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potatoes • eggs • olive oil • garlic, crushed • hot pepper • salt • sweet paprika • cumin • parsley for garnish

tomatoes • cucumbers • a head of lettuce • dried mint • Salt • olive oil • vinegar • lemons • Bread

grape leaves, boiled and well cooked • labneh (well-drained) (about 120 grams) • finely chopped green onion • finely chopped parsley • finely chopped fresh mint • fresh pomegranate seeds (sour, if available) • Salt to taste

boiled potatoes (about 500 grams) • small tomatoes or 2 large tomatoes, diced • cucumber, diced • radishes • parsley • fresh mint • small red onion, finely chopped • corn, if available (I didn't have any) • olive oil • Salt to taste • lemon juice • garlic powder or 1 clove garlic, finely minced •

chickpeas (about 165 grams) • sour pomegranate seeds (about 170 grams) • ground beef • onions • cumin • dried mint • fine bulgur (about 1 kilogram) • boiled potatoes • bread, soaked in water

pita bread, cut into pieces • cooked chickpeas (about 85 grams) • plates cooked rice with vermicelli • roasted cashews (about 65 grams) • butter (about 14 grams) • boiled chicken breast • cumin • salt • chicken bouillon cube • garlic cloves • plain yogurt (about 480 grams) • tahini (about 15 grams)

boiled and mashed potatoes (about 500 grams) • green kibbeh mix • salt • Olive oil

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 •

boiled potatoes • finely ground walnuts (about 100 grams) • chopped fresh green herbs (such as parsley and mint) (about 15 grams) • Salt to taste • little finely chopped lamb fat (about 2 tablespoons or 20 grams)

chicken breast • boiled potato • bell pepper • onion • garlic cloves • cilantro • shawarma spice mix • salt • paprika • hot red pepper paste • tomato sauce • egg •

potatoes, boiled, peeled, and mashed • fine bulgur (about 40 grams) • Bulgur seasoning mix: • onion • parsley • mint leaves • Oregano • Basil • ground cumin; place all in a food processor • Chop, then add 1/2 cup fine bulgur (about 80 grams) and blend again • olive oil (about 60 ml)

boiled potatoes • fine bulgur (about 170 grams) • Oil for baking • kibbeh spice mix (see below): • Onion • Mint • cumin • Kibbeh spices • basil and marjoram leaves • Grind all together with a little fine bulgur • For the filling: • Coarsely ground beef •

fine bulgur (about 320 grams) • medium potatoes, well boiled • onion • cilantro • dried basil • dried mint • tomato paste • cumin • Salt • Black pepper • For the filling: • olive oil •

ground beef (about 225 grams) • yellow onions • carrots • bell peppers (any color) • vegetable oil • shredded mozzarella cheese (about 60 grams) • cornstarch (or substitute with breadcrumbs) • salt • seven spice blend • mild curry powder • ground cinnamon • potatoes, boiled (about 1 kg) •

peeled and boiled pumpkin (1 kg) • bulgur wheat (about 340 grams) • flour (about 120 grams) • onions • dried mint • salt • sweet spice blend (such as allspice or cinnamon) • chopped Swiss chard or spinach (about 120 grams) • cooked chickpeas (about 80 grams) • pomegranate seeds (about 80 grams) • chopped walnuts (about 60 grams) • onion, chopped •

Kibbeh Dough: • fine bulgur, rinsed (about 480 grams) • boiled potatoes • all-purpose flour (about 32 grams) • salt • kibbeh spices (cumin, cinnamon, or any blend you like) • red pepper flakes • Filling: • onions, finely chopped • Ground beef (optional) • boiled potatoes, mashed • Salt •

coarse semolina • flour • sugar • nigella seeds • sesame seeds • milk • yeast • baking powder • anise seeds • fenugreek seeds, boiled twice and drained • olive oil • fenugreek water (boil once, discard the water, and use the new water) •

zucchini • Boiled grape • ground meat • Egyptian rice • Vegetable oil • Spices to taste • Salt to taste • Tomato sauce

fenugreek seeds • semolina • all-purpose flour • nigella seeds (optional) • toasted sesame seeds (optional) • active dry yeast • sugar • baking powder • olive oil • ghee • water from boiled fenugreek • For the syrup: •

grape leaves, boiled and drained • zucchini, washed, cleaned, and cored • fatty lamb meat • Tail fat • Bones with some meat left on them • Bay • Cinnamon • lemon juice • Cinnamon • Black pepper • spices • Spices for the meat: •

large cup labneh • boiled and mashed beetroot • Salt to taste • Olive oil

vermicelli • onion, grated or chopped • carrots, grated or chopped • chicken bouillon powder • Salt • oil or butter • boiled chicken breast, with broth reserved • parsley • Juice of 1 lemon

boiled green grape leaves • Egyptian rice • finely chopped parsley • finely chopped onion • finely chopped green onions • finely chopped mint leaves • finely chopped tomatoes • olive oil • lemon juice • Water to cover the grape • Potato • Carrot •

Boiled potatoes • Grated onion • Salt

garlic • Egg white • water • lemon juice • white vinegar • boiled potato • mayonnaise (optional) • salt • vegetable oil