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Easy Sponge Cake Recipe
Sponge cake... very easy and light for a delightful afternoon tea with a cup of tea or coffee... Give a slice to the kids to enjoy a healthy light meal...
How to Can Fresh Corn
Fresh corn is used in many recipes, but it isn't always available fresh year-round. Learn how to can fresh corn instead of buying it pre-canned.
Apple and Cinnamon Cake
A reliable, easy homemade apple cake recipe. Arrange the apples on top of the cake batter for a beautiful, delicious cake—perfect with tea.
Oven-Baked Cheesecake in Cupcake Molds
Oven-baked cheesecake in cupcake molds — an easy, distinctive dessert for the whole family. You can make the strawberry sauce yourself; the method is included.
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.
Baunti Coconut Balls
Easy-to-make coconut balls dipped in chocolate. A treat for coconut lovers, simple enough for a quick dessert.
Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries in the Shape of a Turkey
Chocolate-dipped strawberries... so delicious and perfect for decorating desserts, and so easy! But this recipe teaches you how to shape these strawberries so they look like a turkey :) Let's learn together!
Easy Pineapple Cake
A simple homemade pineapple cake — sweet and moist. The caramel and pineapple slices on top are what make this cake so special.
Everyday Dry Cake
A successful homemade everyday cake recipe. Several details in this recipe make the cake turn out great and rise a lot even though it uses only two eggs.
Easy Homemade Shaibiyat
Homemade Shaibiyat — an unbelievably easy recipe using ready-made phyllo pastry and a simple cream filling. No need to buy Ramadan sweets when you can make them this easily.
Butter Cookies (Biscuit)
Butter cookies — a classic, beloved biscuit. Easy and affordable to make at home with simple, common ingredients.
Ma'karoun Fried Sweets (Ma'karoun)
Ma'karoun — an old-fashioned, popular fried sweet soaked in syrup. Rich and indulgent, it’s a longtime favorite. Here’s how to make it.
Homemade Pizza Sauce
Pizza sauce the traditional way. The blend of herbs and seasonings gives it a wonderful taste, just like store-bought — if not better. Why buy ready-made when we can make it at home?
How to Pour Chocolate
A detailed, precise home recipe for pouring chocolate — includes the fine points needed to successfully make chocolate pieces at home. The method is easy, but there are a few secrets :)
Meat Musakhan with Saj Bread
Meat musakhan with saj bread — meat rolls with onions and sumac. A distinctive, very tasty recipe served with soup or salad. You can also make it using leftover cooked meat.
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.
Healthy Oat and Flour Cake
Oat and flour cake in an easy homemade recipe. Oats are known for their many benefits, so it’s a good idea to replace some of the white flour in the cake with oats. Using brown sugar instead of white is also the better choice! Who will try this delicious cake?!

















