Mastic

whole milk (about 1.4 liters) • sugar (about 250 grams) • fine semolina (about 320 grams) • Orange blossom water or mastic • For the second layer • whole milk (about 2.4 liters) • white vinegar • medium container crème fraîche (about 8 ounces or 225 grams) • Soaked mixed nuts • Chopped fresh fruit

milk (about 1.2 liters) • semolina (about 160 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • mastic • orange blossom water • whipped cream • clotted cream (ashta) • Chopped pistachios for garnish • Simple syrup

milk (about 950 ml) • semolina (about 200 grams) • egg • ground mastic (Arabic mastic) • For the topping: • milk (about 180 ml) • pistachios • thick sugar syrup • sugar (about 400 grams) • water (about 240 ml) • lemon juice

coarse semolina (about 320 grams) • melted clarified butter or ghee (about 60 grams) • simple syrup (about 120 ml) • sugar (about 50 grams) • ground mastic pieces • salt • baking powder • powdered milk • boiling hot water (about 120 ml) • orange blossom water (about 30 ml) • Assorted nuts for garnish • simple syrup for soaking (about 360 ml)

fine semolina (about 160 grams) • whole milk (about 950 ml) • sugar (about 100 grams) • orange blossom water • ground mastic pieces • whole milk (about 710 ml) • sugar (about 25 grams) • heaping tablespoons cornstarch (about 30 grams) • rose water • vanilla extract • cotton candy • Chopped pistachios •

whole milk (1 liter) • semolina (medium grind) • plain cream (such as table cream, about 6 oz/170 g) • white sugar • vanilla extract with mastic (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract plus a pinch of ground mastic, if available) • orange blossom water • Honey, for serving • Nuts for garnish: • Dried edible rose petals • Sliced pistachios • Shredded coconut and ground pistachios

whole milk (about 950 ml) • fine semolina (about 160 grams) • sugar (about 50 grams) • mastic (ground) • rose water • orange blossom water • plain clotted cream (ashta) or thick cream • ground pistachios, almonds, or shredded coconut for garnish (about 60 grams) • For the syrup: • sugar (about 400 grams) • water (about 355 ml) • lemon juice •

whole milk (2 liters) • coarse semolina • sugar • ground mastic • shredded coconut • rose water and orange blossom water • clotted cream (for garnish)

Baklava or phyllo dough • melted butter (about 100 grams) • ground pistachios or walnuts (about 250 grams) • ground cardamom • sugar • sugar • water • lemon juice • rose water

beef steak (about 700 grams) or 5 pieces • lamb fat or a thin slice (about 50 grams) • vinegar (about 100 grams) • oil (about 25 grams) • large onion • lemon juice (about 50 grams) • small carrot (about 2 oz or 50 grams) • celery • cardamom pods • mastic (about 3 grams) • shawarma spice mix (about 7 grams) • whole cloves •

For the Mahalabia Pudding: • milk (about 480 ml) • cornstarch (about 30 grams) • sugar (about 50 grams) • ground mastic • orange blossom water • For the Jello: • flavored gelatin dessert (Jello) • hot water (about 240 ml) • cold water (about 240 ml)

(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 •

boneless chicken breast (about 500 grams) • For the marinade: • vinegar (about 60 ml) • vegetable oil (about 45 ml) • plain yogurt (about 30 ml) • mastic pieces • white pepper • black pepper • cumin • paprika • seven spice blend • oregano •

shredded knafeh dough (kataifi) (about 225 grams) • unsalted butter, melted (about 100 grams) • vegetable oil (60 ml) • whole milk (960 ml) • whole milk, extra (240 ml) • heavy cream (240 ml) • cornstarch (about 48 grams) • sugar (about 63 grams) • orange blossom water (15 ml) • rose water (15 ml) • mastic gum pieces, ground with a pinch of sugar • Pistachios •

shredded kataifi dough (knafeh) • unsalted butter, melted • vegetable oil • For the cream (Kashtaliya): • milk (about 950 ml) • milk, extra (about 240 ml) • fresh heavy cream (about 240 ml) • cornstarch • sugar • orange blossom water • rose water • mastic pieces, ground with a pinch of sugar •

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 breast, cut into thin strips • For the marinade: • garlic, minced • fresh lemon juice (about 240 ml) • vegetable oil (about 360 ml) • white vinegar (about 240 ml) • seven spice blend • mastic, if available • salt

coarse knafeh pastry • milk (1 liter) • mahalabia powder (or cornstarch) • sugar • mastic (optional) • orange blossom water • Pistachios for garnish • Butter mixed with ghee

fine kataifi pastry • braided cheese (or unsalted string cheese) • shredded mozzarella cheese • milk (about 0.5 liter) • cornstarch • mastic gum • orange blossom water • ghee • simple syrup

knafeh pastry (about 225 grams) • unsalted butter (about 100 grams) • vegetable oil (60 ml) • For the cream filling: • milk (960 ml) • milk (240 ml) • heavy cream (240 ml) • mastic pieces • sugar • cornstarch (about 48 grams) • sugar (about 75 grams) • orange blossom water (15 ml) •

chicken breast • yogurt • vinegar • olive oil • Juice of 1 lemon and 1 orange • finely chopped onion • garlic, crushed • little lemon zest • chicken seasoning • shawarma seasoning • white pepper and a pinch of ground ginger • ground mastic grains •

wheat • sugar • milk • water for boiling the wheat • ground mastic pieces • little orange blossom water and rose water • Nuts as desired • cornstarch

chicken breasts • vinegar • vegetable oil • little lemon zest • shawarma spice • salt • cardamom pods • mastic pieces • flatbread, or any type of bread, for serving • Vegetables, for garnish • For the top: • little oil •

knafeh dough (shredded) • melted butter • corn oil • regular or low-fat milk • additional milk • sugar or honey or Stevia sweetener • cornstarch • orange blossom water • rose water • ground mastic • Strawberries • Grated pistachios

knafeh dough • Akkawi cheese, sweetened • ghee • powdered sugar • mastic • Orange blossom water

chicken breasts • shawarma spices • vegetable oil • red vinegar • cardamom pods • ground mastic pieces • About 1 teaspoon salt • Lemon zest • markouk bread or any type of flatbread • For garnish: • Hummus with tahini • Garlic sauce •