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Beef Couscous
Couscous is one of the Maghreb’s best-known dishes. You can prepare beef couscous with this clear, tested home recipe, provided you have ready small couscous grains.
Tomato Soup with Rice and Chicken
There's nothing tastier than a comforting soup on cold winter days. Tomato soup with chicken is one of the most nourishing soups, especially when you're sick or under the weather. Try this non-traditional version—we hope you enjoy it.
Potato Stew
Stews come in many varieties and are among the healthiest dishes, offering a range of essential nutrients, especially for children.
Beehive Bread with Feta and Olives
Beehive bread with feta and olives, made at home in an easy, tried-and-tested way! A very delicious recipe, especially for all pastry lovers. Depending on the filling, beehive bread can be served for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or even as a light snack.
How to Make Turkish Kavurma
Kavurma — who doesn’t know it? If you haven’t tried it before, you’ve really missed out! Here is the Turkish way to prepare it, which differs from the Lebanese method, but kavurma is delicious no matter which cuisine it comes from.
How to Make Eggplant Makdous
Eggplant makdous is one of those pantry-preserving recipes that takes time to prepare and requires several steps to be followed carefully for a successful result... We’re sharing the tried-and-true method that will give you all the answers you need.
Baladi Za'atar Blend
A traditional baladi za'atar blend made the authentic way and very easy to prepare at home. The key is to toast and dry the ingredients well before grinding them. Za'atar is one of the most important dishes on the Levantine breakfast table, and many families prepare it annually so the house never runs out. It is mixed with olive oil before eating.
Easy Rice Pudding with Milk
Rice pudding is a classic dessert that everyone loves! It can be served at room temperature, but it's definitely best chilled from the fridge. Serve it with a sprinkle of pistachios.
Cinnamon Apple Pie
Apple pie is one of the tastiest desserts—the combination of apple and cinnamon is unbeatable. Here's a classic, well-made recipe from the crust to the filling. Enjoy!
Khubeiza with Fennel and Leeks
Khubeiza (mallow greens) is a healthy Lebanese dish with many benefits, popular with plant-based eaters. This recipe adds fennel and leeks; serve it with bread.
Beer-Bottle Grilled Chicken
A technically advanced technique for grilling chicken on a bottle! Once you try this recipe, you’ll never grill poultry the same way again.
Grape Leaves Stuffed with Lamb Rib Meat
Grape leaves are a centerpiece at the table, especially for celebrations and banquets. The best version is when they are prepared with lamb to add richness to the leaves and to season the meat with a tangy, zesty kick. Here is the authentic method for preparing grape leaves with lamb rib meat. Give it a try and enjoy!
How to Make Stuffed Grape Leaves with Meat
Stuffed grape leaves with meat is one of Lebanon’s finest and most delicious dishes. Learn the steps to make it and enjoy this wonderfully flavorful dish.
Shish Barak in a Mold
Shish Barak is a very popular, delicious, and easy dish, and this simple mold-based method makes it especially approachable for home cooks.
How to Prepare Thiebou Khaneur, or Red Rice with Chicken
A new recipe from African cuisine, specifically Senegalese. A red rice with chicken and vegetables dish, also called Thiebou Khaneur.
How to Make Beef Shawarma Sandwiches
Shawarma sandwiches, especially beef shawarma, are a great family recipe for a balanced lunch with all the essential nutrients. Make this beef shawarma recipe at home and you won’t need to buy ready-made shawarma anymore.
Beef and Green Bean Stew
Beef and green bean stew is one of the most traditional dishes, easy and quick to prepare. This dish is perfect for the whole family, especially for young kids after a long day at school.
Potato and Pea Stew
A special Kuwaiti breakfast dish from Kuwait, traditionally served for breakfast or 'riouq'. This potato-and-pea stew is easy, delicious, and quick to prepare, and pairs well with Arabic bread.

















