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Sablé Number Cake
A special number-shaped sablé cake — perfect for children’s birthday parties. The cake is made with sablé dough and filled with a creamy cream-cheese filling kids and adults will love.
Banana Pancake Bites
A quick, tasty banana dessert—nutritious and kid-friendly. Coat bananas in a pancake-like batter, drizzle with chocolate or syrup, and serve immediately.
Carrot Jam for Decorating Desserts
Carrot jam, a homemade substitute for orange blossom and lemon blossom syrup for decorating desserts. An easy, distinctive, and truly wonderful recipe! Everyone needs this recipe before the holy month!
Eggplant Pizza
Eggplant pizza — an innovative, delicious, healthy vegan recipe. If you want pizza without dough, this is the one. Try it!
Lahm bi Ajeen (Meat Flatbreads) Recipe
A detailed, excellent Lahm bi Ajeen recipe — from making the soft, pillowy dough to the meat topping and baking method. All steps and timings included.
Mujaddara with Bulgur and Lentils (Mhmara)
A distinctive bulgur-and-lentil mujaddara — topped here with a little crispy fried onion. This mujaddara is a pride of southern Lebanon.
Fried Apple Crepes
Fried apple crepes — delicious and quick to make. Great for breakfast or dessert: crispy apple slices coated in soft crepe batter. Don't forget a dusting of powdered sugar on top.
Petit Four Without Oil
Oil-free petit fours — a lovely homemade recipe. Petit fours are a light, crisp cookie loved by children and adults. Try this successful recipe.
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.
Date Fingers
Sesame-topped date fingers — a classic, crisp homemade pastry. This recipe gives detailed, reliable steps so you can enjoy them with coffee.
Layali Lubnan (Layali Lebanon)
Layali Lubnan is one of the most delicious Lebanese desserts and very easy to make at home. Serve chilled with honey or sugar syrup.
How to Make Cake Pops
A homemade cake pops recipe — it couldn’t be easier. Turning leftover or dry cake into attractive little balls is perfect for birthdays or entertaining.
How to Make Muhallabia (Milk Pudding)
Muhallabia — a very easy, quick-to-make milk pudding. Serve topped with nuts and syrup, or add sugar to the pudding while cooking instead of serving with syrup. Kids love it.
Hearty Chickpea Fatteh
Hearty chickpea fatteh — an easy and delicious traditional dish. Serve immediately after assembling so the bread stays crisp.
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.
Rose-Shaped Petit Four Cookies (Bteefor)
Petit four biscuits shaped like roses — delicate, crisp French-style cookies. Store in a glass jar and enjoy with tea.
Homemade Petit Four Cookies
Petit four — a delicious French-style cookie. Decorate with jam or chocolate to add the finishing touch to these light, crisp cookies kids love. Try this easy method.
Cheese Kunafa
Cheese kunafa — a beloved Arabic dessert often served for breakfast. Serve with syrup (attar) or with kunafa pastry and syrup, according to preference.

















