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How to Make the Best Ice Cream at Home
Homemade ice cream with an easy, no-fuss recipe! You can leave it plain or color it as you like. The method is much easier than you might think, and you’ll love the result.
Green Okra Stew
Green okra stew — a favorite for many because it’s tasty, delicious and nutritious. Serve with plain white rice or fluffy vermicelli rice.
Lahm bi Ajeen (Sfiha)
Lahm bi ajeen — also called sfiha or safiha — is a satisfying, delicious flat meat pastry. Serve with plain yogurt or a squeeze of lemon.
How to Make Turkish Delight
Turkish delight made with a detailed recipe! Food coloring can be added as desired, in any color you like. It’s delicious sandwiched between two plain biscuits.
Daouqieh Dessert
Beirut-style daouqieh dessert made the traditional way... and it could not be easier! We hope you try it. You can garnish it with fried nuts or leave it plain.
Safouf
Safouf is one of the easiest Arabic sweets to make! Whenever I think of dessert, I first think of making safouf. Some people like to decorate it with sesame seeds or nuts, and it can also be left plain.
How to Make Lotus Despacito Kunafa
A very easy homemade Despacito kunafa recipe that doesn't need the oven! The recipe is explained step by step... try it and you'll love it.
Quick Vanilla and Chocolate Custard
Homemade vanilla and chocolate custard — simple, refreshing summer dessert that's quick and easy. Decorate with plain biscuits. Enjoy!
How to Make Ka'ak al-Abbas
A delicious, easy, tried-and-tested homemade recipe for Ka'ak al-Abbas. Can be left plain or filled with ground dates. Known by several names, including “Thursday Ka'ak”.
Sheikh-style Stuffed Eggplant
Sheikh-style stuffed eggplant — a simple, flavorful dish eggplant lovers won’t get tired of. Serve with rice (vermicelli or plain). You can also stuff a few tomatoes if you like.
Homemade Chocolate Molds
Chocolate molds... an incredibly easy recipe. Choose plain chocolate bars and a filling of your choice, and get some silicone molds. You won't need anything else to create these wonderful treats.
Fruit Tart
We never tire of tried-and-true homemade tart recipes. This recipe is very easy and clearly explained step by step, and you can control how much cream you want to put on the tart as well as the type of fruit you use to decorate it.
How to Make Meshaltet Feteer
How to make meshaltet feteer, one of the most famous Egyptian pastries. This recipe is for plain feteer meshaltet without a filling, so you can add your preferred filling later.
Turmeric Chicken Rice
Turmeric chicken rice is a very practical, easy recipe. Serve with salad and plain yogurt. It’s also quick to prepare since chicken breasts cook fast.
Date Maqrouta (Delicious Date Pastries)
Date maqrouta is one of the tastiest date sweets. The method is simple but there are a few important details explained in the recipe. Enjoy!
Strawberry and Chocolate Custard
A simple two-layer custard dessert with a strawberry-flavored custard layer and a chocolate custard layer, separated by a layer of plain biscuits—serve chilled.
Homemade Sanioura Sweets
Sanioura is a famous sweet from Sidon in southern Lebanon. A delicious dessert made with few ingredients and baked for only a few minutes. Serve plain or fill with pistachios if you like.
How to Make Chocolate at Home
You can make chocolate at home to suit your taste—flavored or plain, white chocolate, dark chocolate, with nuts or without. All options are available with this recipe you can prepare in your kitchen quickly.

















