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How to Make Potato and Frafkhin Pastries
Cheese pastries, potato pastries, and frafkhin pastries. Ingredients: 1 kilo potatoes, minced meat, salt and spices to taste, 1 onion, 2 bunches of frafkhin, sumac, olive oil, and mozzarella cheese. Method: Peel the potatoes, grate them, then squeeze them well to remove...
Easy Ghareeba Cookies
Ghreiba is among the best and most delicious Eastern desserts. Try this easy ghareeba recipe; bake just enough so they melt in your mouth.
Granola Balls with Figs and Dates
An exceptionally healthy recipe! But the healthy aspect of this recipe doesn’t negate how delicious it is and how it benefits the whole family. We recommend sharing it with your kids as a healthier alternative to sugary snacks.
Healthy Cake
Oil-free cake? Flourless cake? Everything is possible, and this recipe is a prime example of a healthy cake.
Turkish Cookies
An authentic Turkish-style cookie recipe that is wonderful in every sense! Enjoy with sweet treats, as a tea-time snack with labneh or thyme, and you can pack it for kids’ lunches. It takes a bit of time to prepare, but the ingredients are common in every home.
Makdous - Eggplants stuffed with Walnuts
Makdous is one of the tastiest and richest pickles on the table. It can be eaten as a standalone meal with flatbread and vegetables or paired with dishes like fried eggs or mujaddara. Preparing makdous isn’t easy, but as the women of Shoutabkhin Today show, it isn’t impossible either!
Easy Potato Kibbeh
Potato kibbeh is a super-easy vegetarian recipe. A healthy, filling dish thanks to the bulgur. Serve with vegetables and olive oil!
Traditional Lebanese Tabbouleh Recipe
Tabbouleh is one of the most famous Lebanese salads and appetizers. It is known for its fresh flavor; you can add lemon juice and olive oil to taste.
Mushroom and Olive Pasta
An easy, reliable recipe that adults and kids will love, and most importantly, the kids will agree to eat after their long day at school. Bon Appetit.
Diet-Friendly Oat Cookies
Healthy and tasty at the same time! Difficult? Not at all. There are plenty of low-fat, delicious recipes available that we can enjoy with a clear conscience... The oatmeal cookie recipe is one of them. Bon appétit
Swiss Chard with Beans
Swiss chard with beans is a healthy and delicious vegetarian dish from the rich Lebanese kitchen, which includes hundreds of olive oil-based, very nourishing recipes.
How to Make Kibbeh Nayyeh?
Kibbeh nayyeh is one of the tastiest appetizers. Served with plenty of olive oil on top, it can also be served with vegetables and is traditionally eaten with Arabic bread.
Qatayef with Cheese
Cheese-filled qatayef — a beloved Arabic sweet, especially during Ramadan, but delicious year-round. The same batter can be used to fill qatayef with walnuts (see note in recipe).
Oatmeal Cookies
A healthy, delicious oatmeal cookie. Light and diet-friendly—so you don't have to deny yourself a treat. The flavor is similar to digestive biscuits.
Basil Pesto Sauce
Pesto sauce is one of the most famous Italian sauces. It is easy to make and relies on fresh basil, pine nuts, and olive oil. Here are the details.
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.
Cheese Cookies
One of our favorite recipes always, anywhere and anytime! It is known as Kaak al-Esruni, but try it for breakfast with cheese and labneh, and it will stay in memory for a long time.
Al-Abbas Cookies
Homemade Al-Abbas cookies that will impress everyone who tastes these biscuits or rounds. Here is the easiest way to make these delicious cookies, with detailed step-by-step instructions.

















