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Qawarma Meat
Preserves and pickles
130 minMedium

Qawarma Meat

How to make qawarma meat with an easy, tried-and-tested homemade recipe! Qawarma is one of the Lebanese pantry staples, often prepared at the end of summer to be used during the cold winter months. It is fried and salted meat, known in some Arab countries as dried meat or "qadeed." It is usually served with fried eggs or added over seasoned hummus, as well as many traditional Lebanese dishes.

Spinach Salad with Roasted Pumpkin
Salads and appetizers
80 minMedium

Spinach Salad with Roasted Pumpkin

This baby spinach salad with roasted pumpkin is one of the easy, quick salads we tried and loved, and wanted to share with you because it tastes amazing and is very quick to prepare.

Arugula Salad with Zucchini and Corn
Salads and appetizers
70 minMedium

Arugula Salad with Zucchini and Corn

Arugula salad with zucchini and corn is delicious, easy, and takes very little time to prepare. It is a great salad for dinner parties!

Roasted Cauliflower Salad
Salads and appetizers
Time TBDMedium

Roasted Cauliflower Salad

Roasted cauliflower salad with a mix of vegetables, pomegranate seeds, and a delicious tahini dressing. A wonderful, nourishing, healthy recipe that’s perfect for vegetarian eaters.

Spicy Tuna Tray Bake with Potatoes
Mains
Time TBDMedium

Spicy Tuna Tray Bake with Potatoes

A homemade spicy tuna tray bake that's so easy and a perfect solution when you're out of ideas or short on time. It tastes like the traditional spicy fish dish, but is much more economical. Give it a try.

Fish Fillet Kabsa
Mains
Time TBDMedium

Fish Fillet Kabsa

Kabsa is one of the most popular and delicious dishes. Here is an easy way to make it with fish fillet, and the result is wonderful, on par with chicken or meat kabsa, with the added bonus of being quicker to prepare.

How to Brine Green Olives
Preserves and pickles
55 minMedium

How to Brine Green Olives

Olives are one of the tastiest pantry preserves, and brining green olives is different from brining black ones. Here is a favorite method for preserving green olives from one year to the next while keeping their beautiful color and delicious flavor.

Turkish Muhallebi Recipe
Desserts
55 minMedium

Turkish Muhallebi Recipe

Turkish muhallebi is an easy, simple recipe that I’m sure you’ll love, especially since its ingredients are available in almost every home. Try it and you’ll love it.

Dried Fruit Cake
Desserts
120 minMedium

Dried Fruit Cake

Dried Fruit Cake is one of the easiest and most delicious homemade cakes, perfect with a cup of tea or coffee. Try it and enjoy!

Easy Potato Salad
Salads and appetizers
95 minMedium

Easy Potato Salad

Potato salad is one of the easiest and tastiest kinds of salads... served on its own or alongside stew, or even meat and chicken dishes, potatoes always have a place, especially when prepared as a salad.

How to Make Miftaqa Dessert with Turmeric
Desserts
90 minMedium

How to Make Miftaqa Dessert with Turmeric

How to make miftaqa dessert with turmeric, also known as 'uqdat safra,' one of the famous sweets in the city of Beirut with a very distinctive flavor. It takes time and effort to prepare, but the result is worth all the trouble! :)

Beehive Bread with Feta and Olives
Pastries and baking
70 minMedium

Beehive Bread with Feta and Olives

Beehive bread with feta and olives, made at home in an easy, tried-and-tested way! A very delicious recipe, especially for all pastry lovers. Depending on the filling, beehive bread can be served for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or even as a light snack.

Fluffy Chocolate Cake
Desserts
80 minMedium

Fluffy Chocolate Cake

This fluffy chocolate cake is one of the best cakes you can make, and once you try it, you may never bake another! Delicious, easy, and guaranteed to turn out well!

The Tastiest and Easiest Fettuccine Pasta with Chicken
Pasta and noodles
80 minMedium

The Tastiest and Easiest Fettuccine Pasta with Chicken

The tastiest and easiest Alfredo fettuccine pasta with chicken... a very delicious recipe that is easy and quick, and everyone will love it, especially the little ones in the family...

Turkish Kısır Salad
Salads and appetizers
55 minMedium

Turkish Kısır Salad

Turkish Kısır salad. Do you know it, or have you heard of it before? It is a little like tabbouleh. Check out the recipe to learn how to make it and the differences between the two dishes.

How to Make Falafel Patties
Sauces and dips
Time TBDMedium

How to Make Falafel Patties

Falafel patties are at their best just after they come out of the frying oil. They are a very popular dish in the Levant and in Egypt, where they are also called taameya. Do you know how to make them and the secrets to success at home?

Chickpeas with Curry
Salads and appetizers
55 minMedium

Chickpeas with Curry

Chickpeas with curry is a very quick recipe that takes little time, yet the result will look like a complete dish and will be the tastiest thing on the table. A chickpea recipe worth trying!

Chicken Escalope
Mains
40 minMedium

Chicken Escalope

Homemade chicken escalope is simply irresistible... When this dish is prepared at home, it is many times tastier and cleaner, since its marinade uses raw egg.

How to Make Tahini Cookies
Desserts
90 minMedium

How to Make Tahini Cookies

How to make tahini cookies in a very easy recipe with simple ingredients and a taste everyone will love!

Turkish Simit
Breakfast and brunch
85 minMedium

Turkish Simit

Turkish simit made easy at home. One of the most important keys to success is letting the dough rest well before shaping and again after shaping.

Coconut Harissa Cake
Desserts
85 minMedium

Coconut Harissa Cake

A wonderful homemade coconut harissa recipe! Harissa is one of the most popular and easiest desserts there is... very delicious and perfect for serving guests.

Easy Croissants
Pastries and baking
65 minMedium

Easy Croissants

Easy croissants made with a tried-and-tested recipe and guaranteed to turn out well! A croissant recipe kids will love and keep asking for :) And of course, lighter and healthier than ready-made croissants.

Chocolate Honeycomb Bread
Pastries and baking
110 minMedium

Chocolate Honeycomb Bread

Chocolate-filled honeycomb bread... Who loves honeycomb bread in all its varieties? It is one of the tastiest and prettiest pastries too. Try our special recipe.

Healthy Oat and Flour Cake
Desserts
130 minMedium

Healthy Oat and Flour Cake

Oat and flour cake in an easy homemade recipe. Oats are known for their many benefits, so it’s a good idea to replace some of the white flour in the cake with oats. Using brown sugar instead of white is also the better choice! Who will try this delicious cake?!