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Easy Watermelon Rind Jam
Easy homemade watermelon-rind jam — a simple, distinctive recipe. Delicious spread with butter on soft or toasted bread, or used in desserts.
Qawarma and Chickpea Pastries
Qawarma and chickpea pastries — a delicious, worthwhile recipe to try. We highly recommend making qawarma at home and experimenting with this and other recipes. Qawarma is prepared with minced or very finely chopped meat.
Pasta with Pomegranate Molasses
Pasta with pomegranate molasses is very tasty. It’s prepared with long pasta, ground meat and tomato paste — pomegranate molasses makes a big difference in flavor. Try it.
Turkish Chocolate Dessert
A new recipe on our site — very, very easy. Can be made using pieces of chocolate cake or plain biscuits. Try it!
How to Make Rose Syrup
Rose syrup is a very refreshing cold drink with a concentrated, intense flavor. Serve it over ice for extra refreshment — a delightful treat for your guests.
How to Make Cold (Iced) Coffee
A simple homemade recipe for cold/iced coffee—easier than you think. Tastes like the café version, even better. This drink is truly refreshing and requires only coffee and sweetened condensed milk.
Cabbage Salad with Mayonnaise
This mayonnaise cabbage salad is one of the easiest salads to make and is perfect served with KFC-style fried chicken, crispy chicken or escalope. It's also very delicious with fries.
Curried Chicken Stew
Curried chicken stew — a tasty, easy, and practical recipe, perfect for busy home cooks. Vegetables and chicken flavored with curry, served alongside rice for a complete family meal.
Easy Mint Cake
Mint cake — flavor and aroma like no other. If you haven't tried this cake before, now's the time. Enjoy a slice with tea and tell us what you think :)
Meat Musakhan with Saj Bread
Meat musakhan with saj bread — meat rolls with onions and sumac. A distinctive, very tasty recipe served with soup or salad. You can also make it using leftover cooked meat.
Coconut Cake with Whipped Cream
Decorated coconut cake with whipped cream — a rich, flavorful cake for shredded-coconut lovers. Can be filled with fresh or canned fruit as well.
Fennel Omelette Patties
A nutritious vegetarian fennel omelette — great for breakfast or as an appetizer. Fennel and eggs make a delicious, successful combination.
Digestive Biscuits
Digestive biscuits are suitable for a diet... delicious and easy too. No need to buy ready-made digestive biscuits when they are this simple to make at home — try the recipe and you won't regret it.
Swiss Chard Stem Dip
A simple, flavorful dip made from swiss chard stems — an easy appetizer many home cooks haven’t tried but should. Quick to prepare.
Fine Rice Pudding
Fine rice pudding — a simple, quick, and nourishing dessert loved by both children and adults. Serve it to guests and it’s sure to be a hit.
Crispy Biscuits
Crispy biscuits are an easy recipe that doesn't take much time. Enjoy them with tea or coffee and serve as a light snack for the kids.
Healthy Date and Oat Balls
Date-and-oat balls — a light, healthy new recipe from Shu Tabkhin Al-Yawm. Rich in nutritious nuts, and with the added health benefits of dates and oats.
Pasta as an Instant-Noodle Alternative
An inventive, healthier alternative to instant noodles — turn long thin pasta into a quick, tasty instant-noodle-style meal.
Pumpkin Muhallebi
Pumpkin muhallebi — a distinctive and delicious pudding flavored with pumpkin, offering extra nutritional benefits. Shou Tabkhin Alyoum shares creative recipes you should try.
Cauliflower (Florets) in Béchamel
Cauliflower in béchamel — a delicious, easy dish that may encourage kids to love cauliflower. The combination of the florets with the white sauce is very tasty.
Biscuit Cream Dessert
Biscuit Cream Dessert is an easy no‑bake treat made with simple, readily available ingredients. Try it — your family and guests will love it.
Tahini Halva Cheesecake
Tahini Halva Cheesecake — a hybrid dessert that merges the classic Western cheesecake with Arabic halawa (tahini halva). An inventive recipe halawa lovers will enjoy.
French Bread Dessert (Fried, Milk-Soaked)
An incredibly easy and tasty French bread dessert. If you want a quick sweet but have little time, this is ideal: the bread soaks in milk, is fried, then dipped in syrup—almost like it’s filled with cream.
Lentil and Bulgur Mujaddara
Lentil and bulgur mujaddara — an easy, delicious, nutritious vegan dish. This classic recipe is outstanding. Some cook it with rice, but this version uses bulgur and is made the traditional way. Try it — kids will love it.