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Curry Rice with Vegetables
Curry rice with vegetables — an easy, flavorful recipe. Serve with salad or alongside a meat dish. Enjoy!
Lahm bi Ajeen (Sfiha)
Lahm bi ajeen — also called sfiha or safiha — is a satisfying, delicious flat meat pastry. Serve with plain yogurt or a squeeze of lemon.
Pan-Fried Biftak Beef
An easy homemade biftak beef recipe with just a few ingredients and a simple paprika-based marinade. Serve with salad, potatoes and sautéed vegetables.
Crispy Chicken
Marinated chicken pieces coated and fried or baked until crisp. You can deep-fry for extra crunch or bake for a lighter result.
Tripoli-Style Lahm Bi'Ajin (Meat Flatbreads)
Tripoli in northern Lebanon is famed for its savory dishes. This recipe reveals the secret to preparing lahm bi'ajin in authentic Tripoli style.
How to Make Flemish Endive
A very easy way to prepare endive. Fried endive, in all its forms, is one of the tastiest and most nutritious appetizers, and it is suitable for anemia, in addition to its delicious flavor with a squeeze of lemon.
Chicken and Potato Stew
Chicken and potato stew, also called "rosto"—though it is definitely different from meat rosto. Here is the tastiest way to make this stew with chicken breast, and you can also make it with thighs.
Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken noodle soup... very simple and easy, and also special because it's delicious on its own or served alongside all kinds of rice dishes, especially Eastern rice with ground meat!
The Best Maghli (Caraway Pudding)
Our best maghli (caraway) from Shu Tabkhin Al-Youm — maghli is one of the most delicious Levantine sweets, traditionally served especially when celebrating a newborn!
How to Make Maghli (Caraway Pudding)
How to make maghli (caraway pudding) in a tasty, reliable home-cooked recipe. Maghli is a distinctive Levantine sweet often served for birth celebrations or any occasion. It takes time and effort, but the result is outstanding.
Turkish Pide (Turkish Meat Pies)
Turkish pide — a distinctive pastry recipe. The filling is flavorful and well-balanced. Try this recipe — you’ll love it.
Ashta Qatayef
Ashta qatayef with a detailed recipe, from the batter to the homemade ashta filling the traditional way. The batter can also be used for other fillings, and it can be used for fried qatayef as well.
Pepper Sauce
A homemade pepper sauce that is simply the best. If you don't know this sauce yet, you really need to learn how to make it because it truly changes the flavor of dishes, and it is also super delicious with all kinds of grilled meats.
Daouqieh Dessert
Beirut-style daouqieh dessert made the traditional way... and it could not be easier! We hope you try it. You can garnish it with fried nuts or leave it plain.
Easy Mafroukeh with Fresh Ashta
Mafroukeh with fresh ashta in an easy homemade recipe... garnish with nuts or fried dough pieces, as desired. Have you ever tried making mafroukeh at home?
Hummus with Tahini
Hummus with tahini is one of the tastiest Lebanese appetizers, served with grilled dishes, especially meat grills such as grilled meat or grilled kebab. Here is the best plate of hummus with tahini you may ever taste.
How to Make Vegetable Sambousek
Sambousek is one of the tastiest appetizers and side dishes served at celebrations. Here is a recipe for one of the best vegetable sambousek fillings, and you can use the same dough to make meat or cheese sambousek.
Eggplant Salad with Pomegranate Molasses
Eggplant salad with tart pomegranate in a nontraditional recipe. Super delicious alongside many dishes, especially mujaddara, fried vegetables, or upside-down potatoes with onions. It can also be eaten with bread as a complete healthy meal on its own.