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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!
How to Make Thyme Fatayer
Thyme fatayer made with an easy, delicious homemade recipe! You can use this dough for many different kinds of fatayer. We hope you enjoy these pies and feel inspired to try them!
Honeycomb Pastry with Cheese
Honeycomb pastry with cheese, from A to Z — a delicious, elegant breakfast. With little effort the home cook will look professional at making pastries.
Mshateeh with Cracked Wheat (Jreesh)
Mshateeh with cracked wheat — a recipe suitable for breakfast and suhoor. Delicious with dairy and cheeses. These pastries are popular in South Lebanon.
How to Make Raqaqat Dough for Zenoud El-Sit
A very practical recipe for making raqaqat dough, which can be used for an endless variety of sweet and savory fillings. Try this dough to make the best Zenoud El-Sit dessert.
Swedish Meatballs
From Swedish cuisine comes this delicious, easy meatball recipe. Serve the meatballs with boiled or mashed potatoes and sauce for a complete, nourishing meal.
Homemade Manakeesh Dough
Manakeesh comes in many varieties—thyme, cheese, or kishk. It is one of the tastiest and most famous breakfast dishes in Lebanon and the Levant. Try making the Sho Tabkhin Today dough and share your thoughts in the comments.
Healthy Date and Oat Balls
Date-and-oat balls — a light, healthy new recipe from Shu Tabkhin Al-Yawm. Rich in nutritious nuts, and with the added health benefits of dates and oats.
Small White Bean Stew
A delicious small-bean stew that can be made year-round using dried beans. For best results, soak the beans overnight with a little baking soda, then boil until tender. Serve the stew with 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.
Dawood Basha (Meatballs in Tomato Sauce)
Dawood Basha — rich, easy meatball recipe. Small meatballs are combined with pearl onions and cooked in a tomato sauce. Variations exist, but it’s delicious any way you make it.
Rose Water Mahallabia
A light, distinctive mahallabia flavored with rose water and a touch of red coloring — pretty and delicious. Can be garnished with dried rosebuds.
Lahm bi Ajeen (Meat on Dough)
Lahm bi ajeen — everyone loves this tasty dish, especially when it comes straight from the oven. Serve with yogurt, a squeeze of lemon, and vegetables if you like.
Banana Biscuit Balls
Banana Biscuit Balls — a super easy and budget-friendly sweet! If you love bananas or have a few overripe ones and don’t know what to do with them, these balls are the perfect solution. You can even serve them to guests!
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.
Mallow Greens with Tomatoes
Mallow greens with tomatoes, also called Karboozeh or Arbouzeh with tomatoes. The plant’s leaves resemble mulukhiyah leaves, and this is one of the old traditional dishes we encourage the younger generation to learn.
Potato Balls with Chicken and Vegetables
Potato balls with chicken and vegetables, topped with a white sauce made from cooking cream and cream cheese. A homemade recipe that’s so delicious. This is a very rich dish you must try.
Sfoof Dessert with All-Purpose Flour and Fine Semolina
Sfoof is one of the easiest and quickest desserts to prepare. Do you make it with all-purpose flour, or do you mix it with fine semolina, also known as chicken flour? We used equal amounts of both in this recipe.