and quick marzipan recipe.

Cheese Dessert
Desserts
115 minHard

Cheese Dessert

Cheese dessert is one of the recipes most requested on Sho Tabakheen Today. It seems that many women have started wanting to make this recipe at home instead of buying it ready-made, so here is a tried-and-tested homemade recipe for cheese dessert.

Pistachio Nougat Malban
Desserts
65 minMedium

Pistachio Nougat Malban

This homemade pistachio malban recipe is absolutely delicious, even better than store-bought malban. Give it a try yourself, but note that it requires constant stirring.