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How to Make Turkish Gozleme
Gozleme... Turkish pastries with spinach, feta, and mozzarella cheese... quick to prepare! Served hot for breakfast... We recommend making them. Nothing beats them with a cup of tea!
Pizza Dough (Homemade)
An easy, quick homemade pizza dough. Prepare the dough, then choose your toppings—homemade pizza is often tastier than store-bought.
Cheese Qatayef (Qatayef with Cheese)
Qatayef is very popular—delicious, light, and easy to prepare. Here are the cheese-filled Qatayef baked in butter in the oven. Choose your preferred filling!
Cheese Dessert with Pistachio Farkha
Today’s cheese dessert looks and tastes amazing... try it this way with the addition of pistachio farkha!
Savory Cake with Cheese and Thyme
A delicious homemade savory cake with cheese and thyme... for breakfast, as a snack, or even for suhoor. This savory cake is very practical and much faster and easier than pastries.
Oreo Cheesecake
Cheesecake recipes of all kinds are delicious and allow plenty of room for personal creativity in decorating and preparing them in whatever way each person prefers. We recommend trying this recipe, which combines classic cheesecake with the famous Oreo biscuits.
Fried Zalabia with Sareesira
Zalabia with sareesira, or semolina, or groats... so they won’t absorb oil while frying! Shape them like fingers or small loaves so you can fill them as you like for breakfast!
Mshateeh with Cracked Wheat (Jreesh)
Mshateeh with cracked wheat — a recipe suitable for breakfast and suhoor. Delicious with dairy and cheeses. These pastries are popular in South Lebanon.
Qatayef with Cheese
Cheese-filled qatayef — a beloved Arabic sweet, especially during Ramadan, but delicious year-round. The same batter can be used to fill qatayef with walnuts (see note in recipe).
How to Make Kefta with Cheese
A practical, family-friendly recipe for cheese-stuffed kefta baked in a pan with tomatoes and mozzarella.
How to Make Zalabia
How to make delicious zalabia, one of the tastiest pastries you can enjoy with labneh, thyme, and olives, or turn into a light sweet treat with a few additions of honey and syrup. The dough recipe is from us, and you choose whether to make it sweet or savory :)
Potato Croquettes Stuffed with Cheese
Potatoes are among the most popular foods—so how about when they’re stuffed with mozzarella cheese? Discover this quick homemade recipe.
How to Make the Best Asruniyeh Kaak at Home
Asruniyeh kaak in a professional homemade recipe.. Who doesn’t remember the kaak vendor pulling his cart through the alleys and neighborhoods, calling out, "Kaak, kaak" :) Besides its delicious taste, kaak brings back many childhood memories. It tastes wonderful with labneh and za'atar.
How to Make Gazan Arabic Kunafa
Kunafa is one of the most luxurious Arabic desserts, and it can be prepared in many ways. Here is authentic Gazan Arabic kunafa, which uses nuts and cinnamon instead of cheese or cream. Enjoy a special piece of kunafa the way people of Gaza in Palestine make it. Bon appétit!
How to Make Cheese Halva (Shal)
Cheese halva is a beloved, repeating recipe that we never tire of sharing, as every home cook on Sho tabkhin today adds her own quiet touch and method for making cheese halva and the curd cheese.
Chocolate Ice Cream or Booza
This chocolate ice cream recipe is irresistible... easier than you’d think! Try the method now and cool off with delicious homemade chocolate booza!
Oreo Cheesecake
Homemade Oreo cheesecake, made the proper way and absolutely delicious. It tastes just like what you’d find in a pâtisserie. Enjoy its lovely texture and wonderful flavor with this recipe.
Easiest Chicken Gizzards
Chicken gizzards, or chicken giblets, in the easiest recipe ever. How do you serve them? Are you on team lemon juice, or do you add pomegranate molasses? Our version is tangy, so let’s explore the simple steps together.