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Successful Maamoul Recipe
Desserts
60 minHard

Successful Maamoul Recipe

Perfect maamoul for all your happy occasions, holidays, and hospitality. This recipe is reliable and traditional—just follow the steps and you’ll be happy with the result every time, and never want to change it.

How to Make Raw Meat Kibbeh
Mains
40 minExpert

How to Make Raw Meat Kibbeh

Meat kibbeh is one of those unbeatable recipes, especially as it is one of the famous Lebanese mezza or appetizers served with tabbouleh. A plate of kibbeh can also be served as a main dish.

How to Make Koshari
Pasta and noodles
40 minExpert

How to Make Koshari

Koshari is one of the tastiest and most famous Egyptian dishes. Here is how to make it the traditional way, with the special tomato sauce and koshari dukkah. We hope you enjoy it and try it yourself.

Maamoul Mad with Ashta Filling
Desserts
60 minExpert

Maamoul Mad with Ashta Filling

Maamoul Mad with ashta filling made with a reliable homemade recipe! We recommend making it and enjoying it with family and guests. Maamoul Mad with ashta is one of the most delicious Arabic desserts. Give it a try!

Maamoul Mad with Dates
Desserts
50 minHard

Maamoul Mad with Dates

Maamoul Mad with dates is one of our site's most popular recipes. Many cooks have shared their methods; this is a new, reliable and guaranteed version. Enjoy!

Beef and Chicken Shawarma
Sandwiches and wraps
35 minHard

Beef and Chicken Shawarma

A carefully made home-style beef and chicken shawarma — even better than restaurants. Shawarma is one of the most delicious and popular fast foods in the Arab world, and it’s especially tasty when served as a sandwich.

How to Make Layered Ma'amoul with Cream Easily?
Desserts
50 minExpert

How to Make Layered Ma'amoul with Cream Easily?

Layered ma'amoul with cream — a delightful dessert for the holy month and any day of the year. This recipe is highly requested. We hope you like it and try it.

Harissa Coconut Cake (Basbousa)
Desserts
50 minHard

Harissa Coconut Cake (Basbousa)

Harissa is a classic Arabic semolina cake made with coconut. Loved by adults and kids alike, it’s soaked in syrup for extra sweetness and richness.

Maamoul Mad with Qashta
Desserts
55 minHard

Maamoul Mad with Qashta

Maamoul Mad with qashta — one of the most delicious Arabic desserts. Don’t miss this tasty, reliable recipe. The recipe also includes a link for making qashta. Enjoy!

Layered Maamoul with Cream (Maamoul Mad bil Qashta)
Desserts
55 minHard

Layered Maamoul with Cream (Maamoul Mad bil Qashta)

Layered maamoul filled with cream — one of the most requested Arabic desserts. You can use other fillings as well; the dough is the same for all versions of maamoul mad.

Date and Walnut Maamoul Fingers
Desserts
30 minHard

Date and Walnut Maamoul Fingers

Date and walnut maamoul fingers are a delicious, easy-to-make dessert to prepare at home. Serve these date-and-walnut ma’amoul fingers for special occasions and holidays as a variation on traditional ma’amoul.

How to Make the Easiest and Tastiest Beef Shawarma
Mains
40 minHard

How to Make the Easiest and Tastiest Beef Shawarma

Beef shawarma is a delicious and practical dish you can make at home. What makes shawarma special is the accompanying vegetables and tarator sauce, and together these elements make shawarma truly exceptional.

Lentil Soup with Greens and Lemon
Soups and stews
60 minMedium

Lentil Soup with Greens and Lemon

Lentil soup with greens is one of the tastiest lentil soups. Try this cozy, flavorful, and nourishing bowl on cold or rainy days.

Coconut Namoura with Custard
Desserts
55 minMedium

Coconut Namoura with Custard

A wonderful and tasty recipe for coconut Namoura with custard. This Namoura takes some time to prepare, but it’s not difficult, and following the clear steps yields the best coconut Namoura with custard.

Grilled Salmon - Video
Salads and appetizers
30 minExpert

Grilled Salmon - Video

Delicious and easy oven-baked salmon recipe. This video-guided recipe comes directly from the Sho Tabkhin Alyawm kitchen. We hope you enjoy.

How to Make Muftaqa
Desserts
30 minEasy

How to Make Muftaqa

Muftaqa is one of the most popular traditional dishes from Beirut. This recipe shows you how to make muftaqa clearly and in the original style followed in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

Small Homemade Bread
Breads and flatbreads
35 minMedium

Small Homemade Bread

A wonderful method for making small homemade bread. Prepare this bread to serve elegantly with a variety of salads, appetizers, or small meals.

Cream-Filled Athmaliya Pastry
Desserts
60 minExpert

Cream-Filled Athmaliya Pastry

A delicious, tested home recipe for a cream-filled Athmaliya pastry. You can use store-bought Athmaliya dough to prepare this recipe, or click the link inside the recipe for instructions to make the dough at home.

Soft and Fluffy Orange Cake - Video
Desserts
50 minMedium

Soft and Fluffy Orange Cake - Video

A wonderful, easy, and tasty orange cake recipe presented with a video, from Shu Tabkhin Today Kitchen. This orange cake is light and does not contain butter or a lot of sugar, making it very light.

Stuffed Sheep Stomachs with Meat - Photos
Vegetarian mains
30 minExpert

Stuffed Sheep Stomachs with Meat - Photos

A wonderful traditional recipe for preparing and cooking stuffed sheep stomachs with meat. It is important to clean the stomachs well before cooking to achieve the desired result and a mouth-watering aroma that will fill your home

Chinese-Style Chicken with Vegetables
Rice and grains
55 minMedium

Chinese-Style Chicken with Vegetables

Chicken, with noodles or white rice, is one of the most popular Chinese dishes in the Arab world. You can add a little pistachio or cashews to this dish for an extra tasty, distinctly Chinese flavor.

Baalbek-Style Fatayer
Pastries and baking
60 minMedium

Baalbek-Style Fatayer

Baalbek-style fatayer is a famous pastry in Baalbek, Lebanon. The meat-filled version is loved across many Lebanese regions. Here is the authentic Baalbek-style fatayer recipe.

How to Make Chicken Kebab
Festive specials
60 minMedium

How to Make Chicken Kebab

A tried-and-true home recipe for chicken kebabs. A flavorful marinade suitable for the whole family, best served with rice or a vegetable salad.

Mille-Feuille Layer Cake
Desserts
60 minExpert

Mille-Feuille Layer Cake

An inventive, non-traditional method for preparing mille-feuille cake. You can choose decorations you like to finish the mille-feuille, as it remains one of the tastiest and most beautiful cakes to serve.