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Red Lentil Mujaddara
Red lentil mujaddara—delicious and simple! A very popular vegan recipe from southern Lebanon, perfect served with a green salad and yogurt.
Eggless Orange Cookies
Eggless orange cookies — a simple, delicious cookie recipe that doesn't require eggs. The dough only needs about ten minutes to rest before shaping.
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.
Sablé Number Cake
A special number-shaped sablé cake — perfect for children’s birthday parties. The cake is made with sablé dough and filled with a creamy cream-cheese filling kids and adults will love.
How to Make Eggplant and Potato Fatteh
A light, yogurt-based variation of fatteh that’s perfect for summer. This easy Eggplant and Potato Fatteh can be served as a main course or a starter—great for warm weather. If you haven’t tried eggplant with yogurt before, you’ll be amazed by the flavor!
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.
Chicken Fatteh
Chicken Fatteh, a quick and fresh take. Rice is included in this recipe as a core component with chicken and yogurt, making this dish a complete meal.
How to Make Kebe Hila with Potatoes
Kebe Hila with potatoes can be baked, fried, or boiled, then served with cooked yogurt just like meat kibbeh. A delicious and budget-friendly recipe—here is the method in detail.
Tabaqah Rice with Ground Meat
Tabaqah rice with ground meat is one of the tastiest dishes loved by both adults and children, especially with yogurt! You can top it with chicken or meat as you like!
How to Make Fried Kibbeh Discs
Fried kibbeh discs are a very popular dish. They can be fried and served with salad or plain yogurt, or cooked with yogurt or in shish barak. Enjoy.
Eggplant Pizza
Eggplant pizza — an innovative, delicious, healthy vegan recipe. If you want pizza without dough, this is the one. Try it!
Rice with Vegetables and Chicken
Rice with vegetables and browned chicken pieces — a practical family-friendly recipe for all ages. Garnished with nuts and served with salads and yogurt.
Lentil Rishta
Lentil Rishta is a vegetarian dish you will enjoy. Not very common but a very old recipe — simple ingredients based on lentils and dough. See the full method below.
Bulgur with Chicken
A light, flavorful bulgur-with-chicken dish — similar to rice in texture — served nicely with salad or yogurt.
Shanklish (Traditional)
Authentic shanklish prepared the traditional way. Shanklish is a classic preserved dairy product made from strained yogurt and aged — served at breakfast or as an appetizer.
Tea Bag–Shaped Cookies
Adorable tea bag–shaped cookies. Dough is cut into a tea-envelope shape, baked, then dipped in chocolate sauce — a charming treat for tea time.
Maquda (Laban Amu)
Maquda, called Laban Amu in parts of southern Lebanon, also known as Shakriyeh with rice — a delicious yogurt-based dish with boiled meat and small onions, served with rice and vermicelli.
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.