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Puff Pastry Cups with Ashta
An extremely easy and very delicious recipe for puff pastry cups filled with ashta or qaimar. This puff pastry dessert is beautiful to serve to guests on special occasions.
How to Make Zainab's Fingers or Maamoul Cookies
A wonderful recipe for making Zainab's Fingers, or maamoul, fried and coated in syrup. Try this maamoul recipe and you're sure to love it.
Beef Pastry Cups with Custard
A new serving method for puff pastry cups filled with custard. Easy and quick recipe with a guaranteed, elegant result.
Eggplant Jam
Eggplant jam is one of the easiest jams and is inexpensive. Some people keep the skin, others peel; you can add walnuts or almonds. There are different methods for making eggplant jam; this is one approach, we hope you enjoy.
Cheesy Baked Potatoes
Cheesy baked potatoes are made in two steps: first boil and mash the potatoes — the rest is in the recipe. An easy, delicious side to serve with beef and chicken dishes.
Syrian Chard Kibbeh
Chard kibbeh — an easy, healthy vegan recipe because it’s boiled in hot water instead of fried. Served with a special sauce included in the recipe. Highly recommended!
Laminated Sambousek with Two Doughs
A brilliant, flaky sambousek made by combining two types of dough — water (oil) dough and butter dough. Try mixing two doughs in one recipe for extra flakiness. Full details below.
Qamar al-Din with Cooked Cream
Qamar al-Din filled with a cooked clotted cream and rolled into little rolls — an inventive, delicious recipe that qamar al-din lovers will enjoy. A lovely creative way to present a sweet!
Healthy Kofta with Tahini
Healthy kofta with tahini — a great idea to serve this delicious, popular dish in a healthier, low-oil, low-fat way. The flavor of tahini with kofta is wonderful.
Strawberry and Nutella Cake
Strawberry and Nutella cake — very easy, made with common household ingredients. Filled with chocolate cream and topped with Nutella. Everyone will love it — guaranteed!
Qatayef Cones with Cream
Complete recipe for making the best fried qatayef filled with homemade cream. These qatayef are shaped into cones, deep-fried, then filled — give them a try!
Layered Maamoul with Cream (Maamoul Mad bil Qashta)
Layered maamoul filled with cream — one of the most requested Arabic desserts. You can use other fillings as well; the dough is the same for all versions of maamoul mad.
Green Zaatar Bread
Green zaatar bread — very delicious with fresh zaatar and olives. Besides tasting great, it smells wonderful. Serve it for breakfast or use it to make the best sandwiches for the kids.
Bread Fritters
A very easy and practical recipe, especially when you have stale bread you don’t want to waste. Be sure to remove all moisture from the bread before frying the dough to avoid bubbles in hot oil.
Easy Garlic Sauce
A simple, delicious garlic sauce recipe made without eggs and with just a small amount of oil. Try it this way and you’re sure to love it and make it again and again!
How to Make Petit Fours
Petit fours, or sable cookies, are among the tastiest biscuits in the French style. They are made with a generous amount of butter. Try this recipe for reliable results every time :)
How to Make Donuts
Donuts are rich, fried sweets that kids love! Make them at home to make sure the oil is clean, and because they’re definitely more economical. Super easy!
Wheat Pudding with Nuts, No Milk
Milk-free wheat pudding is the ultimate winter dessert if you like serving it warm... Boiled wheat gives you energy and warmth! You can also enjoy it cold.