Lebanese Chicken and Rice Soup
Soups are a staple in my home during the cold winter months and this soup is no exception. Made with a homemade chicken broth, this Lebanese Chicken and Rice Soup
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Lebanese Baked Spaghetti
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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Lebanese Potato Stew with Rice (Yakhnet Batata)
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 (Kamounet Banadoura)
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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Baklava Fingers (Baklawa Fingers)
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 (Lebanese Rice & Fish)
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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Malfouf Salad (Lebanese Cabbage Salad)
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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Freekeh Soup with Chicken
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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Okra Stew
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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Eggplant Makloubeh
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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