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Madardara (Mujaddara) — Southern Lebanese Rice & Lentils
Madardara (also called mujaddara) is a Southern Lebanese rice-and-lentils dish. Simple, delicious, and nutritious — but it requires a bit of know‑how: get the liquid right so the rice neither turns mushy nor stays undercooked. Try it and show us your skills!
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.
Quick Vanilla and Chocolate Custard
Homemade vanilla and chocolate custard — simple, refreshing summer dessert that's quick and easy. Decorate with plain biscuits. Enjoy!
Herb-Grilled Chicken Breasts
Herb-grilled chicken breasts — a practical, healthy, and flavorful home-style recipe. Serve with vegetables, rice, or salad. Marinate the chicken long enough in the seasoning for the best taste.
Avocado Sauce and Cocktail Sauce
Avocado sauce is a distinctive, delicious accompaniment for many chicken and meat dishes—like chicken kebabs or fajitas. Cocktail sauce is even easier—give it a try.
Classic Chicken Rice
A much-loved rice dish: rice cooked with ground meat, chicken cooking stock and warm spices, topped with boiled chicken and fried nuts. Delicious served with yogurt or salad.
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.
How to Make Suksieh Dessert
Suksieh dessert — similar to an easy layered cake: layers of biscuits and chocolate pudding. Top with desiccated coconut and your choice of nuts. Delicious and quick to make :)
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.
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.
Chicken with Curry and Vegetables
A rich, quick meal using chicken breast that cooks fast. The combination of mixed vegetables and cooking cream makes this a complete, satisfying dish — serve with rice.
How to Make Qishta (Clotted Cream) - Video
Qishta, or qaymar, is used in most Arabic desserts, so why buy it ready-made and canned when you can prepare it easily at home? Click the image to watch the video on how to make qishta, or qaymar.
Easy Homemade Beef Burger Patties
Why buy ready-made burger patties when you can make them this easily? A wonderful recipe for making burger meat from A to Z with ingredients found in every home.
Mini Mafroukeh with Pistachios and Ashta
Mafroukeh is one of the most luxurious and richest of Arabic desserts. With Mini Mafroukeh with Pistachios and Ashta, there is no need to worry about calories! Here is the detailed recipe.
Kanafeh with Cream
Kanafeh is one of the finest Arabic desserts. Here is a detailed home recipe for Kanafeh with cream.
How to Make Éclair Cake
Before the ladies of Sho Tahbkhin Today and their trusted home-tested recipes, we would have thought that making éclairs at home was impossible! This recipe proves there is no impossibility and you can make the tastiest éclair in your own kitchen.
How to Make Tomato Kamouneh
Tomato kamouneh is one of the most famous and delicious Lebanese vegetarian recipes. It is based on kamouneh seasoning, a blend of aromatic herbs and spices also used for meat kibbeh and potato kibbeh.
Vegetarian Shawarma Recipe
For anyone following a special diet or avoiding meat: the long-awaited fully plant-based replacement for meat shawarma. Here is the vegetarian shawarma recipe—enjoy.