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How to Make Zanoud al-Sitt (Lady's Fingers)
One of the tastiest Arabic desserts. Zanoud al-Sitt, a classic home recipe, prepared here in an easy, tested method.
Green Beans in Oil
Green beans in oil in a reliable, tasty home recipe. Oil-based green beans are a popular vegetarian dish that doesn’t require many ingredients or high cost to prepare.
Beef Stroganoff
Beef Stroganoff is a famous Russian dish that's become popular across the Arab world — rich, tasty, and easy to make. Try our chicken stroganoff version too!
Znoud El-Sitt - With Pictures
A wonderful recipe with a step-by-step photo guide showing how to make Znoud El-Sitt. This dessert is popular in the Levant, especially during Ramadan. Enjoy!
Easy Quinoa Salad
Quinoa salad — a recently popular salad thanks to quinoa's many benefits. A nutritious, refreshing salad that can stand in for a full meal.
Genoise Sponge Cake
Genoise sponge cake — a cream-and-fruit filled cake. Can be made plain or chocolate. Loved by everyone and perfect for any occasion.
Easy Turkish Delight Recipe
An easy Turkish Delight recipe, tried and tested at home with ingredients found in every kitchen. You can add any flavor you desire, such as rose or lemon, to give the Turkish Delight your preferred taste.
Quinoa Tabbouleh - Video
It is wonderful to see healthy dishes transformed into tasty, not-boring meals. This inventive recipe replaces the traditional bulgur in tabbouleh with quinoa, a grain with many benefits.
Znood El-Sitt with Toast Bread
An inventive twist on the classic Znood El-Sitt dessert using toast bread. This easy version uses common pantry ingredients for home cooks.
Green Beans in Olive Oil
A delicious, easy, vegetarian dish. Green beans cooked with olive oil, flavorful and inexpensive.
Easy Zanoud Al-Sitt
Zanoud Al-Sitt made with filo pastry — very easy and quick. The recipe includes how to make the qashta (clotted cream). Garnish with crushed pistachios or a splash of orange blossom and enjoy fresh.
Date and Quinoa Bars
A nutritious, naturally sweet treat made from dates and quinoa. Low-ingredient, no-bake, and perfect as a healthy snack without added fats.
Sannouniya (Siliqa) — Boiled Hulled Wheat with Nuts
Sannouniya (also called Sanniniya or Siliqa) — boiled hulled wheat sweetened and topped with nuts and pomegranate. Traditionally prepared when a child's first tooth appears.
Bûche de Noël with Chocolate Cream, No Butter
A precise homemade Bûche de Noël with chocolate cream—so delicious, and without butter, so you get a beautiful bûche cake at lower cost and with less richness.
Kinder Bueno Cake
Kinder Bueno cake — a successful, delicious homemade recipe. This chilled, no-bake cake has two layers and is decorated with fruit and crème caramel.
Mamoul Layered with Dates (No Semolina)
Mamoul layered with dates — a very tasty, practical recipe. This dough contains no semolina so it doesn’t need long resting time. Enjoy this easy, detailed recipe.
Zanoud al-Sitt with Custard (Nansi Mousa Version)
Zanoud al-Sitt with custard, a variant from Nansi Mousa’s feature on Shou Taabkheen Today.
Ful Medames: How to Make Fava Bean Stew
Ful medames is one of the tastiest breakfast dishes in the Levant. The way of preparing and serving ful medames in Lebanon differs from Egypt, and every cook puts her own signature on making it.

















