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Milk Bread Recipe
How to make milk bread (pain au lait) — a wonderful homemade recipe. Now you can prepare delicious French-style breads with this tried-and-true method.
Easy Meshabbak (Arabic Funnel Fritters)
An extremely easy, clear recipe for meshabbak. This popular traditional sweet is an old favorite that never goes out of style.
Chickpea Fatteh
Chickpea fatteh — a very tasty home-style dish. Make it lighter by toasting the bread or richer by frying it. Serve immediately so the bread doesn’t soak up too much yogurt.
Sweet-and-Sour Thai Salad
Sweet-and-sour Thai-style salad — a wonderful mix of vegetables and fruit with a tangy dressing. Fresh, bright flavors and colors that will impress before you even taste it. Perfect as a starter for any lunch or dinner.
Cappuccino (No Machine)
Cappuccino — an Italian-style coffee drink that’s become very popular. A type of coffee enjoyed for its foam, best served hot. Here’s a quick homemade method.
Gulf-Style Meat Salona (Meat Stew)
Meat salona is a famous Gulf dish known across the Arab world for its rich flavor. A hearty stew of meat and vegetables served with cooked rice.
Daqoos / Tomato Sauce
Daqoos (tomato sauce) is one of the tastiest Gulf-style sauces served with rice and many types of meat and fish. Easy to make and delicious over rice.
Layered Apple Cake
A simple, reliable home-style layered apple cake. A sprinkle of ground cinnamon adds wonderful flavor — highly recommended.
How to Make Kamouna Spice Blend
Kamouna spice blend is a richly flavored mix that gives kibbeh and faraqa their distinctive taste. The Kamouna mix can be kept vegetarian, using only tomatoes, onions, and olive oil.
How to Make Muftaqa
Muftaqa is one of the most popular traditional dishes from Beirut. This recipe shows you how to make muftaqa clearly and in the original style followed in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
Crispy Sweet-and-Salty Cinnamon - Video
Cinnamon is a Western dessert that has become popular and beloved in many Arab countries. Today we’ve prepared it in a new, crispy style with a sweet-and-salty flavor, and we hope you’ll enjoy it.
Turkish Cookies
An authentic Turkish-style cookie recipe that is wonderful in every sense! Enjoy with sweet treats, as a tea-time snack with labneh or thyme, and you can pack it for kids’ lunches. It takes a bit of time to prepare, but the ingredients are common in every home.
Farakah
One of the most famous Lebanese dishes... and when #kibbeh or #farakah is served, there is no room for any other dish... Some may be surprised by eating raw meat, but this dish has become part of Lebanese heritage, with its own traditional way of preparation...
Okra Stew
A beloved Bamya-style stew with okra, tomatoes, garlic, and cilantro. Simmered with lamb or bone-in meat, finished with pomegranate molasses for a tangy-sweet finish.
Chicken Burger with Cheddar Cheese
Chicken burger with cheddar cheese mixed into the patties. A very tasty recipe—the cheese adds tenderness so the burgers do not dry out when grilled or fried. Serve with fries and coleslaw.
Chicken Curry
A very delicious Indian-style chicken curry! This popular recipe is common across the Arab world, so the ingredients are widely available—from curry powder to coconut milk.
Homemade Garlic Sauce for Chicken
An easy homemade garlic sauce — perfect with any grilled chicken, shawarma, escalope, or other quick dishes.
Beef and Chicken Shawarma
A carefully made home-style beef and chicken shawarma — even better than restaurants. Shawarma is one of the most delicious and popular fast foods in the Arab world, and it’s especially tasty when served as a sandwich.