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How to Make Authentic Saudi Kabsa
A wonderful, tested homemade recipe for authentic Saudi kabsa with lamb shanks, also known as muzat.
Raisin and Coconut Brioche
A very special raisin and coconut brioche recipe. The dough is extremely successful and works for many sweets, and even for making croissants with different fillings.
How to Make Crispy Baklava
How to Make Crispy Baklava... A delicious dessert recipe with an easy dough and simple, readily available ingredients. Try this method and you may never buy ready-made baklava again.
Spinach Borek in a Baking Dish
Spinach borek in a baking dish is a wonderful way to serve spinach pastries neatly and beautifully. The thin homemade dough makes this recipe extra crispy and delicious.
Italian Focaccia Bread with Vegetables
Focaccia bread... Some might mistake this picture for pizza, but in reality, it's one of the most delicious types of Italian bread called Focaccia. We've chosen a tasty vegetable topping for the dough, but the topping options are endless...
Baked Kibbeh (Kibbeh bil-Siniyah)
Baked kibbeh — delicious and striking on the table. Serve with salad and yogurt. The same dough and filling can be used to make kibbeh patties; the recipe includes the kibbeh spice blend.
Da'oqiya (Pistachio Semolina Dessert)
Da'oqiya, also called pistachio mafrouka, is a rich Lebanese dessert made from semolina dough with pistachios and a layer of cream (qishta). The recipe includes detailed steps for both the semolina layers and the cream fillings.
The Easiest Way to Make Safouf Dessert
The easiest way to make safouf dessert, in a foolproof way. We tried it and it truly turned out to be one of the best authentic safouf recipes. Give it a try!
Baked Potato Kibbeh with Ground Meat
A tray-baked potato kibbeh that resembles meat kibbeh, with the same filling and the same kibbeh dough ingredients, except that the meat in the dough is replaced with potatoes. This recipe is especially flavorful with kibbeh spice mix, of course, and it's delicious served with yogurt and salad. Try it!
Stuffed Grape Leaves in Olive Oil
A classic Lebanese/Shami vegetarian recipe that brightens any table. Add a tablespoon of sumac to the filling for extra tang.
How to Make Monkey Cake
Monkey cake! Balls of dough filled with chocolate or cheese, coated in sugar and cinnamon, then drizzled with a brown sugar butter sauce. Baked in a cake pan in the oven like a traditional cake.
How to Make Beef Sambousek
A successful homemade beef sambousek recipe—from the dough to the filling. Use this recipe to make different types of sambousek or savory pastries.
Chicken Majboos Gulf-Style (Chicken with Gulf Rice)
One of the Gulf’s most famous and beloved dishes—try this Gulf-style Chicken Majboos from Shaw Tabkhin Today, and you’ll surely love it.
Honeycomb (Beehive) with Kunafa Filling
We've tried honeycomb with several fillings, but this honeycomb with kunafa filling remains the tastiest and most delicious of all. The dough is easy to make, but it takes some time to prepare both the dough and the cheese filling.
Pâte à Choux Dessert
Pâte à choux made at home, and it doesn't get better than this. This is a distinctive French dessert that resembles an éclair in ingredients and preparation, though the shaping method is different.
Oatmeal Cookies with Sugar Paste
Oatmeal cookies with sugar paste are a cookie recipe you can shape however you like, in the color and design that suit the occasion you're celebrating! Easy, delicious, and kids will love them. Try them!
Leopard-Print Cake
A successful leopard-print cake recipe. It takes a few steps and a little creativity, but the result is truly special! Kids will love the cake’s shape!
Cheese Sambousek
Cheese sambousek — a crisp, delicious pastry dough made from flour and cornstarch with butter. Filled with a mix of cheeses and parsley; you can also fill with meat.

















