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Avocado Cocktail (Avocado Smoothie)
A delicious avocado cocktail — easy to make at home. Add clotted cream, top with nuts and fruit, and serve with honey or syrup.
Cheese Sambousek
Cheese sambousek — quick and appetizing. Choose your preferred cheese and add chopped parsley if you like. This dough also works for meat filling.
Fattoush
Fattoush is a famous Lebanese salad featuring coarsely chopped fresh vegetables, a tangy dressing, and crispy toasted or fried bread, which sets it apart from other salads.
Easy Homemade Pizza
The secret to a great pizza lies in a dough that rises well. Here is the easy dough for homemade pizza with guaranteed results every time. Give it a try and enjoy!
Tahini and Sugar Bread or Sweet Pastries
Tahini and sugar bread, or sweet pastries, is a famous Armenian kitchen recipe. Try this for a crisp, tasty bread and you’ll surely love it.
How to Make Basbousa or Hareesa
Basbousa, also called hareesa, is one of the easiest and quickest desserts. You can control how sweet the hareesa is by adjusting the amount of syrup you pour over it.
Kibbeh in a Pan
A traditional pan-baked kibbeh recipe. This version guides you through preparing the kibbeh dough, layering with a seasoned beef filling, and baking until golden.
How to Make Cheese Dessert with Curd Cream
A wonderful and very delicious cheese dessert recipe. Try making this cheese dessert and adjust the amount of syrup to reach the sweetness level you prefer.
Lentil Rashta Soup
An unconventional, fresh way to prepare Rashta lentil soup, this time with dough filled with meat and reminiscent of Shish Barak. Try this recipe and you’ll get a delicious lentil rashta with a new flavor.
Authentic Namoura
Namoura is a delicious Middle Eastern dessert. Anyone who loves sweet flavors and syrup-soaked desserts will enjoy this original namoura recipe.
How to Make the Original Cheese Kunafa
This recipe has all the secrets of authentic kunafa! Crispy pastry, cheese, shape, and flavor that are second to none. Try it and enjoy!
Armenian-Style Lahm Bi Ajin
Armenian-style Lahm Bi Ajin offers a different take on the traditional meat-on-dough dish, distinct from the Shaami version. Try this Norma Kitchen rendition and share your thoughts.
Fig Jam Tart
Fig jam tart is a celebration of culinary creativity, marrying a traditional tart dough with a fig jam filling used in Lebanese cooking.
Zalabiya
Zalabiya is one of the old and well-known pastries in Lebanese cuisine. It is often eaten for breakfast with labneh, za'atar, and other traditional breakfast dishes, but it can easily be turned into a sweet dish by dipping it in syrup. The choice is yours: do you want your zalabiya sweet or savory?
Whole Wheat Bread with Oats and Honey
Do you love kneading and baking bread as we do? If you enjoy dough, you’ll know how wonderful this recipe is. If you haven’t tried making bread at home yet, this is a perfect opportunity to try a delicious and wholesome whole wheat bread with oats and honey.
Farfihin Pastries (Purslane)
Spread the flour, roll out the dough, and you’ll feel instantly at ease! This is one of those soothing remedies you can’t go wrong with, and we’re sure this isn’t just true for us :) After this introduction and encouragement, why not make some Farfihin pastries?
Puffy Bread (Mini Batouts)
A dough that looks intimidating but is easy to make. These puffy flatbreads cook on a pan and pair beautifully with any filling, making them great for special occasions and gatherings.
Almond and Date Sweets
One dough makes two of the loveliest sweets, perfect to serve with tea or coffee and sure to impress any guest. This almond and date sweets dough is one we invite you to try.

















