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Healthy Oat Biscuits
Healthy oat biscuits in a lovely, light recipe! You can make a batch of these biscuits and serve them to your guests, or pack them in your children’s school lunchbox instead of sweets and candy.
Orange Sesame Cookies
These orange sesame cookies are delicious and light. The bright orange flavor gives them sweetness, lightness and a lovely aroma. You can coat them with sesame if you like — try them now!
Coconut Muhallabia
Coconut muhallabia — like all muhallabia varieties, it’s light, quick and easy. A tasty, healthy snack or dessert with relatively few calories.
Honey Oat Cookies
Honey Oat Cookies — a light, healthy dessert or snack. Oats and honey contain many beneficial nutrients. We hope you enjoy this recipe.
Potato Kibbeh with Tart Pomegranate
Potato kibbeh with pomegranate seeds — a light, clean, very tasty vegetarian recipe. Fried onion gives the potatoes an indescribable flavor. Garnished with pomegranate and served with olive oil.
How to Make Lemonade
Lemonade — the first light, refreshing cold drink you might think of when water isn't enough. It quenches thirst and can be served with food. Cheers!
Sesame Ghoraybeh
Sesame ghoraybeh is a delicious, easy recipe perfect for entertaining — a light, tasty cookie that melts in your mouth.
Tuna Salad in Puff Pastry
Tuna presented in an inventive way inside ready-made puff pastry shells. A tasty vegetarian recipe that works for a light dinner or as an appetizer.
Fatteh with Vegetables
A light, clean and quick vegetable fatteh served in an inventive way — hearty and very flavorful. Try this rich vegetarian dish.
How to Make Suksieh Dessert
Suksieh dessert — similar to an easy layered cake: layers of biscuits and chocolate pudding. Top with desiccated coconut and your choice of nuts. Delicious and quick to make :)
Eish al-Saraya
Eish al-Saraya — a delightful dessert of toasted bread layers and cream. Once you try it you'll want to make it often. Topped with chopped nuts and pistachios.
Chickpea and Avocado Dip
A novel chickpea-and-avocado dip — surprising and delicious. Try it to delight guests with its color and flavor.
Potato Salad with Za'atar
A light, healthy, and flavorful vegetarian potato salad made with boiled potatoes, chopped vegetables, za'atar and a lemon–olive oil dressing.
Meat, Onion and Tomato Skillet
A quick, simple skillet of small-cut or coarsely minced meat sautéed with onions and tomatoes. Traditionally served with Arabic bread.
Yellow Lentil Soup
Yellow lentil soup — a popular, light, and delicious soup that's quick to prepare. This version adds vegetables and finishes with cumin and a squeeze of lemon for great flavor.
Eggless Tiramisu
Eggless tiramisu — a simple, light version of tiramisu suitable for those who prefer not to use eggs. Layers of cream and Philadelphia-style cream cheese with coffee-soaked biscuits and cocoa on top.
How to Make Qishta (Clotted Cream) - Video
Qishta, or qaymar, is used in most Arabic desserts, so why buy it ready-made and canned when you can prepare it easily at home? Click the image to watch the video on how to make qishta, or qaymar.
Kanafeh with Cream
Kanafeh is one of the finest Arabic desserts. Here is a detailed home recipe for Kanafeh with cream.

















