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Béchamel Pasta with Ground Beef
Pasta with a white béchamel sauce, made in a delicious version with ground beef. If you prefer it with chicken, you can use fried or boiled chicken breast instead.
Rice Mansaf with Meat
Rice mansaf with meat is one of the most sought-after dishes, especially when it’s made with extra-tender fillet meat alongside the boiled meat! It’s even better with a cup of yogurt and is perfect for family gatherings and feasts.
Barbecue-Flavored Chicken Skewers
Chicken skewers marinated in barbecue and teriyaki sauce for an easy, light recipe. You can serve this dish with mashed potatoes, tuck the chicken cubes into a sandwich with French bread, or even with plain boiled white rice. Either way, the chicken tastes amazing with a delicious grilled flavor.
White Beans with Chicken
White beans with chicken — have you tried them before, or are you used to cooking beans only with meat or in oil? You should try them. It is a hearty and very delicious dish.
Zalabia
Zalabia made at home, with an especially delicious touch of anise! You can serve it for breakfast with labneh, for example, or turn it into a sweet treat by dipping it in sugar or syrup.
Baked Doughnuts
Baked doughnuts made with a very tasty, tried-and-true recipe. They’re definitely lighter and healthier than doughnuts fried in oil... Try the recipe and they’ll be healthier for your kids too!
Rice with Lobia
Rice with lobia in a practical recipe! You can cook the lobia ahead of time with oil and onion, then use the leftovers in this dish. A delicious vegetarian recipe served with yogurt or salad.
Eggplant with Pomegranate Molasses Sauce
Eggplant with pomegranate molasses sauce... one of the tastiest appetizer dishes. We grill the eggplant after brushing it with a little oil to get the best flavor with fewer calories! Pomegranate molasses and eggplant are a perfect match!
How to Make Baqaat Dough
Baqaat made the traditional homemade way, and it couldn't be tastier! This well-known bread from the villages of South Lebanon is especially delicious with labneh and a cup of tea. You have to try it!
How to Make Saffron Rice with Meat
Saffron rice with boiled and roasted meat shanks! An irresistible recipe, perfect for the most special occasions, explained from A to Z.
How to Make Fried, Grilled, and Boiled Fawari'gh
Fawari'gh made at home in a delicious recipe, with three different serving methods! It is essential to follow the highest standards of hygiene before you start stuffing the fawari'gh, and the rest is very easy!
Mixed Vegetable Manzala with Meat
Vegetable manzala with meat — a practical, easy, and hearty recipe. Served with bread or rice. You can omit the meat to make a vegetarian version cooked in oil.
Light Falafel (No Fava Beans)
A light falafel made without fava beans — chickpeas and potato only. Very gentle on the stomach because it won’t absorb much oil while frying. Try this method, you’ll love it.
How to Make the Easiest Chicken and Vegetable Soup
A wonderful chicken and vegetable soup recipe! What makes this soup special is that it contains no oil or butter, and it can be served with a little toasted or fried bread. You can also add a tablespoon of butter, if desired, or a chicken bouillon cube.
Chinese Chicken Salad
A salad from Chinese cuisine that combines boiled chicken and shrimp... Try this recipe as a change from the familiar traditional salads.
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.
Awamat (Arab Donuts)
Awamat are delicious fried dough pastries suitable for any time, but if you are on a strict diet, steer clear—they are typically fried in hot oil or served with syrup.
Zalabiya
Zalabiya is one of the old and well-known pastries in Lebanese cuisine. It is often eaten for breakfast with labneh, za'atar, and other traditional breakfast dishes, but it can easily be turned into a sweet dish by dipping it in syrup. The choice is yours: do you want your zalabiya sweet or savory?

















