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Marzipan Maamoul Filled with Dates
An inventive recipe that combines the famous Italian marzipan sweet with maamoul! Marzipan maamoul stuffed with dates... a recipe that doesn't require an oven or a refrigerator.
Stuffed Grape Leaves in Olive Oil
A classic Lebanese/Shami vegetarian recipe that brightens any table. Add a tablespoon of sumac to the filling for extra tang.
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.
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 Pastry Cups with Custard
A new serving method for puff pastry cups filled with custard. Easy and quick recipe with a guaranteed, elegant result.
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.
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.
Maamoul Mad with Cream and Nataf
Maamoul Mad filled with cream and decorated with nataf. A detailed A-to-Z recipe — four variations in one. We hope you enjoy it. Bon appétit!
How to Make Meat Kabsa?
Authentic meat kabsa with this recipe — includes all the vegetables usually used in kabsa and boiled meat on top. Kabsa is also delicious with chicken!
Secrets to Perfectly Boiling Fava Beans
Ful medames is one of the most beloved breakfast dishes, with slight variations in seasoning from one country to another, or even from one region to another within the same country. Here, we share the secrets to perfectly boiling fava beans while keeping their color light and seasoning them to your taste!
Spinach Salad with Walnuts and Pomegranate
Spinach salad is one of the tastiest salads. Many of you may have only tried spinach in pies or stews before—try it as a salad: super nutritious and delicious.
Smooth Molokhia with Roasted Chicken
Molokhia is one of the tastiest dishes, whether made with fresh or dried leaves, with chicken or meat, smooth or leafy. This recipe is for smooth molokhia with boiled and roasted chicken.
Roast Beef with Pistachios - Illustrated
A distinctive method for preparing roast beef with pistachios. Serve this pistachio roast beef at celebrations alongside boiled vegetables and mashed potatoes.
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?
Chickpea Falafel Patties
Chickpea falafel patties — a beloved traditional recipe. Made with chickpeas only (no fava beans), they fry without absorbing excess oil and are great in sandwiches.
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.