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Yellow Rice
Yellow rice with kabsa spices and turmeric, in an easy and delicious homemade recipe! How about serving it alongside grilled meat or chicken for a complete meal?
How to Make Chickpea and Meat Fatteh
Chickpea and meat fatteh is a rich dish that requires some advance prep for the meat and chickpeas, and the rest couldn’t be easier! Serve it right away so the bread doesn’t lose its crisp texture.
How to Make Biryani Pasta
Biryani pasta is a very practical and delicious vegetarian recipe! It follows the idea of biryani rice and can be served on its own or as a side dish. This recipe brings more than one cuisine together in a single dish!
Pickled Green Beans with Walnuts
Pickled green beans with red peppers and walnuts are among the tastiest pickles, and we recommend making them if you have not tried them before... delicious with any dish, especially mujaddara.
How to Make Homemade Burger Buns
Homemade burger buns with a tried-and-tested recipe! These buns are more economical than store-bought ones, and their taste is just like bakery buns. Try them with beef or chicken burgers.
Kammouna, or Kibbeh Spice Mix
Kammouna is used in a huge number of Lebanese dishes. You can’t make fareeka, tomato kammouna, or kibbeh in any of its forms without this fragrant spice mix that fills the whole house with its wonderful aroma. Learn how to make it now.
How to Make Majadra Hamra
Majadra Hamra is a delicious, nutritious vegetarian dish—also called al-muhammara—and is the authentic southern Lebanese majadra. Try it!
Okra in Oil (Bamya bil Zeit)
Okra in oil is an inexpensive vegetarian dish. It’s served cold and can be made with fresh or frozen okra.
Beef Shawarma Fatteh
A new addition to our site: beef shawarma fatteh. We've already tried hummus, eggplant, vegetable fattet, and beef meatballs—now add this tried-and-true recipe to the list.
How to Make Rice with Fava Beans
An easy, nutritious, practical recipe for rice with fava beans. Take advantage of fresh fava bean season to make this dish and to freeze extra beans.
Eggplant Fatteh
Eggplant Fatteh is a practical, distinctive dish — especially for summer, since the yogurt cools the eggplant. The standout of this recipe is that the eggplant is roasted. Give it a try!
Healthy Kofta with Tahini
Healthy kofta with tahini — a great idea to serve this delicious, popular dish in a healthier, low-oil, low-fat way. The flavor of tahini with kofta is wonderful.
Beef Stroganoff
An easy, quick homemade beef stroganoff. Choose tender beef suitable for the dish — the rest is much simpler :)
Monk's Eggplant
Monk's Eggplant is a light, healthy vegetarian dish that makes a great appetizer or salad. Try it alongside fish dishes or as part of a shared spread.
Chinese-Style Noodles with Shrimp
Chinese-style noodles with shrimp — flavorful yet light and quick to make. We recommend adding a mix of vegetables. You can substitute beef or chicken if you prefer.
Mille-Feuille with Crème Pâtissière
A classic and beloved French dessert made at home. The method is simple — just pay attention to how the puff pastry is baked.
Yellow Split Lentil Soup
Yellow split lentil soup — a light, nutritious and very tasty soup. Serve with toasted bread and a squeeze of lemon. It pairs well with kibbeh dishes.
Zanoud al-Sitt (Cream-Filled Pastries)
Zanoud al-Sitt filled with pastry cream using ready-made baklava or phyllo sheets — quick to make. Prepare the easy cream and the rest is simpler. Garnish with crushed pistachios. Can be fried or baked.

















