Quick & easy

boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 500 grams) • balsamic or white vinegar (60 ml) • Salt • chicken or shawarma spice mix • For serving: • French fries • Chopped lettuce • Quick garlic sauce • mayonnaise • Juice of half a lemon • garlic cloves • Salt

Cauliflower florets, as much as available • Potatoes, as desired (I used an equal amount to the cauliflower) • Tahini • garlic • lemon or lemon juice • Salt, to taste • finely chopped parsley (optional) • Olive oil (optional)

sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed • onion, finely chopped • butter • vegetable bouillon cube dissolved in 2 cups water (about 1/2 liter) • salt, optional • black pepper • fresh orange juice • heavy cream • finely chopped parsley for serving

flour (about 625 grams) • yeast • sugar • milk powder • salt • warm water (about 480 ml) • warm water (about 120 ml) for the final step instead of oil

-minute dough (see my croissant dough recipe) • Store-bought pizza sauce • Shredded kasseri cheese

warm milk, water, or plain yogurt (240 ml) • all-purpose flour (about 125 grams) • instant dry yeast • sugar • olive oil (60 ml) • salt • all-purpose flour, as needed (375–500 grams)

finely ground beef (about 225 grams) • large onion • medium tomatoes • parsley • red and yellow bell pepper • garlic cloves • tomato paste • Spices: • allspice • Black pepper • Cinnamon • spice blend •

all-purpose flour (about 625 grams) • warm water (about 480 ml) • instant yeast (about 18 grams) • sugar (about 25 grams) • powdered milk (about 16 grams) • vegetable oil (about 120 ml) • salt (about 8 grams) • Spinach • sumac (about 24 grams) • Juice of 1 lemon • salt • onion, finely chopped •

flour (about 500 grams) • sugar • instant yeast • milk (about 240 ml) • olive oil (about 120 ml) • mahlab for flavor • warm water (about 240 ml) • For the filling: • Za'atar and olive oil • Feta cheese flavored with dried za'atar

Chicken breast • lemon, seeded and thinly sliced • red pepper paste • tomato paste • cardamom • shawarma spice mix (1 tablespoon ground coriander, 1 tablespoon garlic, 1/2 tablespoon paprika, 1 teaspoon turmeric) • onion powder • garlic powder • Optional: a handful of cashews, finely ground

cornstarch • semolina • whole milk (about 710 ml) • rose water • orange blossom water • honey-flavored cream (or plain clotted cream) • sugar • vermicelli noodles • butter

ground beef • onion • Pomegranate molasses • Plain yogurt • Salt to taste • spice • all-purpose flour (about 4 cups) • water (240 ml) • salt • sugar • instant yeast • baking powder •

ground beef or lamb (1 kilogram) • large onion, finely chopped • fresh parsley, chopped (about 30 grams) • mixed spices • black pepper • salt • vegetable oil, for frying (60 ml)

ground beef or lamb for kofta (about 500 grams) • large fried potatoes • large tomatoes, peeled and chopped • hot red pepper sauce • Salt • sour pomegranate molasses • Oil

cooked chickpeas (about 500 grams) • plain yogurt (about 500 grams) • garlic • Toasted or fried pita bread, as desired • clarified butter or ghee • small handful of almonds, pine nuts, or cashews, whichever you have available • dried mint • Salt

milk (1 liter) • cornstarch (about 40 grams) • unsweetened cocoa powder • sugar, or to taste • Plain tea biscuits • butter

milk (about 1.2 liters) • fine semolina (about 160 grams) • cornstarch (about 6 grams) • vanilla extract • sugar (about 100 grams) • orange blossom water

For the dough, use my go-to dough recipe • You can find it on my page • ground beef (500 grams) • large onion, finely chopped • bell peppers • tomatoes, finely chopped • Salt and black pepper • yeast • sugar • flour (about 375 grams) • oil (60 ml) • salt •

fine semolina (about 160 grams) • whole milk (about 950 ml) • sugar (about 100 grams) • orange blossom water • ground mastic pieces • whole milk (about 710 ml) • sugar (about 25 grams) • heaping tablespoons cornstarch (about 30 grams) • rose water • vanilla extract • cotton candy • Chopped pistachios •

For the syrup: • water (240 ml) • sugar (400 grams) • small squeeze of lemon juice • ghee or unsalted butter • fine semolina (320 grams) • ground cinnamon • milk (480 ml) • sugar (50 grams) • cornstarch (24 grams) • water (240 ml) • milk (480 ml) •

medium eggplant • basmati rice (about 400 grams) • water (about 950 ml) • chicken bouillon cubes • Salt • Almonds • little oil • Mixed spice (7-spice blend) • Kabsa spice

cooked fava beans or canned fava beans (about 225 grams) • medium tomatoes • tahini • olive oil • pomegranate molasses • medium onion • For garnish: • tomatoes • little parsley • Radishes • Tahini • Olive oil •

cooked chickpeas (about 450 grams) • plain yogurt (about 1 kilogram) • garlic • hummus with tahini • Salt • dried mint • Fried pita bread • Mixed nuts • cumin • Hummus with tahini • butter

Swiss chard • lentils (about 1 2/3 lbs small black lentils (750 grams) + 9 oz split lentils (250 grams)); I like to use extra lentils, but you can adjust to your taste • large onions • freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 475 ml) • Enough water to cover the ingredients • Salt • Oil

fine semolina flour (about 320 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 250 grams) • sugar (about 400 grams) • vegetable oil (about 240 ml) • whole milk (about 480 ml) • turmeric • baking powder • salt

all-purpose flour (about 250 grams) • fine semolina (about 340 grams) • warm water (about 480 ml) • powdered milk (about 30 grams) • vegetable oil (about 120 ml) • turmeric • baking powder • vanilla extract • sugar (about 400 grams) • white vinegar

coarse bulgur (white or brown, whichever is available) (about 270 grams) • water (about 710 ml) • large onion, finely diced • garlic, finely chopped • vegetable oil (about 45 ml) • salt (about 15 grams) • ground cumin (about 2 grams) • allspice (about 2 grams) • ground cinnamon (about 1 gram) • tomato paste (about 45 grams)

ground beef (about 450 grams) • medium onion • medium tomatoes • pomegranate molasses • mixed spices • Salt and black pepper (to taste) • Red chili pepper (optional) • Medium-sized tortilla bread

prepared kafta ground beef mixture (about 1 kg) • pita breads • fresh arugula and garden cress • French fries (about 225 grams) • : 3 tablespoons tahini • plain yogurt • salt, or to taste • ground cumin • fresh lemon juice

measures coarse semolina • measure plain yogurt • measure vegetable oil • measure orange blossom water • measures sugar • salt • measures sugar • measures water • lemon slice