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Healthy Oat Biscuits
Healthy oat biscuits in a lovely, light recipe! You can make a batch of these biscuits and serve them to your guests, or pack them in your children’s school lunchbox instead of sweets and candy.
How to Make Muhallabia Dessert
Muhallabia is a delicious recipe that's easy to prepare, and its ingredients are affordable too! Don't forget the mastic, which gives it a wonderful flavor. Garnish it with a sprinkle of pistachios, and you can add more nuts if you like!
Orange Sesame Cookies
These orange sesame cookies are delicious and light. The bright orange flavor gives them sweetness, lightness and a lovely aroma. You can coat them with sesame if you like — try them now!
Creamy Pasta Casserole
Creamy pasta is a super-tasty, practical French-style dish. You can add cheese and chicken or leave it vegetarian — either way it makes a rich, satisfying meal.
No-Bake Chilled Cake
A chilled, no-oven cake—similar to a custard with layers of biscuits. Garnished with pistachios and served cold from the fridge.
Walnut and Date Maamoul
Walnut and date maamoul — a tried-and-true homemade recipe. Maamoul is the number-one sweet for Eid. You can dust powdered sugar over the walnut maamoul after it cools.
Layali Lubnan — The Authentic Way
A clear, delicious two-layer Layali Lubnan. Garnished with pistachios or grated coconut. Serve with syrup or honey, as you prefer.
Harissa Coconut Cake (Basbousa)
Harissa is a classic Arabic semolina cake made with coconut. Loved by adults and kids alike, it’s soaked in syrup for extra sweetness and richness.
Namoura (Basbousa)
Namoura (Basbousa) — one of the most beloved Middle Eastern desserts. It’s rich, moist and irresistibly sweet.
Tortilla Rolls with Mortadella
Tasty tortilla rolls filled with mortadella and cheese — an easy appetizer or quick breakfast. Great for kids’ school lunches. Also includes links to homemade tortilla and mortadella recipes.
Awama (Syrup‑Soaked Fritters)
Awama — a crunchy sweet that lovers of syrup‑soaked desserts adore. Simple yet one of the most beloved Arabic sweets. Here’s the detailed method.
Carrot and Cinnamon Cake
A very tasty, easy and nourishing carrot-and-cinnamon cake. Grated carrot keeps the cake moist. Decorate with Kiri cream cheese frosting.
Eish al-Saraya
Eish al-Saraya — a delightful dessert of toasted bread layers and cream. Once you try it you'll want to make it often. Topped with chopped nuts and pistachios.
How to Make Baba au Rhum Cake
Baba au rhum is a traditional French dessert — the name historically refers to an elder woman — and the classic version soaks the cake in alcohol. Here is an easy home-style recipe that soaks the cake in a sweet syrup instead of rum.
Sfoof Tray (Sheet Sfoof)
A tray of sfoof answers endless family requests for sweets. Sfoof is quick, easy, and delicious — great for kids' school snacks or a last-minute dessert for guests.
Eggless Tiramisu
Eggless tiramisu — a simple, light version of tiramisu suitable for those who prefer not to use eggs. Layers of cream and Philadelphia-style cream cheese with coffee-soaked biscuits and cocoa on top.
Authentic French Baguette
An authentic French baguette recipe with tips for success and instructions for a pre-ferment (pâte fermentée). Enjoy warm baguettes at breakfast with cheeses, jams, and spreads.
Arabic Safuf Cake (Light Semolina Cake)
Safuf is a light, popular Arabic sweet that’s easy to prepare. Brushing the top with syrup gives it the required shine and softness.

















