Blender bread

About 2.2 lbs ground pita bread (weight after grinding) • melted ghee or unsalted butter • orange food coloring • room temperature water • As much as you like of ashta (clotted cream; see previous recipe for how to make it) • As much as you like of mozzarella cheese (optional) • Thick sugar syrup (simple syrup)

butter • soft white bread • shredded mozzarella cheese • fine semolina • For the cream: • milk • sugar • rose water • For the syrup: • sugar • water • lemon •

ground lamb • onion, finely chopped • fresh parsley, chopped • pita bread loaves • mixed spices • olive oil • black pepper • Salt to taste

medium onions, sliced • butter (about 28 grams) • olive oil (about 60 ml) • all-purpose flour (about 16 grams) • sugar (about 25 grams) • minced garlic • Spices: a pinch of salt, a pinch of black pepper, a pinch of dried thyme • Toasted baguette • shredded mozzarella cheese (about 113 grams)

red lentils (about 400 grams) • short-grain rice (about 100 grams) • large carrots, diced • tomato • chopped parsley (about 30 grams) • salt • cinnamon • Grated lemon zest • Toasted French bread

cooked chickpeas (about 330 grams) • tahini (about 120 grams) • plain yogurt (about 120 grams) • lemons • garlic cloves • pita bread • Salt • Fried nuts (such as pine nuts or slivered almonds) • Chopped parsley for garnish • Ground cumin and chili powder for garnish

green lentils, washed and drained • short-grain rice • onion • little chopped parsley • water (double the amount of lentils) • little oil • cumin • salt • whole coriander seeds • Fried bread, for garnish • Lemon, if desired

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

Tortilla bread: • all-purpose flour (about 162 grams) • baking powder (7 grams) • salt (6 grams) • vegetable oil (40 grams) • warm water (125 grams) • For the shawarma: • chicken thighs (2 kilograms, weight before deboning) • Marinade: • olive oil • plain yogurt • small onion •