Makes

fine rice flour (about 160 grams) • water (about 1.65 liters) • sugar (about 400 grams) • ground cinnamon • ground caraway • For garnish: • Shredded coconut • Pistachios • Almonds • Pine nuts • Walnuts • Hazelnuts •

warm milk • all-purpose flour • sugar • instant yeast • white vinegar • room temperature yogurt • flour, more or less depending on the type of flour • olive oil • salt • egg • milk • salt •

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

lettuce • cilantro • mint • purslane • cucumbers • radishes • green bell pepper • red bell pepper • white onion • green onion • garlic • pomegranate molasses •

shredded coconut • water

hamburger patties • French fries • cabbage, chopped • mayonnaise • hamburger buns • ketchup • cheese • Burger Sauce:: • mayonnaise • ketchup • lemon juice

powdered sugar • egg

parsley, finely chopped • mint, finely chopped • large tomatoes, chopped • medium onion, finely chopped • fine bulgur, rinsed • Juice of 2 lemons • pomegranate molasses • olive oil • ground cinnamon • Spices to taste • Salt to taste

flour (about 190 grams) • cinnamon • ground caraway • unsweetened cocoa powder • salt • plus 1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature (about 120 grams) • white sugar • Brown sugar (enough to make a total of 1/2 cup sugar combined with the white sugar) • egg • vanilla extract • For garnish: • Nuts soaked in water for at least 1 hour (to soften) •

Fresh grape • For the filling: 1 bunch of parsley • About 10 fresh mint leaves (using too much can make the dish bitter) • green onions • tomatoes • lemons • short-grain rice (about 100 grams) • oil (about 60 ml) • Salt

ready-made baklava phyllo dough or homemade (see my other recipes for how to make it) • For brushing between layers • butter (about 115 grams) • ghee (about 115 grams) • (Filling) • finely chopped walnuts (about 300 grams) • finely chopped peanuts (about 140 grams) • finely chopped and toasted kataifi pastry with 1 tablespoon ghee (about 70 grams) • shredded coconut, optional (about 40 grams) • ground cinnamon • prepared simple syrup, for soaking (about 120 ml) • (Simple Syrup) Prepare in advance •

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)

kunafa dough • (about 450 grams) mozzarella cheese • small cup double cream • or 55 grams) unsalted butter, melted • sweet ricotta cheese (arisha), made from milk • To make the arisha: • (about 8 1/2 cups) whole milk • vinegar • Sugar syrup (shira) • To make the syrup: • sugar (about 600 grams) • water (about 240 ml) •

kibbeh (see my other recipes for how to make it) • For the filling: • ground beef or lamb • onions, finely chopped • pistachios, chopped • little hot pepper paste (harissa), to taste • Kibbeh spices • For the yogurt sauce: • plain yogurt (about 1 kg) • cornstarch • water (120 ml) • dried mint, to taste •

finely ground meat (kibbeh meat) • fine bulgur • kamouneh (a mix of 1 cup fine bulgur with onion and spices: fresh mint, cumin, basil, rose, ground cinnamon, black pepper, chili, bell pepper) a small amount of each type ground with the bulgur to make kamouneh • For the filling: 400 g coarsely ground meat • large onions • Oil • Salt • seven spices • sweet spice • black pepper