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Easy Chicken Burgers
Homemade chicken burgers — cleaner, tastier and more economical than the restaurant version. When made this way, kids will love them even more.
Maqluba with Vegetables and Ground Beef
A delicious, easy-to-make vegetable maqluba layered with coarse ground beef. Distinctive presentation — serve with yogurt and salad. Can be made without meat.
Red Pepper Paste
A concentrated red pepper paste you can use in many dishes. It’s worth learning to make at home since it’s not always available ready-made — cooking takes several hours, so be patient for the best result.
Shaibiyat (Filled Baklava Pastries)
Shaibiyat: a beloved, classic Middle Eastern pastry. This home recipe uses ready phyllo (baklava) sheets and an easy homemade cream filling—simple and much better than store-bought.
Beef (Veal) Stroganoff with Potato Gratin
Beef stroganoff made the classic way. This Russian-origin dish has become one of the most popular recipes across the Arab world. Serve it with the potato gratin detailed in the recipe or with rice.
Easy Maakaroon Dessert
An easy, delicious Maakaroon — fried sweets dipped in syrup. Drain and serve cold at room temperature. Homemade sweets are lovely, especially when quick to prepare.
Molasses Finger Cookies
Molasses finger cookies — a fantastic recipe that replaces some sugar with molasses (date or grape molasses) to make delicious cookies. Easy and made with common pantry ingredients.
Apricot Jam Slice (Mishmishiya)
A very simple, easy apricot dessert made with common ingredients — sweet and tasty. You can use the same method with other jam fillings.
Chocolate Mint Cookies
Easy homemade chocolate mint cookies that take under 10 minutes to bake. The fresh mint gives them a distinctive, delicious flavor.
How to Make Donuts
Donuts — a clear, detailed, successful homemade recipe. It’s important that the dough rests in two stages. Fry in plenty of oil and decorate with chocolate, powdered sugar, etc.
Caramel Popcorn
Caramel popcorn — great for a movie night at home, a snack, or a light treat for kids. Here’s an easy homemade method. The caramel can also be used in many other recipes.
Five-Minute Swiss Roll (Skillet)
Five-minute Swiss roll made in a skillet — a fast, simple, practical method to make a delicious swiss roll for you and the kids. Fill and decorate as you like.
Date Tart
Date tart — a creative, nutritious dessert made of a biscuit crust and a date filling. Great to serve to children — they’ll love the dates and ask for more.
Peanut Sweets
Peanut sweets — an inventive treat made from a simple dough filled with peanuts mixed with condensed milk, then coated in chocolate. A delicious and accessible dessert.
Potato Flatbread
A very easy potato flatbread made with mashed potatoes and flour. Serve hot with butter for breakfast or with cheeses and dairy as a bread alternative.
Cream and Mango Filled Cake
A cake filled with cream and mango... you can substitute mango with any fruit you desire. This cake is perfect for the sweetest occasions and rivals the look and taste of cakes made by professional bakers.
Lotus Cheesecake Without Gelatin
A wonderful Lotus biscuit cheesecake made without gelatin. It's an easy and very delicious recipe, but it does need some time to set in the fridge before serving.
Easy Abbas Kaak Recipe
Kaak al-Abbas is a very delicious, much-loved traditional recipe that is always requested for happy occasions as well as times of mourning. Here is this tried-and-tested homemade recipe for Kaak al-Abbas, also known as Kaak al-Khamis or al-Marqad.