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Qamar al-Din with Cooked Cream
Qamar al-Din filled with a cooked clotted cream and rolled into little rolls — an inventive, delicious recipe that qamar al-din lovers will enjoy. A lovely creative way to present a sweet!
Layali Qamar al-Din
Layali Qamar al-Din, also known as baloza, is a popular dessert especially during the holy month of Ramadan, since it is a special recipe that works well after iftar or as a suhoor meal.
How to Make Qamar al-Din Pudding
An easy recipe for making pudding with qamar al-din. You can serve qamar al-din pudding to guests at special and family occasions and decorate it as desired.
Turmeric Kaak (Kaak al-Aqda al-Safra)
Turmeric kaak (also called al-marqad) — a popular, much-loved traditional kaak. Methods vary regionally and by cook, but it’s consistently a favorite. Try it!
Vegetable Salad with Pine Nuts and Feta - Video
This green salad with feta and toasted pine nuts is irresistibly tasty. The simple dressing enhances the fresh vegetables without overpowering them.
How to Make Almond-Stuffed Dates
A very practical recipe, perfect for vegetarians and anyone who enjoys a light, healthy dessert. Learn how to make almond-stuffed dates quickly and easily using ground almonds.
Raw Malsa Meat (Raw Lamb)
Malsa is a raw dish from the kibbeh family (also related to frekeh) and other raw meats that are among the most famous Lebanese dishes. Some people worry about eating raw meat, but its preparation requires careful precision, cleanliness, and hygiene.
Beetroot Salad
This is a triple-beet recipe that shows you, with photos, three different ways to prepare beets. Beets offer numerous health and nutritional benefits.
Grain Salad with Freekeh
A very tasty and highly nutritious recipe, especially for vegetarians seeking to compensate for the protein found in meat. A grain or legume salad that is easy to make and can be a complete meal.
Turkish Kısır Salad
Turkish Kısır salad. Do you know it, or have you heard of it before? It is a little like tabbouleh. Check out the recipe to learn how to make it and the differences between the two dishes.
Mixed Lettuce Salad with Avocado and Mushrooms
Present the chopped lettuce salad with avocado and mushrooms as a complete meal for health-conscious or vegetarian eaters... or serve it as a starter at your table. Here are the details of this rich recipe. Bon appétit!
Healthy Eggplant Roll Recipe
A new, healthy way to prepare eggplant—meatless and fried-free! Try this delicious vegetarian Eggplant Roll recipe, and you’ll love it.
How to Make Marzipan: Almond Paste with Pistachios
If you love almonds and pistachios, you will adore this distinctive almond paste with pistachios. An elegant dessert for special occasions, also known as marzipan.
Carrot Cake with Walnuts and Coconut Milk
A plant-based carrot cake with walnuts and coconut milk. This recipe is vegan and suitable for dieters and vegetarians avoiding animal products.
Plant-Based Rice Pudding
A very special recipe, free from all animal derivatives... a plant-based rice pudding recipe suitable for all vegetarians.
Mushroom Salad with Coriander and Basil
A very easy, very quick, and very delicious mushroom salad with fresh coriander and basil. Anyone who loves mushrooms will love this healthy, light vegetarian dish.
Aleppine Kibbeh, Delicate Kibbeh
A somewhat different method for fried kibbeh, this version comes from the Aleppo kitchen. Try this traditional, flavorful approach as a change of pace.
How to Make Lentil Salad
This lentil salad recipe is very easy, very healthy, and suitable for the whole family. We recommend trying it so your children can get used to this kind of healthy vegetarian dish.

















