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Dawood Basha (Meatballs) with Rice
Dawood Basha — an easy, hearty meal that comes together quickly. Prepare the meatballs; the rest won’t take much time. The meatballs cook with potatoes and the dish is served with rice.
Stuffed Vegetables with Minced Meat
Stuffed vegetables with minced meat — a familiar, flexible recipe (some even call it “vegetable paradise”)! Try it — it pleases everyone.
Easy Potato Salad
Potato salad is one of the easiest and tastiest kinds of salads... served on its own or alongside stew, or even meat and chicken dishes, potatoes always have a place, especially when prepared as a salad.
Grilled Meat Kibbeh
Grilled meat kibbeh with a wonderful flavor and a traditional filling of meat, fat, and walnuts. The method is explained in detail and is definitely worth trying.
Flaky Pie with Meat and Potato Filling
A very special flaky pie recipe with several detailed steps. The dough is quick and easy to prepare, especially since it does not need to rise!
Kibbeh with Labneh or with Meat and Cheese
A practical, easy kibbeh recipe—read the preparation steps and you’ll see it couldn’t be simpler.
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.
Steak with Mushroom Sauce
A rich, satisfying steak with mushroom cream sauce. Cooking cream adds a lovely flavor to sauces served with meat or chicken—try this delicious recipe.
How to Make Foamy Yogurt
Foamy yogurt is a healthy, refreshing drink that takes little time or ingredients to prepare. It pairs well with meat-filled flatbread or any meat for a complete meal.
Eggplant Maqluba with Chicken
Eggplant Maqluba is a traditional dish prepared by the women of Shoutabkhin Today in various ways. This version uses chicken instead of meat to make eggplant maqluba—what do you think?
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.
Grain Salad with Freekeh
A very tasty and highly nutritious recipe, especially for vegetarians seeking to compensate for the protein found in meat. A grain or legume salad that is easy to make and can be a complete meal.
Easy Homemade Beef Burger Patties
Why buy ready-made burger patties when you can make them this easily? A wonderful recipe for making burger meat from A to Z with ingredients found in every home.
How to Make Tomato Kamouneh
Tomato kamouneh is one of the most famous and delicious Lebanese vegetarian recipes. It is based on kamouneh seasoning, a blend of aromatic herbs and spices also used for meat kibbeh and potato kibbeh.
Vegetarian Shawarma Recipe
For anyone following a special diet or avoiding meat: the long-awaited fully plant-based replacement for meat shawarma. Here is the vegetarian shawarma recipe—enjoy.
How to Make Kousa bil Laban (Zucchini in Yogurt)
Kousa bil laban, like other yogurt-based dishes, is very distinctive and delicious. It takes some time to prepare because it’s made in stages, but the family will be delighted with this wonderful recipe—especially since we add some pieces of meat!
How to Make Bulgur with Tomatoes
Bulgur with tomatoes — an easy, quick, and nutritious recipe. You can add ground meat or meat pieces, or make it vegetarian. Serve with yogurt, salad, and pickles.
Dawood Basha
Dawood Basha — a practical, quick and very tasty meatball dish that doesn’t require many ingredients. Serve with rice.

















