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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.
Fried Awamat (Arab Doughnuts)
Fried awamat are incredibly delicious sweets. Try this easy recipe from Norma's Kitchen, and you’ll love them and want to make them again.
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.
Butter Maamoul with Pistachio Filling
A quick, guaranteed homemade butter maamoul with pistachio filling. After kneading the dough, let it rest for just 30 minutes before shaping and baking.
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.
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.
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.
Spinach Cake
A special recipe that isn't very well known in the Arab world: spinach cake with vanilla cream! This recipe comes from German cuisine and is definitely worth trying, especially since the photos are so tempting.
Sanjari Fish (Opened from the Back and Roasted)
Sanjari fish — a distinctive way to roast whole fish: it’s opened from the back, filled with a vegetable-and-spice stuffing, left open and roasted in the oven. Popular across Gulf countries and Egyptian coastal cities. Large fish (commonly mullet) are typically used.
Crazy Cake
Crazy Cake... a delicious cake that combines cocoa and instant coffee, topped with chocolate sauce and colorful chocolate shavings... Notably, this cake requires no eggs and uses only a small amount of flour... Give it a try.