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knaffe with goat cheese and arak
Arab, Desserts, Israeli, Lebanese, Palestinian, Shavuot, Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Goat cheese knaffeh with arak syrup, served with labneh ice cream

 Knaffeh is a traditional Arab sweet pastry made with layers of shredded phyllo dough (kadaifi) and sweet cheese (jibn, has […]

Mejadra lentil and bulgar
Arab, Grains & Legumes, Lebanese, Palestinian, Tisha B'Av

lentils and rice (mejadra)

The fast of Tisha B’Av commemorates multiple tragedies in the Jewish history. The destructions of the first and second temples, […]

fattoush salad tomato pita feta sumac
Arab, Lebanese, Palestinian, Salads, Shavuot, Vegetables, Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Pita, tomato and sumac salad (fattoush)

Fattoush is a Palestinian and Lebanese poor-man dish, using old pita bread to make a simple salad more filling, just […]

arayes pita with kebab
Arab, Lebanese, Main course, Palestinian, Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Grilled pita with kebab (arayes)

 Arayes is a Lebanese and Palestinian street food of grilled pita bread that stuffed in lamb kebab mixture and served […]

Date maamoul
Arab, Cakes and cookies, Lebanese, Palestinian, Purim, Tu BiShvat, Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Date maamoul (filled cookies)

Maamoul are Arab filled cookies that come in different shapes and fillings. The flat round shaped Maamoul is filled with […]

rice with noodles
Arab, Grains & Legumes, Iraqi, Lebanese, Palestinian

Middle Eastern rice with noodles

This simple method of cooking rice is popular around the Levant. My Iraqi grandmother used to start with making a […]

Appetizers, Arab, Feature story, Israeli, Lebanese, Palestinian, Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Give Chickpeas a Chance

It took 300 chefs, hours of work and 10 tons of hummus, but on May 8th 2010 Lebanon broke the […]

Cauliflower salad with tahini and Za'atar
Arab, Israeli, Kitniyot (legume), Lebanese, Palestinian, Passover, Salads, Vegetables, Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Cauliflower, Tahini and Za’atar Salad

This salad is a variation of a classic Palestinian salad of cauliflower and tahini. Za’atar is a Palestinian spice mix. […]