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How to Make Homemade Qatayef Batter
A reliably successful and very delicious homemade qatayef batter. Try it and fill the qatayef with chilled clotted cream prepared in advance. Qatayef is a light Arabic sweet :)
Meat on Dough (Lahm bi Ajeen)
Lahm bi Ajeen — one of the tastiest pastries, typically served with yogurt or ayran and a squeeze of lemon. Here’s a detailed method to make it at home.
Lentil Rishta
Lentil Rishta is a vegetarian dish you will enjoy. Not very common but a very old recipe — simple ingredients based on lentils and dough. See the full method below.
Sfoof Made with Fine Semolina
Sfoof made with fine semolina (no regular flour) — a new, successful recipe from Sho Tabkhin. Enjoy this sfoof with your children and guests.
Tea Bag–Shaped Cookies
Adorable tea bag–shaped cookies. Dough is cut into a tea-envelope shape, baked, then dipped in chocolate sauce — a charming treat for tea time.
Creamy Basbousa in a Cake Pan
A beautiful, innovative Basbousa with cream, this time presented in a cake pan with elegant styling. Try this Creamy Basbousa recipe and you can expect a successful and delicious result.
Qatayef Batter Recipe
A successful qatayef batter recipe with precise homemade measurements. Qatayef is one of the most delicious Arabic desserts, especially popular during the holy month of Ramadan. Try this method.
How to Make Qamhia (Wheat Pudding with Milk)
Qamhia with milk — a successful, detailed homemade recipe. We recommend learning this one. Some people like to add nuts inside the pudding, others prefer to use them as a decoration.
Chicken Oatmeal Soup
A nourishing oatmeal soup with chicken; perfect as a lunch starter or as a complete dinner. Enjoy this easy home-style recipe.
Lancashire Cookies
A simple, tested Lancashire biscuit recipe you can make at home. You can choose colors or flavors to add to the dough to tailor Lancashire biscuits to your taste.
Turkish Simit
Turkish simit made easy at home. One of the most important keys to success is letting the dough rest well before shaping and again after shaping.
Ramadan Meshthah
A successful Ramadan Meshthah recipe you’re sure to love, especially with labneh! It doesn’t have to be made only for suhoor in the holy month of Ramadan; enjoy it all year round.
Date and Biscuit Swiss Roll
Date and biscuit Swiss roll... a distinctive, creative recipe made of two layers: biscuit dough and date dough :) But how do you assemble it?!! Click on the picture to see the details.
Caramel Popcorn
Caramel popcorn with 3 ingredients — super easy and always successful. Make it for the kids at home instead of buying it ready-made, and enjoy it while watching TV.
Veal Roast with Vegetables and Mushroom Sauce
A complete, rich and distinctive veal roast recipe — from start to finish. No oven needed: everything you see in the photo is cooked in a skillet. Don’t miss it!
How to Make Shahbaya Roast
A successful, easy, and delicious homemade roast recipe — a new addition to our roast beef (shahbaya) collection. A real show-stopper!
Armenian-style Cheese Borek
Armenian-style cheese borek is one of the tastiest borek/samosa recipes. Try this distinctive tender dough — you may never make borek any other way.
Sambousek Stuffed with Beef
Sambousek stuffed with beef is one of the tastiest pastries and a delicious appetizer to serve with soups and fattoush. You can use this dough and fill it with meat, vegetables, or cheese. Enjoy!

















