Olives

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 •

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 •

parsley • Egyptian rice (about 200 grams) • little chopped fresh mint • cinnamon • Salt to taste • Lemon juice • Olive oil • Sliced onion • Carrot • Potato

For the dough: • flour (about 500 grams) • milk (120 ml) • oil (60 ml) • yeast • sugar • warm water (240 ml) • salt • For the filling: • Akkawi cheese and mozzarella cheese • Sesame seeds - nigella seeds (black cumin seeds) • Olives •

grape leaves, fresh, frozen, or jarred • Egyptian rice (short-grain rice) • large bunch parsley (if small, use 2 bunches) • medium bunch fresh mint • green onions • ripe tomatoes (about 8 medium tomatoes) • yellow onion • seven spice blend • hot red pepper • black pepper • citric acid (or substitute with extra lemon juice if unavailable) • salt •

grape leaves • rice, soaked for 30 minutes • parsley • medium onion, finely chopped • tomatoes, chopped • salt • lemon juice • olive oil • chopped fresh mint • black pepper • potato, cut into thick slices

grape leaves (about 0.5 kg) • Egyptian rice (short-grain rice) • parsley, chopped • mint, chopped • tomatoes • onion • Lemon juice, to taste • little olive oil • Salt, to taste • Hot pepper, to taste • sumac • potato, sliced into rounds

fresh, frozen, or jarred grape leaves • parsley • mint • green onions if large, or more if small • medium tomatoes • (about 200 grams) short-grain rice • pomegranate molasses • Juice of 2 lemons, or more to taste • olive oil (60 ml) • black pepper • black cumin (nigella seeds) • Salt to taste •

olive oil (60 ml) • medium onions, diced small • sweet red pepper paste (60 ml) • tomato paste (30 ml) • grated tomatoes (about 480 ml) • water (720 to 960 ml) • coarse white bulgur (about 360 grams) • salt • black pepper

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 •

chopped parsley • mint • green onions • tomatoes • soaked short-grain rice • lemons • olive oil • salt • Grape

tomatoes • onion • chopped parsley • lemon juice • olive oil • rice • Salt, sweet spices, mint

fava beans and chickpeas • garlic • Lemon juice • Salt • Olive oil

fava beans (about 170 grams) • garlic cloves • lemons • Salt • Olive oil • Cumin

boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 1 kg) • olive oil (240 ml) • plain yogurt (120 ml) • garlic (about 7 cloves) • ground red pepper or paprika • lemon • Juice of 1 orange • Salt to taste • each of: onion powder • paprika • cumin • ground cardamom •

dough (1 kilogram) (use your preferred dough, such as cottony dough or olive oil dough, as you like) • purslane, cleaned and washed well (1 kilogram) • finely chopped onion (1/2 kilogram) • chopped tomatoes (1/2 kilogram) • salt (taste and adjust as needed) • sumac • chili flakes or to taste • black pepper • Olive oil

cooked fava beans • Salt • garlic, minced • Olive oil • Lemon juice • Cumin • tahini • plain yogurt • red pepper flakes

cooked fava beans and chickpeas • Juice of 1 fresh lemon • extra virgin olive oil (60 ml) • Salt to taste • ground cumin • tahini • small garlic clove, finely minced • chopped fresh parsley (about 15 grams) • chopped fresh mint (about 7 grams) • chopped green onions (about 15 grams) • small tomato, diced • Olive oil •

beef (1 kilogram) • olive oil (60 ml) • natural vinegar (80 ml) • seven spice blend • black pepper • salt • tomatoes, chopped • large onions • sumac • lemons

goat or cow milk yogurt • salt • Olive oil

peanuts or as needed • salt • sugar • olive oil

instant yeast • sugar • warm water • flour • olive oil • salt • Labneh • Chopped tomatoes • Finely chopped onion • Dried mint • Salt • Olive oil and za'atar

Chicken breast • chicken seasoning • oregano • salt • black pepper • lemon juice • olive oil

French bread or tortilla bread; whole wheat bread can be used for those on a diet • crushed garlic • olive oil • oregano • dried basil • shredded mozzarella cheese or diet cheese for those on a diet

medium cauliflower, cut into florets • olive oil • Salt • Pepper • paprika • garlic powder

yogurt • Salt to taste • Olive oil

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 •

buckets of yogurt • Salt to taste • Sesame seeds • Nigella seeds • Za'atar • Coarse chili pepper • Chili pepper • Bell pepper • Walnuts • Salt • Olive oil or regular oil

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)

yellow lentils • American or Egyptian rice • potatoes • carrots • vegetable bouillon • onions • olive oil • salt and black pepper