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Ma'karoun (Zaynab's Fingers)
Ma'karoun is a much-loved Arabic sweet — known for its richness and tender texture. This recipe includes many tips to help you get the best result!
Fruit-Filled Ice Cream
You can make homemade ice cream in your kitchen with your preferred fruit flavors. A simple, tested recipe you can customize by adding available fruits.
Caramel-Filled Churros
Churros are super delicious and easy Latin sweet pastries. You can fill them with caramel, as we did in this recipe. Give them a try.
Maamoul Mad with Dates
Maamoul Mad with dates is one of our site's most popular recipes. Many cooks have shared their methods; this is a new, reliable and guaranteed version. 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”.
Custard-filled Tart
A very special tart with custard filling. The recipe is easy, uses readily available ingredients, and we recommend trying it. Bon appetit in advance.
Zanoud al-Sitt (Cream-Filled Pastries)
Zanoud al-Sitt filled with pastry cream using ready-made baklava or phyllo sheets — quick to make. Prepare the easy cream and the rest is simpler. Garnish with crushed pistachios. Can be fried or baked.
Ma'arouk with Dates or Brioche
Ma'arouk, brioche, or whatever name you know it by, is one of our signature recipes! Great for mornings and evenings, with a cup of coffee or after lunch, and perfect for kids’ lunch boxes to take to school.
Maamoul with Ashta
Maamoul is delicious any time of year, not just during Eid :) Or at least that is what we tell ourselves so we can eat it all the time. This recipe is different from the traditional maamoul made with Aleppo pistachios or dates and walnuts; this version is filled with delicious ashta!
Brazilian Sonho (Cream-Filled Doughnuts)
Sonho — a Brazilian sweet made from fried dough filled with cooked, cooled pastry cream. Dust with powdered sugar to serve. A very delicious treat we recommend trying.
How to Make Crêpes
Crêpes are one of the first desserts that come to mind when we decide to make a quick, delicious sweet treat. They can be filled with whatever you like, such as jam or chocolate sauce. Here is an easy way to make them.
Semolina Kibbeh Dessert with Cream or Cream Cheese Filling
Semolina kibbeh is a sweet unlike any other. We recommend making it to impress your family and guests. It can be filled with cream or cream cheese, as you like.
Dough for Pastries
A single, versatile dough for many uses — from filled rolls to pizza, honeycomb pastries and more. We hope you try it!
Maamoul with Marzipan (Marseban) Filling
This Maamoul filled with marseban (almond/pistachio paste) combines a traditional maamoul dough with a French-style marseban filling. Try this wonderful recipe—you’ll love it.
Lentil Rashta Soup
An unconventional, fresh way to prepare Rashta lentil soup, this time with dough filled with meat and reminiscent of Shish Barak. Try this recipe and you’ll get a delicious lentil rashta with a new flavor.
Chocolate Head
We have long refrained from using the name "Head of the Slave," believing that this term is outdated and carries, even if unintentionally, racist connotations that we and our site and followers want no part of. We therefore decided to rename this recipe: "Chocolate Head."
Beehive Cake with Cheese and Thyme - Video
What’s to stop the traditional beehive bread from becoming a two-tier cake filled with cheese and thyme? A great idea, especially for children’s birthday parties :)
How to Make Turkish Simit
Turkish simit made with a delicious homemade recipe! All the details are here—just follow them for the best result. Serve with date molasses and tahini dip!

















