Knaffeh is a traditional Arab sweet pastry made with layers of shredded phyllo dough (kadaifi) and sweet cheese (jibn, has […]
Lebanese
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, […]
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 […]
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 (filled cookies)
Maamoul are Arab filled cookies that come in different shapes and fillings. The flat round shaped Maamoul is filled with […]
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 […]
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, 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. […]