Lemon

cooked chickpeas (about 500 grams) • garlic • Juice of 2 lemons • ground cumin • salt • olive oil

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

all-purpose flour (about 120 grams) • fine semolina flour (about 320 grams) • coarse semolina (about 160 grams) • vegetable oil (about 240 ml) • sugar (about 400 grams) • hot water (about 415 ml) • lemon juice (about 120 ml) • turmeric • baking powder • kaak spice mix for desserts • Zest of 1 lemon • milk (about 60 ml)

fava beans • garlic, finely minced • lemon juice (about 45 ml) • olive oil (about 15 ml) • Salt

ground beef • medium onion • nutmeg • ground black pepper • paprika • cinnamon • Salt to taste • medium potatoes (adjust quantity as desired) • Juice of 2 lemons or to taste • Vegetable oil for frying the meatballs

Dough: • flour • milk • olive oil • salt • baking soda • Water as needed until the dough is firm • Filling: • chicken breast, sliced thinly • Marinated in 1 cup of any type of vinegar • lemon, finely chopped • finely chopped parsley •

potatoes • water • salt • pepper • lemon • olive oil • Small handful of arugula • Small handful of mint • Small handful of thyme

Swiss chard (washed, chopped) • brown lentils (washed, drained) • large potato, diced (optional) • carrot, diced (optional) • hot water • bouillon cubes dissolved in water (optional) • olive oil • large onion, chopped • heaping teaspoon crushed garlic • fresh cilantro, chopped • each of: • Salt •

chicken breast, sliced (1 kg) • vinegar, to taste • lemon juice (4 tablespoons) • lemon zest • ground coriander • olive oil • salt • seven spice blend • ground cumin • garlic, minced • ground cardamom • black pepper •

boneless, skinless chicken breasts (1 kilogram) • lemon juice (about 120 ml) • olive oil (about 60 ml) • garlic • ground ginger • ground cinnamon • black pepper • hot red pepper • dried thyme • ground cumin • Salt, to taste

chicken, cleaned and cut lengthwise • lemons • Lemon zest • Vegetable oil • garlic, crushed • Hot chili sauce • Spices: • Paprika • Curry powder • Ground cilantro • spice blend • Garlic powder •

well-cooked chickpeas (about 400 grams) • tahini (about 120 ml) • lemon juice (about 120 ml) • salt • ice cubes • small garlic clove • large cooked beet

ground beef or lamb (about 225 grams) • fine bulgur wheat (about 170 grams) • onion • dried marjoram • dried basil • Lemon or orange zest • cumin • Water, • salt • black pepper • all-purpose flour (about 8 grams) • onion •

cooked chickpeas (about 330 grams) • cooked beets (about 150 grams) • tahini (about 60 ml) • fresh lemon juice (about 60 ml) • salt • minced garlic • water (about 120 ml), or as needed

dried chickpeas, soaked overnight with 1 teaspoon baking soda (about 400 grams chickpeas, 5 grams baking soda) • tahini • Juice of 1 lemon • ice cubes • salt • olive oil • ripe avocado • garlic, minced (or to taste)

fine bulgur wheat (about 1 kg) • ground beef or lamb (about 500 grams) • salt, or to taste • black pepper • ground cinnamon • For the filling: • medium onions • ground beef or lamb (about 1 kg) • Salt • Black pepper • Sumac • For garnish •

For the kefta (meatballs): • ground lamb (about 400 grams) • garlic, minced • small onion, finely chopped • breadcrumbs or crushed crackers • salt • black pepper • About 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley • For the sauce: • pitted green olives (about 400 grams) • mushrooms, sliced (about 200 grams) • onion, finely chopped •

ground lamb (750 grams) • parsley • onions • salt • cumin • sumac • black pepper • tomatoes, sliced into rounds • onions, sliced into rounds • green bell pepper, sliced into rounds • red bell pepper, sliced into rounds • Juice of 1 large lemon or 2 small lemons •

zucchini (about 2 kg) • eggplant (about 0.5 kg) • ground beef (about 100 grams) • short-grain rice (Egyptian rice) (about 400 grams) • Chopped tomatoes • tomato paste • hot water (120 ml) • Salt • Black pepper • -spice blend • Allspice • Cinnamon •

parsley • fresh mint • Green onions or regular onions • leaves of lettuce (optional) • Fine bulgur wheat • Tomatoes • Freshly squeezed lemon juice • Salt • Olive oil • Sumac (optional)

parsley, finely chopped (about 240 grams) • tomatoes, finely chopped (about 300 grams) • fresh mint, chopped (about 40 grams) • green onions, finely chopped (about 50 grams) • fine bulgur (about 40 grams) • olive oil (180 ml) • fresh lemon juice (120 ml) • salt • Tomato roses, for garnish

ground beef or lamb • red bell peppers • red pepper paste • green onions • tomatoes • salt • Zest of 1 lemon • black pepper

prepared grape leaves • soaked and drained rice (about 1 kg) • coarsely ground lamb, preferably with some fat for better flavor • lamb pieces with bone • allspice • black pepper • Salt to taste • garlic, peeled • freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 240 ml)

Swiss chard (about 4.5 lbs or 2 kg) • Water for boiling • potatoes, sliced into rounds • tomatoes, sliced into rounds • short-grain rice (about 300 grams) • (about 450 grams) tomatoes, finely chopped • onions, finely chopped • parsley, finely chopped • fresh mint • sumac • fresh lemon juice, or more to taste • salt •

white bread • shelled pistachios (about 65 grams) • shredded coconut (about 40 grams) • milk (about 950 ml) • fine semolina (about 160 grams) • sugar • orange blossom water • rose water • sugar (about 200 grams) • water (about 120 ml) • Juice of 1/2 lemon • rose water •

Romaine lettuce • Cucumber • Tomato • Bell pepper • Mint • Sumac • Lemon juice • Olive oil • Salt, to taste • Arugula • Radish

tomatoes • parsley • mint • fine white bulgur (about 80 grams) • onion • lemon • little olive oil • Salt

semolina (about 320 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • vegetable oil (about 120 ml) • plain yogurt (about 240 grams) • baking powder • baking soda • sweet white cheese (such as ricotta or unsalted mozzarella, about 200 grams) • Almonds for garnish • tahini • sugar (about 400 grams) • water (about 240 ml) • lemon juice •

Romaine lettuce • Cucumber • Tomato • Radish • Parsley • Fresh mint • lemons • sumac • olive oil

romaine lettuce • tomato • cucumbers • carrot • arugula • fresh mint • green onions • parsley • Juice of 1 lemon • Olive oil • Salt to taste • Sumac •