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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 Rolls with Ground Beef
Eggplant rolls with ground beef — a modern presentation of Sheikh al-Mahshi. Some cooks may find rolling easier than hollowing the eggplants, for example!
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.
Meat on Dough (Lahm bi Ajeen)
Lahm bi Ajeen — one of the tastiest pastries, typically served with yogurt or ayran and a squeeze of lemon. Here’s a detailed method to make it at home.
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.
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.
How to Make Qamhia (Wheat Pudding with Milk)
Qamhia with milk — a successful, detailed homemade recipe. We recommend learning this one. Some people like to add nuts inside the pudding, others prefer to use them as a decoration.
Beef Bulgur with Chickpeas and Onions
A very tasty bulgur dish with meat chunks, chickpeas, and onions. Serve bulgur with meat with salad and yogurt for a hearty meal.
How to Make Karniyarik
A very famous and delicious recipe from Turkish cuisine! You will love karniyarik, or stuffed eggplant with a distinctive filling and flavors, prepared here in this easy, tried-and-tested recipe.
Eggplant with Peppers
Eggplant with peppers is a delicious appetizer! Eggplant is tasty in all its forms, so imagine how good it is when stuffed with garlic and peppers. If you’re craving makdous, this recipe will do the trick :)
Fried Kibbeh
Homemade fried kibbeh, and there’s nothing better... Kibbeh patties are served with salad, soup, or yogurt for a complete meal. You can also freeze them uncooked until needed!
How to Make Vegetable Egg Omelette
A mixed vegetable egg omelette topped with zucchini pulp! This is a new way to make use of zucchini pulp, which gives the omelette a lovely tenderness. Give our recipe a try.
Rice with Peas and Ground Beef
An easy, delicious rice dish with peas and ground beef — great alongside many mains or served on its own with yogurt and salad. Family-friendly.
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.
How to Make Chocolate Petits Fours
A very easy and delicious recipe for chocolate petits fours. We recommend making this at home instead of buying ready-made petits fours—you’ll notice the difference.
Mujadara with Rice
Mujadara with Rice... This delicious dish of rice cooked with lentils and garnished with fried onions is very popular. The ease and speed of preparing this tasty meal seem to encourage chefs and home cooks alike. Mujadara with Rice is very delicious with salads and yogurt.
How to Make a Carrot Substitute for Orange Blossom Water
Presentation and decoration are just as important as taste when it comes to desserts... they say we eat with our eyes before our mouths! Here is how to prepare carrots as a substitute for orange blossom water to decorate sweets. You will surely be glad to keep it in the fridge and use it whenever needed!

















