Mediterranean Fruit Salad (with Dressing)
An easy and delicious fruit salad with a beautiful combination of colors and flavors. Vibrant and slightly sweet, perfect for summer time.
Simple Syrup (Sugar Syrup)
Simple syrup for baking and sweetening. An easy and quick recipe for Middle Eastern sugar syrup infused with floral waters.
Basbousa (Sweet Semolina Cake with Coconut)
Basbousa is semolina cake with coconut that is popular across the Middle East and the Mediterranean. Here’s the recipe for Levantine Basbousa.
Layali Lubnan (Semolina Pudding)
Layali Lubnan is a sweet-floral semolina pudding with cream. It’s one of the most popular Middle Eastern desserts during Ramadan and at gatherings.
Walnut Baklawa (Arabic Style)
Baklawa is a sweet pastry with layers of crispy filo dough layers filled with nuts. It’s popular in Middle Eastern, Turkish and Greek cuisine.
Knafeh Khishneh (Middle Eastern Sweet Cheese Pastry)
Knafeh is among the most popular and most delicious Middle Eastern desserts. It’s hugely popular for special occasions, yet very easy to prepare.
Umm Ali (Egyptian Bread Pudding)
Umm Ali is an Egyptian bread pudding. Made of croissants, cream, nuts and raisins, Om Ali is one of the most popular Middle Eastern desserts.
Lebanese Semolina Cake (Sfouf)
Sfouf is a Middle Eastern semolina cake with a vibrant yellow color, also known as turmeric cake. It’s often served on special occasions and dinner parties.
Arabic Rice Pudding (Riz bi Haleeb)
Riz bi haleeb is a delicious Arabic rice pudding made of rice, milk and sugar and flavored with rose water syrup. Learn how to make it at home