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Bulgur with Vermicelli and Chicken
Bulgur with vermicelli and chicken, topped with fried nuts... a super tasty homemade recipe. Bulgur with chicken is one of the best dishes that suits the whole family!
Dawood Basha with Rice
A delicious homemade Dawood Basha — one of the most practical, easy, and quick recipes perfect for busy home cooks. You can add pine nuts to the meat.
Tatbeeqah (Chicken Mansaf)
Tatbeeqah rice with chicken is a classic, comforting traditional recipe a home cook turns to when unsure what to make—or to impress guests. Finished with toasted nuts.
Ghraybeh (Arabic Shortbread Cookies)
Delicious ghraybeh, with an option to fill them with date paste. A simple homemade recipe—light, tender, and easy to prepare.
Macaroni with Yogurt and Ground Beef
Macaroni in yogurt with ground beef and pine nuts on top — a dish you'll enjoy in hot weather. It's easy and 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.
Lebanese Nights Dessert (Layali Lubnan)
A delicious, easy Lebanese dessert featuring layers of cooked and fresh qeshta (creamy clotted cream) and nuts for a rich, distinctive finish.
How to Make Gulf Lamb Kabsa
Kabsa is a rice dish with meat and nuts, one of the Gulf’s most famous and delicious dishes. This recipe varies among Gulf countries, but the shared rice base remains, with additions and personal touches from each cook.
Qatayef Without Semolina
A tried-and-tested, very delicious qatayef recipe without semolina. You can choose the filling you prefer: ashta, pistachios, or walnuts with sugar.
Spinach Pastries
Spinach pastries take a bit of time to prepare, but their flavor makes the effort worthwhile. Some may enjoy adding pomegranate and walnuts for a richer color and taste.
Fried Awama (Luqaimat / Lokma)
Awama — a simple, traditional Arabic sweet. The dough balls are fried in two stages for the perfect crispness, then transferred straight from the oil into syrup. Enjoy!
Macaron Cake
A show-stopping macaron cake — a simple sponge covered with vanilla cream and chocolate ganache, decorated with French macarons.
How to Make Namoura
Namoura is a beloved, rich Arabic dessert. It is soaked with syrup and decorated with nuts as desired. Recipes for namoura vary only slightly from one cook to another. Here is this recipe. Enjoy!
Yellow Rice with Chicken
Yellow rice with chicken is a delicious dish of fluffy rice cooked in chicken stock and colored with turmeric, or with duga safra. It is finished with a topping of tasty nuts. Here is the method.
Maamoul Mad with Ashta
Maamoul Mad with ashta is one of the most delicious Arabic desserts. Here is an easy, reliable method for making it. You can use the same dough for pistachio, date, and other fillings as well.
Grilled Meat Kibbeh
Grilled meat kibbeh with a wonderful flavor and a traditional filling of meat, fat, and walnuts. The method is explained in detail and is definitely worth trying.
Almond Pudding Truffles
Pudding truffles are one of the easiest desserts to make, but they need a few hours in the fridge to set. Feel free to add more nuts to taste — try them and you’ll get hooked!
Cake Pops
Cake pops or cake balls with Nutella, whipped cream, or sweetened condensed milk—an easy recipe, perfect for celebrations and especially birthdays.

















