Search results
“Rice with Meat and Nuts”
Zesta Library
Search result recipes
Results update across recipes, ingredients, categories, and kitchen styles.
Curried Chicken Stew
Curried chicken stew — a tasty, easy, and practical recipe, perfect for busy home cooks. Vegetables and chicken flavored with curry, served alongside rice for a complete family meal.
Red Sauce Vegetarian Pasta
Red sauce pasta without meat—many prefer a vegetarian pasta. Enjoy a tasty spaghetti in red sauce with just a few ingredients in minimal time.
Easy Avocado Smoothie
Avocado smoothie is a very popular drink. It’s often garnished with cream and honey, and some like to add nuts. Here’s a homemade version that's tastier than juice bars. :)
Oatmeal Chocolate Bars
Tasty, wholesome oatmeal and chocolate bars. A tested, healthy recipe — you can swap nuts or butter according to what you have on hand.
How to Make Date Biscuits
Date biscuits... a quick and easy recipe that will satisfy date lovers. You can substitute the date filling with pistachios, walnuts, or anything else you desire. Serve these delicious date biscuits to family and guests.
Shrimp with Soy Sauce and Vegetables
A light, quick shrimp stir-fry with soy sauce and mixed vegetables—low in calories and ideal for lunch or dinner. Don’t overcook the vegetables so they stay crisp and fresh. Serve with a little steamed rice or noodles.
Easiest and Most Delicious Basbousa Dessert
Basbousa... its preparation takes very little time, and its ingredients are available in every home. Let it cool, then garnish with nuts and coconut, and enjoy the easiest and most delicious dessert with your guests.
How to Make Katayef Batter
A simple, home-tested Katayef batter recipe. You can fill them with pistachios, walnuts, or cream, and cook them on the stove or fry them in hot oil.
How to Make Chocolate at Home
You can make chocolate at home to suit your taste—flavored or plain, white chocolate, dark chocolate, with nuts or without. All options are available with this recipe you can prepare in your kitchen quickly.
Kafta Tray Bake
Kafta tray bake is a traditional dish in Lebanese and Levantine cooking, and it is a great option when you have family and children around. You can serve it with rice or simply enjoy it with the potatoes cooked alongside it.
Maamoul with Ashta
Maamoul is delicious any time of year, not just during Eid :) Or at least that is what we tell ourselves so we can eat it all the time. This recipe is different from the traditional maamoul made with Aleppo pistachios or dates and walnuts; this version is filled with delicious ashta!
Baqleh al-Hummus
A traditional dish and a widely known popular food in Lebanon... Baqleh al-Hummus, as some call it, may have a different name in other regions. It can be a vegetarian dish, or meat can be added to it, as in this recipe.
Milk Wheat Pudding
Wheat pudding with milk is an easy dessert that doesn’t cost much to make! For the garnish, you can choose anything from shredded coconut to pine nuts, depending on your preference. We recommend serving it to children, as it is very nutritious.
How do I make the tastiest moghli or karawiya?
Moghli, or karawiya, made at home the traditional way... finished with coconut and nuts! It is usually served for the birth of a new baby, but we can enjoy it with or without an occasion, can't we? :)
Cinnamon and Chocolate Cinnabon Rolls
A successful, distinctive homemade Cinnabon roll recipe — an unusual filling of cinnamon, cocoa and nuts. Serve warm, topped with chocolate sauce or the white glaze. Delicious with coffee or tea.
Semolina Dessert
Semolina halawa (semidiyeh) with clotted cream and nuts — a distinctive, delicious dessert. If you're short on time and want an easy sweet, this is it!
Pistachio Mafroukeh
Pistachio mafroukeh is a rich, much-loved Arabic dessert for Ramadan. It’s easy to make at home, decorated with nuts and served with syrup.
Cinnamon Rolls (Cinnabon-Style)
Cinnamon rolls — a delicious dough roll filled with cinnamon, cocoa and sugar. Topped with sweetened condensed milk and melted chocolate; add walnuts if you like.

















