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Stuffed Green Thyme Rolls with Cheese
Green thyme rolls with cheese, made with a wonderfully soft dough that stays delicious for more than a week. Here is everything you need to know to get the best result. You can also use this dough for different kinds of pastries and fillings.
Soft Spinach Pies
Spinach pies are among the tastiest pastries, and it is impossible to find the same homemade flavor in bakeries! Let’s learn how to make the most delicious pies with a cooked filling. The dough can also be used for other fillings.
Awama (Luqaimat) — Crisp Syrup-Dipped Dough Balls
A reliable homemade recipe for awama: small fried dough balls that are syrup-dipped. Frying in two stages gives them their signature crispness.
How to Make Jallab Drink
Jallab is the number-one Ramadan drink, especially in Syria, Jordan, Palestine, and Lebanon. We’re used to buying it ready-made and diluting it with water, but making it at home is something else :)
Easy Chocolate Balls
Chocolate balls are perfect for serving guests and require very little effort. We can even use leftover cake and turn it into delicious balls with just a few extra additions.
Sfeeha Dough and Filling
Sfeeha is one of the tastiest meat pastries, served with yogurt or a squeeze of lemon. Here is a reliable method for making the best meat sfeeha.
Turkish Balloon Bread with Sesame
Balloon bread is one of the tastiest kinds of bread. When fried, it puffs up, making it easy to open and fill with any filling you like. It can be served at different times of day, depending on the filling you choose.
Sesame Balloon Bread
Sesame balloon bread... a homemade recipe that's easier and tastier than anything else... it's delicious for breakfast with tea, and it doesn't need an oven. Try it.
Baked Doughnuts
Baked doughnuts made with a very tasty, tried-and-true recipe. They’re definitely lighter and healthier than doughnuts fried in oil... Try the recipe and they’ll be healthier for your kids too!
How to Make Manakish Dough and Lahm bi Ajin
You’ll find a reliable manakish and lahm bi ajin dough recipe here... the important thing is to let the dough rise well before baking! The result is wonderful.
The Tastiest Spinach Pies
The tastiest spinach pies, with a tried-and-tested homemade recipe explained in detail! One of the best savory pastries, and you can make a large batch and keep it in the fridge until needed.
Homemade Pizza
Homemade pizza just the way you like it — control the toppings however you wish. Some prefer it vegetarian, others add meat. Make the dough as directed in the recipe for a guaranteed success!
Colorful Raffaello Balls
Colorful Raffaello balls — a delicious and popular Italian sweet. Very easy recipe. Perfect to make and enjoy with kids and guests.
Muhallabia (Milky Pudding)
An easy, tested homemade muhallabia (milk pudding) with guaranteed delicious results. All ingredients are common household items, so this will succeed for home cooks.
Cheese Sambousek
Cheese sambousek — quick and appetizing. Choose your preferred cheese and add chopped parsley if you like. This dough also works for meat filling.
How to Make Muhallabia with Biscuits
A very easy, quick recipe made with ingredients found in every home! Try making muhallabia with biscuits and serving it with this special recipe—you'll definitely love it.
Tahini and Sugar Bread or Sweet Pastries
Tahini and sugar bread, or sweet pastries, is a famous Armenian kitchen recipe. Try this for a crisp, tasty bread and you’ll surely love it.
Granola Balls with Figs and Dates
An exceptionally healthy recipe! But the healthy aspect of this recipe doesn’t negate how delicious it is and how it benefits the whole family. We recommend sharing it with your kids as a healthier alternative to sugary snacks.

















