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Steak with Mushroom Sauce
A rich, satisfying steak with mushroom cream sauce. Cooking cream adds a lovely flavor to sauces served with meat or chicken—try this delicious recipe.
Madame Charlotte Dessert
Who is Madame Charlotte? We know it’s a mix of biscuits and cream, with a lovely aroma, delicious taste, and an incredibly easy preparation... and that’s enough for us :)
Jello (Gello) Cheesecake
A very easy, refreshing Jello (gelo/jelly) cheesecake: three rich layers of biscuit base, whipped cream with cream cheese, and a flavored jello topping. Choose your favorite jello flavor.
How to Make Toffee Sauce
Toffee is used in many dessert recipes and cake decorations. It’s based on caramelized sugar, butter, milk, and cream. Here’s a simple, guaranteed homemade toffee sauce recipe.
Custard and Chocolate Cake
Custard and Chocolate Cake, an unbeatable recipe. It has a wonderfully distinctive taste because the cold custard is so delicious with the sponge cake... and it stands in for cream! Give it a try.
Mini Fruit Tarts
Mini fruit tarts made at home with a bakery-style pastry cream, just like a patisserie and even better. You can decorate them with seasonal fresh fruit.
Tahini Hummus Dip Without Garlic
Tahini hummus is one of the most famous dips and a well-known Lebanese appetizer. It is served with all kinds of grilled meats, or simply on its own, or topped with fried meat.
Homemade Shaabiyat
Shaabiyat is one of the tastiest and easiest Arab desserts to prepare. Let’s make it at home—it won’t cost you much, and the cooked cream filling is simply irresistible.
Mashed Potato Boats with Cheese
Mashed potato boats topped with cheese in a recipe that’s simply delicious. Perfect as an appetizer and sure to please both kids and adults alike.
Sweet Semolina Kibbeh
Semolina kibbeh is a delicious and inventive Arabic dessert! It is sometimes filled with clotted cream, but our recipe uses a sweet cheese filling similar to qatayef filling — and even better.
Milk Apple Pie in a Pan
A homemade milk apple pie cooked in a pan — so good, very easy, delicious, soft, and of course it can be served right away with ice cream!
Mafroukah Dough Method
Mafroukah dough: a detailed homemade recipe. The recipe includes a link to make homemade qareesheh (strained cream) as well. Enjoy Mafroukah anytime — bon appétit.
Semolina and Coconut Harissa (Basbousa)
Semolina and coconut harissa, soaked with cold syrup—mmm, so delicious. These Arab desserts are very popular, easy to make, and perfect for entertaining :)
Cold Mocha Cake
A creamy cold mocha cake—easy to make and incredibly delicious. It requires little active time but must chill several hours in the fridge before serving for the best texture and flavor.
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.
Layali Lubnan (Lebanese Nights) with Syrup
Layali Lubnan with syrup or honey — a much-loved, two-layer dessert topped with nuts. Simple to prepare and always popular.
Best Cheesecake
An easy, delicious cheesecake made at home. This is the classic jam-topped cheesecake recipe that everyone agrees on.
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.

















