This tomato-based Lebanese baked spaghetti is such an easy, comforting and delicious dish. What makes this spaghetti different from the typical Italian tomato-based spaghetti is the 7-spices spiced ground beef
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What is a Yakhne? This Lebanese Potato stew served with rice is a traditional Lebanese hearty dish. Over the years, I have shared quite a few of different Middle-eastern stews
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Tomato Kibbeh, which in Arabic is known as Kamounet Banadoura or Kibbet Banadoura, is a vegan dish made popular in South Lebanon. Tomato Kibbeh which can be served as an
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Baklawa or more often known as “Baklava” is definitely the most popular Middle Eastern dessert. Baklava, which is layered buttery phyllo dough filled with crushed spiced nuts, and topped with
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Sayadieh is a hearty entrée, complete with a protein, carbs, and loaded with flavor from warm spices, caramelized onions and toasted nuts. This Middle Eastern rice and fish dish is
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With summer around the corner, I knew I had to finally share this incredibly simple Lebanese cabbage salad. The word cabbage is “malfouf” in Arabic, so this salad is typically
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What is Freekeh?Freekeh is a fire-roasted grain popular to the Levantine and North African countries. It is a wheat, originating in the Meditterranean, where durum wheat originated. Freekeh is similar
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This Okra Stew or Bamya w Roz is one of my all-time favorites from the Middle-Eastern collections of stews. A Middle-Eastern stew is called a “yekhne.”This ‘yekhne’ is such a
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Makloubeh (or maqluba) translates to “flipped over” in Arabic and perfectly describes this dish. It might look quite intimidating with all the delicious layers of vegetables, beef and rice, however,
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Stuffed grape leaves are a very popular dish all around the world. They can be made with ground beef, lamb or even vegetarian like the ones I am going to
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