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Easy Traditional Cake
Traditional cake... who doesn't love this easy cake recipe?! No decorations or extras... Make it with simple, readily available ingredients and enjoy it light with tea or coffee. The kids will love it too.
How to Make Hala Al-Ruz (Rice Dessert)
An easy Hala Al-Ruz recipe made with commonly available ingredients. You can garnish it as you like with nuts or lemon-blossom (zahr) water.
Minced Meat and Vegetable Pie
A minced meat and vegetable pie flavored with barbecue sauce — a delicious pastry for savory-dough lovers. Serve with potatoes and salad.
Butter Cookies (Biscuit)
Butter cookies — a classic, beloved biscuit. Easy and affordable to make at home with simple, common ingredients.
Pineapple Caramel Cake
Pineapple cake made with crème caramel, no oven required — an inventive, tasty and easy chilled dessert. Kids will love it, especially when decorated with pineapple pieces.
Date Cake with Spiced Tea
A date cake flavored with tea infused with spices and saffron. Bold, distinctive flavor — an unusual and memorable cake to try.
Genoise Sponge Cake
An easy genoise sponge cake that pairs beautifully with whipped cream (chantilly) and fruit. Simple ingredients yield a light, elegant cake.
Chocolate Biscuit Cake
Chocolate Biscuit Cake... an innovative way to prepare a truly wonderful dessert. Layers of biscuits filled with chocolate cream and arranged into a cake shape, then covered with chocolate sauce. The surprise is that if you put it in the freezer instead of the fridge, you get ice cream :).
How to Make French Macarons with Flour
How to make French macarons with regular flour, without using ground almonds... An easy recipe for preparing one of the most famous French desserts with simple, readily available ingredients.
Qashtuliyah with Kunafa Threads
Qashtuliyah with kunafa (kataifi) threads — the creamy qashtuliyah topped with shredded kunafa pastry and sprinkled with crunchy nuts. A delicious, inventive dessert.
Light Fluffy Cake
A light, fluffy cake made with simple ingredients. Whipping the yolks and whites separately and using butter instead of oil gives this cake an extra delicate texture.
Qawarma Meat
How to make qawarma meat with an easy, tried-and-tested homemade recipe! Qawarma is one of the Lebanese pantry staples, often prepared at the end of summer to be used during the cold winter months. It is fried and salted meat, known in some Arab countries as dried meat or "qadeed." It is usually served with fried eggs or added over seasoned hummus, as well as many traditional Lebanese dishes.
How to Make the Best Homemade Falafel?
Homemade falafel like no other. It's essential to soak the fava beans and chickpeas for two days, then grind them well with the other ingredients. Serve with taratur and vegetables, or serve as a salad.
Tahini Rolls
These Turkish-inspired rolls may look involved, but they just need time for the dough to rise. They are tasty pastries this time from a Turkish kitchen.
Chicken Rice Pilaf
This recipe for rice with chicken is one of the most commonly prepared for festive occasions and lunch gatherings in the Levant, especially Lebanon; it’s delicious and elegant when served, and suitable for hosting a large number of guests.














