Jerusalem bagel, or ka’ak Al-Quds in Arabic, is a Palestinian elongated ring shaped bread that’s coated in sesame seeds and […]
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Eggplant & cheese sambousak (Abouelafia style)
Every time I visit Israel I simply can’t stop admiring the food. The creative chefs of Tel Aviv; the more […]
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 […]
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 […]
Butternut Squash, Chicken and Harissa Rice
A fall variation of a classic Palestinian upside-down rice dish, originally made with layers of eggplant and cauliflower.
Give Chickpeas a Chance
It took 300 chefs, hours of work and 10 tons of hummus, but on May 8th 2010 Lebanon broke the […]