Cup walnuts

fine semolina (about 4 1/2 cups) • semolina (about 1 3/4 cups) • clarified butter or ghee (about 1 3/4 cups) • sugar (200 grams) • powdered milk (about 50 grams) • mixed orange blossom and rose water (240 ml) • mahlab spice • yeast • Filling: • pistachios (about 2 1/2 cups) • clarified butter or ghee • powdered sugar •

coarse semolina (about 320 grams) • fine semolina flour (about 320 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • clarified butter or ghee (about 300 grams) • mahlab spice • yeast • orange blossom water (about 60 ml) • rose water (about 60 ml) • Powdered sugar, for dusting • walnuts (about 200 grams) • sugar (about 50 grams) • small espresso cup (about 1.5 oz/45 ml) mixed orange blossom and rose water

chicken breast (about 500 grams) • water (1 liter), for boiling the chicken • small cup white rice • Cinnamon • For the yogurt sauce: • plain yogurt (or more, depending on the amount cooked) • tahini • little water • Salt • Spices for boiling the chicken: • Bay • Nutmeg •

fine brown bulgur • lean beef • spicy onions • fresh basil leaves • red pepper paste • salt • seven spice blend • cumin (optional) • large cup walnuts • ground beef • ground lamb fat (tail fat) • spicy onions •

lean beef, finely ground • large cups fine brown bulgur (about 16 ounces or 450 grams) • fresh basil leaves • large spicy onions • mild red pepper paste • raw walnuts (about 60 grams) • seven spice blend • cumin • salt • olive oil (about 120 ml)

fine semolina flour • all-purpose flour • (1300 grams) clarified butter or ghee • vegetable oil • ground nutmeg, or to taste • mahlab spice, or to taste • kaak spice (or maamoul spice), or to taste • salt • milk (about 240 ml), for kneading • For the filling: • (1 kg) pitted dates, ground • walnuts, chopped •

(about 9 pounds) fine semolina • dry milk powder • powdered sugar • vegetable oil • melted ghee (or clarified butter) • unsalted butter or margarine (about 1 1/4 cups) • mahlab and mastic (ground) • yeast • warm water • date paste • walnuts • pistachios •

semolina (about 640 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 250 grams) • sugar (about 150 grams) • yeast • mahlab (optional, ground cherry pit spice) • clarified butter or unsalted butter, melted (about 450 grams) • orange blossom water (about 120 ml) • rose water (about 120 ml) • Filling :: • pistachios or walnuts, chopped (about 2 2/3 cups) • rose water (about 60 ml) • powdered sugar (about 60 grams)

–6 1/2 lbs pumpkin (2–3 kg) • –3 cups fine bulgur wheat (about 340–510 grams) • flour (about 16 grams) • kibbeh spices • cumin • black pepper • Salt, to taste • For the filling: • chopped spinach (about 450 grams, frozen or fresh) • cooked chickpeas (about 165 grams) • Walnuts, as desired • Pomegranate molasses •

fine bulgur wheat, minus 1 1/2 cups (set those aside for another recipe) • medium onion, finely chopped • pita bread, cut up and soaked in water • egg white • paprika • black pepper • cumin • dried mint • salt • water, • For the filling: • ground beef or lamb •

For the kibbeh dough: • fine bulgur (about 120 grams) • finely ground beef (about 500 grams) • kibbeh spices or a mix of seven spice blend, ground cinnamon, and black pepper • from 2 sprigs marjoram and 1 sprig mint • basil leaves • lemon zest • hot pepper paste, or to taste • egg • cornstarch • Salt, to taste • For the filling: •

fine brown bulgur soaked in 2 cups hot water • red pepper paste • tomato paste • pomegranate molasses • small onion, finely chopped • salt • mint • cumin • Olive oil • For garnish, as desired: • Walnuts • Pomegranate seeds •