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Date Fingers and Date Cookies
Date cookies or date fingers are among the most delicious sweets. This easy, quick recipe will have you making date cookies at home every time instead of buying them ready-made.
Fried Awamat (Arab Doughnuts)
Fried awamat are incredibly delicious sweets. Try this easy recipe from Norma's Kitchen, and you’ll love them and want to make them again.
Authentic Namoura
Namoura is a delicious Middle Eastern dessert. Anyone who loves sweet flavors and syrup-soaked desserts will enjoy this original namoura recipe.
Cotton-Dough Pies
There is nothing more beautiful than filling the house with the aroma of dough and yeast. This scent will stay with our children for years and always bring back their sweetest memories.
Cream with Fruit
Cream with fruit is the perfect dessert for times when we're craving something sweet but don't want a rich, heavy dessert... a delicious treat that's also light.
Petit Four Cookies
Homemade sweets are cleaner, tastier, and more enjoyable to prepare than store-bought treats! How about trying these delightful petit four cookies?
Fesenjan
Fesenjan is a famous dish from Iraqi cuisine made with chicken and walnuts... Have you tried it before? If you love sweet-and-sour flavor combinations, this dish is for you!
Mahlabia Cake
A new and inventive recipe that blends the sweetness of cake with the flavor of mahalabia. Have you tried this recipe before?
Basbousa with Biscuits
What's sweet today? Basbousa with biscuits! A creative new take on a classic Egyptian dessert. Try this basbousa from Shaw Tabkhin El Yom and tell us what you think in the comments.
Turkish Cookies
An authentic Turkish-style cookie recipe that is wonderful in every sense! Enjoy with sweet treats, as a tea-time snack with labneh or thyme, and you can pack it for kids’ lunches. It takes a bit of time to prepare, but the ingredients are common in every home.
Maqroun
Maqroun is a delicious sweet. You may like it fried, which is the traditional version, but you can also bake it in the oven for a lighter taste and fewer calories :)
Kofta with Tahini
Have you tried making kofta with tahini, or do you prefer the traditional version with potatoes and tomato sauce? Variety is always good and may be especially welcome for the family and children :)
Donuts
Donuts are one of those Western sweets that quickly won their way into our hearts. They’re loved by both kids and adults, but be careful not to have too many if you’re watching your figure.
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?
Eggplant Moussaka
What sets the "What Are You Cooking Today" collection apart is that we learn a new method every day, whether for a recipe we have never tried before or a traditional one with a special touch... In this collection, every recipe has been tried and prepared by home cooks, so anyone can make it with confidence that it will turn out well. We tried this quick and easy eggplant moussaka, but we swapped fried eggplant for roasted eggplant, and that choice is up to you and your preferred diet.
Ma'moul Mad with Date Filling
Ma'moul mad in all its varieties, whether with cream or dates, is one of the most delicious sweets. There are many different ways to prepare ma'moul mad, and today we are sharing one of them. We hope you like it.
Okra Stew
A beloved Bamya-style stew with okra, tomatoes, garlic, and cilantro. Simmered with lamb or bone-in meat, finished with pomegranate molasses for a tangy-sweet finish.
Barazek
This is one of our favorite recipes, because barazek is one of the most delicious sweets of all time... Don't be afraid to make barazek at home, as we did, thinking it was extremely difficult; we promise you it will be easy and very tasty!