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Easy Toast Knafeh
An easy, quick take on traditional knafeh using slices of toast. Speedy and delicious — try this if you want a faster alternative to classic knafeh.
Easiest Way to Make Rice Pudding
Rice pudding is a great choice for dessert for both kids and adults. Here is a traditional dessert presented in an innovative way. Here is the easiest way to make rice pudding—try it and share your feedback!
How to Make Bulbul Nest Dessert
Bulbul Nest is a traditional dessert that is widely known and beloved. With this clear recipe, making Bulbul Nest at home becomes quick, easy, and requires minimal effort.
Tomato Soup with Rice and Chicken
There's nothing tastier than a comforting soup on cold winter days. Tomato soup with chicken is one of the most nourishing soups, especially when you're sick or under the weather. Try this non-traditional version—we hope you enjoy it.
Black Liver or Black Stripe
A very delicious traditional way to prepare liver, or black stripe... This dish works well as a main dish for lunch or a light dinner, or as a side dish.
Cheese Sweet with Pistachios
Cheese sweet with pistachios is one of those traditional desserts we often used to buy ready-made, but with these easy recipes from the ladies of Sho Tbakheen El Youm, there’s no need for store-bought sweets anymore — just homemade goodness.
How to Make the Best Shish Barak
Shish barak is a traditional dish with roots in Turkish cuisine. Some people enjoy it with rice, while others serve it with rice mujaddara. How do you serve it?
Shishbarak and Mujaddara
It seems many people like to serve shishbarak alongside lentil-and-rice mujaddara. Here you’ll find two recipes in one :) — both explained in detail and made the traditional way.
Date Maqrouطة Dessert with Olive Oil
Date maqrouطة with olive oil, a delicious homemade recipe made the traditional way! It tastes wonderful with coffee, and kids will love it too, especially since you're serving them a nourishing date-based dessert!
How to Make Sfouf with Orange Flavor
Orange-flavored sfouf is a variation on the traditional sfouf recipe, using orange juice flavor to give it a distinctive taste.
Potato and Pea Stew
A special Kuwaiti breakfast dish from Kuwait, traditionally served for breakfast or 'riouq'. This potato-and-pea stew is easy, delicious, and quick to prepare, and pairs well with Arabic bread.
Low-Fat Namoura
Namoura is a popular, delicious traditional dessert. Try this low-fat, light Namoura so you can enjoy it guilt-free.
Grilled Chicken Marinade with Rice
Kids sometimes need a change in how food is served. This traditional dish, though familiar, is prepared and served here with a twist that may feel like a new invention for the kids.
Lemonade with Oranges
Lemonade with oranges is the traditional way to make a very refreshing lemonade. Drink more juices, especially lemonade in the summer, to stay refreshed.
Lentil Kibbeh with Meat
Southern-style lentil kibbeh is a nourishing traditional recipe. Southern Lebanese cooking relies heavily on legumes and bulgur, and this dish includes both.
How to Make Bissara
Bissara is an ancient recipe many young people haven't heard of. Read the details of this nourishing traditional dish — it might inspire you to try it :)
Chicken with Lemon and Garlic
Chicken with lemon and garlic is a traditional recipe made by many home cooks in their own way. Try this successful method that relies on boiling the chicken and then browning it.
Green Fava Beans with Cilantro and Garlic
Fava beans in oil is a light vegetarian dish served cold. These traditional village recipes are nutritious, healthy, and inexpensive.