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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.
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.
Coconut Cake
Coconut cake is one of the most delicious drier-style cakes and is very easy to make. Sprinkle coconut on top and don’t forget the syrup. Be sure to let it cool completely before slicing.
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.
Butter Cookies (Biscuit)
Butter cookies — a classic, beloved biscuit. Easy and affordable to make at home with simple, common ingredients.
Springform Baked Cheesecake
An easy, delicious springform cheesecake. For best results use standard baking measuring cups. Top with whipped cream and fruit of your choice.
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.
Genoise Sponge Cake
An easy genoise sponge cake that pairs beautifully with whipped cream (chantilly) and fruit. Simple ingredients yield a light, elegant cake.
Maamoul Tart
An inventive tart that combines the flavor of maamoul dough with the shape and concept of a French tart. Filled with clotted cream (qishta) and nuts—delicious.
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 :).
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.
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.
Special Zucchini Cake
A delicious zucchini cake — you might be surprised, but grated zucchini can be added to cake batter for a moist, flavorful cake. This version includes nuts, raisins, cinnamon and is finished with Chantilly cream.
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.
Dried Fig Jam
Traditional dried fig jam — homemade is always best. Nuts and toasted sesame make the jam exceptional. The method is simple.

















