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Potato Croquettes Stuffed with Cheese
Potatoes are among the most popular foods—so how about when they’re stuffed with mozzarella cheese? Discover this quick homemade recipe.
How to Make Kunafa with Cheese
Cheese kunafa in a trusted home recipe. You can use ready-made kataifi pastry or try the house-made kataifi recipe included in the recipe.
How to Make the Best Asruniyeh Kaak at Home
Asruniyeh kaak in a professional homemade recipe.. Who doesn’t remember the kaak vendor pulling his cart through the alleys and neighborhoods, calling out, "Kaak, kaak" :) Besides its delicious taste, kaak brings back many childhood memories. It tastes wonderful with labneh and za'atar.
Spinach and Cheese Pies
Spinach and cheese pies — great for breakfast, lunch, a quick meal or a school snack. These pies work any time of day. Here are two delicious fillings using the same dough.
Italian Garlic and Mushroom Pizza
Pizza is one of the best pastries around, and chefs love getting creative with dough and toppings. Here is a wonderful homemade Italian garlic and mushroom pizza recipe you can try at home.
How to Make Gazan Arabic Kunafa
Kunafa is one of the most luxurious Arabic desserts, and it can be prepared in many ways. Here is authentic Gazan Arabic kunafa, which uses nuts and cinnamon instead of cheese or cream. Enjoy a special piece of kunafa the way people of Gaza in Palestine make it. Bon appétit!
How to Make Pretzel Pastries
Pretzels can be savory with coarse salt or sweet with raisins — delicious either way. Get the recipe now.
Meat and Egg Pizza
Meat and Egg Pizza — a distinctive, very easy recipe: eggs, meat and cheese. A delicious pizza topping new to our site. Try this pizza and tell us what you think.
Potato and Egg Cake with Mozzarella
A very practical and delicious recipe for making a potato cake with eggs and mozzarella cheese. Serve it as a side dish or as a main dish alongside green salad, soup, or yogurt.
How to Make Cheese Halva (Shal)
Cheese halva is a beloved, repeating recipe that we never tire of sharing, as every home cook on Sho tabkhin today adds her own quiet touch and method for making cheese halva and the curd cheese.
Baqaat Dough with Black Seed
Baqaat are one of the most delicious types of pastries, famous in the Lebanese countryside! They’re delicious with labneh, and you can also spread za'atar or cheese on them before baking them in the oven, just like mana'eesh.
Kunafa with Mozzarella
Kunafa with mozzarella cheese — an easy homemade version. Served for breakfast or as a dessert. The recipe also links to the original kunafa cake method.
How to Make Cheese Borek
Cheese borek are loved as a light, delicious appetizer. Fillings and pastry sheets vary, but the tasty result remains the same. Here is a tasty cheese borek recipe.
Bulgur Dumplings in Yogurt
Zanakel bi-laban, also called zaqaliit bi-laban in some Lebanese regions, varies in name from one area to another, but the preparation is similar: small bulgur balls cooked in yogurt.
Cheese Sweet with Pistachios
Cheese sweet with pistachios is one of those traditional desserts we often used to buy ready-made, but with these easy recipes from the ladies of Sho Tbakheen El Youm, there’s no need for store-bought sweets anymore — just homemade goodness.
How to Make the Best Pizza
A homemade pizza recipe that always turns out delicious. You always ask for the perfect soft pizza dough or a special homemade sauce — this recipe gives you both in one. You can also use the dough for different kinds of pastries.
Halawet el-Jibn (Sweet Cheese) with Mozzarella
Halawet el-jibn with mozzarella — a much-loved sweet that’s easier to make than you think. The recipe also includes an easy method to make qreeshah (curd) at home.
How to Make Turkish Pies
Turkish cuisine is known for many delicious recipes. This recipe for Turkish pies with kebab, pizza, or cheese filling is very tasty, and we recommend trying it.

















