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No-Bake Cake (Lazy Cake)
Desserts
60 minMedium

No-Bake Cake (Lazy Cake)

The no-bake cake, also known as Lazy Cake, is an easy, clear, and tested recipe. It doesn’t require many ingredients and comes together quickly with simple components—biscuits and cocoa or chocolate—though it benefits from chilling time to set.

Diet Oat Bread
Breads and flatbreads
55 minHard

Diet Oat Bread

A simple diet-friendly bread made with oats. Oats are popular in fitness and weight loss plans and fit well with many diet plans.

Baklava with Muhallabia
Desserts
60 minHard

Baklava with Muhallabia

A wonderful recipe by every measure: baklava rolls filled with muhallabia! An easy, delicious recipe with ingredients found in every home and at a low cost.

Potato Kunafa
Desserts
50 minHard

Potato Kunafa

A potato-based kunafa, a surprising twist on the classic dessert. You can make it with regular potatoes or sweet potatoes for a dessert that's easy to make and unbelievably delicious.

Qamar al-Din or Qamar Over the Clouds
Desserts
55 minHard

Qamar al-Din or Qamar Over the Clouds

Qamar al-Din Over the Clouds is a well-known Lebanese dessert, especially in Tripoli. This recipe blends a milk-based pudding with qamar al-din for a delicious, easy dessert.

Cauliflower with Tahini
Salads and appetizers
55 minHard

Cauliflower with Tahini

Tahini cauliflower is a delicious and easy vegetarian dish. Try this oven-baked method for a tasty vegetarian cauliflower that you can serve with a greens salad for a complete meal.

How to Make Crepes at Home
Breakfast and brunch
60 minHard

How to Make Crepes at Home

An easy and very delicious way to make crepes at home. Prepare crepes as an unusual breakfast for your children, and they will be very happy.

Brioche with Jam
Preserves and pickles
40 minMedium

Brioche with Jam

A wonderful recipe for making brioche with jam. Brioche is a sweet pastry that can be enjoyed at any time, whether for an unconventional breakfast or as a delicious dessert.

Mahalabia and Strawberry Cake
Desserts
50 minHard

Mahalabia and Strawberry Cake

A wonderful and easy recipe for making a mahalabia cake with strawberries. Try it today, and you'll love it for the way it brings together the softness of refreshing mahalabia and the delight of crisp biscuits.

How to Make Waffles
Desserts
60 minExpert

How to Make Waffles

Waffles are one of the best and tastiest ways to start the day or end it with a light dinner. Try this easy and delicious recipe for making waffles at home and enjoy the tastiest snack.

How to Make Bagel Bread
Breads and flatbreads
35 minExpert

How to Make Bagel Bread

One of the best Western breads of all time! Try this special and easy bagel recipe and you’ll love it, whether served with labneh and za'atar or with a little butter and jam.

Jam Marbousheh
Preserves and pickles
30 minHard

Jam Marbousheh

One of the easiest desserts, made with ingredients found in every home. Jam marbousheh, or jam cake, is quick and easy to prepare, and the result will be wonderfully delicious.

Tripoli Shmeiseh Dessert
Desserts
55 minHard

Tripoli Shmeiseh Dessert

Shmeiseh is a popular traditional sweet from the city of Tripoli in northern Lebanon. With clear, simple steps, you can make this dessert at home using a few inexpensive ingredients. Enjoy making it and serving it.

Thin Samosa Dough
Pastries and baking
30 minMedium

Thin Samosa Dough

Making pies or samosas at home has never been easier... Try this tried-and-tested recipe for samosa dough or pie dough... As for the filling, it is up to you

Laban Ummo or Shakriyeh
Rice and grains
30 minHard

Laban Ummo or Shakriyeh

Shakriyeh, or Laban Ummo with rice as it is also called in some regions and countries, is one of the traditional dishes that is both delicious and easy to prepare. Teach your children to enjoy our traditional dishes that are healthy and varied.

Raffaello Truffles
Desserts
60 minExpert

Raffaello Truffles

A quick, delicious, and budget-friendly recipe for white chocolate Raffaello-inspired truffles—easy to make and perfect for gifting or entertaining.

Light Muffin Recipe
Desserts
50 minExpert

Light Muffin Recipe

A delicious, light muffin recipe worth trying, especially since it is very easy. Your kids will love this muffin or cupcake recipe and will ask for it again and again.

Rwani Cake
Desserts
35 minMedium

Rwani Cake

Rwani Cake is a delicious cake named for its syrupy soak. Try this easy recipe that guides you step by step to a memorable, tender cake.

Crispy Calamari with Peppers and Soy Sauce
Sauces and dips
55 minHard

Crispy Calamari with Peppers and Soy Sauce

Fried calamari tossed with peppers and a soy sauce glaze—a luxurious seafood starter you can easily make at home.

Caramel Custard
Desserts
50 minExpert

Caramel Custard

Caramel custard is a delicious, popular dessert. Try this easy recipe with pantry ingredients and enjoy the creamy result.

Kibbeh in Yogurt
Rice and grains
60 minExpert

Kibbeh in Yogurt

A beloved Lebanese classic: Kibbeh cooked in yogurt, with options for goat or cow yogurt. The recipe details both versions.

How to Make Kunafa with Cheese at Home
Desserts
30 minExpert

How to Make Kunafa with Cheese at Home

From A to Z, this recipe guides you step by step to make cheese kunafa the Lebanese way... two recipes in one: first, how to prepare the kunafa dough shreds, then how to make kunafa with cheese and syrup.

Bitter Orange Jam - with Photos
Preserves and pickles
50 minHard

Bitter Orange Jam - with Photos

This recipe for making bitter orange jam, or aranj, takes a little time, but the result will be more than satisfying. Bitter orange, aranj, bu safir, or whatever you call it, this is a delicious jam worth trying.

Date Fingers and Date Cookies
Desserts
30 minHard

Date Fingers and Date Cookies

Date cookies or date fingers are among the most delicious sweets. This easy, quick recipe will have you making date cookies at home every time instead of buying them ready-made.