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How to Make Hummus with Tahini
Hummus with tahini is one of the tastiest Lebanese appetizers. It’s delicious with grilled meat or beef shawarma—don’t forget to drizzle olive oil on top before serving!
Herb-Grilled Chicken Breasts
Herb-grilled chicken breasts — a practical, healthy, and flavorful home-style recipe. Serve with vegetables, rice, or salad. Marinate the chicken long enough in the seasoning for the best taste.
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.
Tortilla Rolls with Mortadella
Tasty tortilla rolls filled with mortadella and cheese — an easy appetizer or quick breakfast. Great for kids’ school lunches. Also includes links to homemade tortilla and mortadella recipes.
Eish al-Saraya
Eish al-Saraya — a delightful dessert of toasted bread layers and cream. Once you try it you'll want to make it often. Topped with chopped nuts and pistachios.
Potato Salad with Za'atar
A light, healthy, and flavorful vegetarian potato salad made with boiled potatoes, chopped vegetables, za'atar and a lemon–olive oil dressing.
Yellow Lentil Soup
Yellow lentil soup — a popular, light, and delicious soup that's quick to prepare. This version adds vegetables and finishes with cumin and a squeeze of lemon for great flavor.
Chocolate Syrup (Dip-able Chocolate Sauce)
Chocolate syrup — quick and easy to make. Prepare and keep in the fridge until needed. Serves with many desserts, fresh fruit, marshmallows or ice cream.
Authentic French Baguette
An authentic French baguette recipe with tips for success and instructions for a pre-ferment (pâte fermentée). Enjoy warm baguettes at breakfast with cheeses, jams, and spreads.
Warad Al-Sham Dessert
Warad Al-Sham is one of the most delicious Levantine sweets. Crisp, irresistible layers of baklava dough filled with strained cream. Serve it with sugar syrup and enjoy its wonderful flavor.
How to Make Qishta (Clotted Cream) - Video
Qishta, or qaymar, is used in most Arabic desserts, so why buy it ready-made and canned when you can prepare it easily at home? Click the image to watch the video on how to make qishta, or qaymar.
Broccoli Chicken Soup
A soup rich in its ingredients and flavors. Broccoli soup with boiled chicken and a variety of vegetables, made with an easy recipe using ingredients commonly found at home.
How to Make Eggplant Moussaka
A delicious vegetarian recipe for eggplant moussaka. This dish is versatile and can include potatoes, zucchini, or other vegetables to suit your taste.
Lentil Soup with Tomatoes
A very easy, flavorful lentil soup with tomatoes and vegetables. Soups of all kinds are very healthy and especially good in cold weather or when you have a cold.
Oil-Free Light and Tender Cake
A wonderful, very tasty recipe for a light, fluffy cake without oil or butter. Finish this cake with fresh cream and fruit for a cake that rivals any ready-made one.
Caramel Custard
Caramel custard is a delicious, popular dessert. Try this easy recipe with pantry ingredients and enjoy the creamy result.
Maajouqa with Cheese (Maajouqa)
Maajouqa is a well-known traditional treat in Tripoli, northern Lebanon. It doesn’t require many ingredients or much time to make, but its taste and aroma linger in children’s memories for years.
Fruit Tart
We never tire of tried-and-true homemade tart recipes. This recipe is very easy and clearly explained step by step, and you can control how much cream you want to put on the tart as well as the type of fruit you use to decorate it.

















