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How to Make Ghraybeh (Middle Eastern Shortbread)
Delicious ghraybeh made at home — light, buttery dough that melts in your mouth. Key tips: do not use butter (use ghee/samneh) and keep the cookies pale while baking for the perfect texture.
How to Make Meat Arayes
A quick and extremely easy recipe for Meat Arayes. These stuffed bread sandwiches are practical and loved by both adults and kids; serve them with fries, yogurt, and a vegetable salad.
Za\'atar and Cheese Pastries
A simple home recipe for thyme (za\'atar) pastries stuffed with cheese, easy and delicious.
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.
How to Make Grilled White Tawook
White tawook is especially delicious when grilled over charcoal. Try this distinctive marinade — sweet green pepper pairs nicely. An easy, flavorful recipe.
Turkish Kunafa
Turkish-style kunafa — a distinctive layered dessert with a green-colored kunafa pastry layer and a creamy milk pudding (muhallebi) layer. Try it and enjoy the unique flavors.
Freekeh with Chicken
Freekeh with chicken is cooked just like rice, but it must be soaked first because it is a little hard. For those who do not know freekeh, it is green wheat, rich in nutrients and delicious in taste. We recommend trying it.
Rice Mujadara (Madardara)
Mujadara with rice uses rice instead of bulgur in the traditional mujaddara. Serve Mujadara with a green salad and yogurt for a complete meal.
Sablé Cookies (How to Make Sablé)
Sablé is one of the most popular types of shortbread. Here is a reliable method—you can fill them with jam or chocolate.
Crispy Za'atar Biscuits
Za'atar biscuits, or za'atar crackers, in a super easy homemade recipe! Delicious with labneh and tea for breakfast or as a light snack!
How to Make 'Fake' Chicken Thighs
The thighs in the picture aren't real—the filling is chicken, vegetables and potato wrapped in puff pastry, then coated with egg and breadcrumbs and fried. A distinctive recipe!
Chard with Cowpeas (Selaq bil-Loubia)
Chard with cowpeas — a tasty dish often eaten with bread. Nutritious and flavorful; the coriander and garlic give it a wonderful aroma.
Potato Kibbeh Souffle in the Oven
Potato soufflé, or potato bake, is an easy and practical recipe—especially if you’re making it the day before. Serve the potato soufflé with a green salad for a complete meal.
Eggplant Béchamel with Meat and Cheese
Eggplant baked in a tray with minced meat and a white béchamel sauce is a delicious and practical dish. You can serve this baked eggplant with a green salad for a complete meal.
How to Make Musakhan
One of the most famous Palestinian dishes, Musakhan with chicken, bread and onions, wonderfully flavorful.
How to Cure Black Olives
Black olive curing is very easy. Of course, the method is different from the one used for curing green olives. You’ll find all the steps in this recipe.
Easy Watermelon Rind Jam
Easy homemade watermelon-rind jam — a simple, distinctive recipe. Delicious spread with butter on soft or toasted bread, or used in desserts.
Spinach and Kale Asoura
Spinach and kale asoura — a healthy, flavorful vegetarian side dish prepared similarly to endive asoura. Ideal for lovers of light, oil-based greens.

















