Pine nuts

coarse semolina (about 480 grams) • melted butter (about 115 grams) • plain yogurt (about 360 grams) • sugar (about 200 grams) • shredded coconut (about 40 grams) • baking powder • baking soda • salt • butter, at room temperature • Pine nuts

beef sirloin slices • About 1/2 cup of pine nuts • raisins • crushed garlic • Parsley • olive oil • small ripe red tomatoes • crushed garlic

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 •

lean beef, pounded • fine bulgur, washed and drained • medium onion • salt • cumin • black pepper • hot pepper • fresh mint or basil • Marjoram • For the filling: • ground beef • onions •

fine bulgur wheat for kibbeh • lean beef, pounded or ground for kibbeh dough • finely ground beef for filling • large onions • Salt • Black pepper • Vegetable oil for deep frying • clarified butter (about 30 grams) • Pine nuts or walnuts for the filling

fine bulgur (about 500 grams) • very finely ground beef (about 500 grams) • yellow onion • fresh basil leaves • seven spice blend • cumin • salt • pepper paste (optional) • ground beef (about 250 grams) • onions, finely chopped • clarified butter or ghee • pomegranate molasses •

long eggplant (about 0.5 kg) • ground beef (about 200 grams) • small onion, finely chopped • oil • tomato, peeled and chopped • water (about 480 ml) • tomato paste • plain yogurt (about 0.5 kg) • tahini • garlic, minced • allspice • cinnamon •

cooked chickpeas (about 300 grams) • plain yogurt (about 500 grams) • pita bread, toasted in the oven • melted butter • Mixed nuts (such as pine nuts or almonds), as desired • tahini • garlic, minced • Salt, to taste

ground beef • onions • pine nuts • small potatoes • tomato paste • eggplant

very finely ground beef or kibbeh meat • fine bulgur (about 400 grams) • large onion • fresh mint • fresh basil • Kibbeh spice blend • Salt to taste • hot water (about 360 ml) • baking soda • very finely ground beef • barberries (optional) • seven spice blend •

small round eggplants • rice (about 600 grams) • ground beef (about 500 grams) • Salt, to taste • seven spice blend • clarified butter or ghee • Mixed nuts (almonds, pine nuts) • tomato paste • About 8 1/2 cups water (2 liters)

phyllo dough • finely ground lamb • medium onions • plain yogurt (about 1/4 small cup or 60 ml) • tahini (about 1/4 small cup or 60 ml) • pomegranate molasses • Salt • -spice blend • Pine nuts for garnish

cooked chickpeas (about 500 grams) • plain yogurt (about 500 grams) • garlic • Toasted or fried pita bread, as desired • clarified butter or ghee • small handful of almonds, pine nuts, or cashews, whichever you have available • dried mint • Salt

Chickpeas • plain yogurt (about 360 ml) • tahini • Toasted or fried pita bread • garlic cloves • Salt to taste • cumin • mixed nuts such as cashews, blanched almonds, or pine nuts (use what you have) • butter or olive oil • Optional: ground beef

ground beef (500g) • medium onions • vinegar • pomegranate molasses • Salt and black pepper • plain yogurt • tahini • chopped parsley (about 15g) • ready-made puff pastry dough • Pine nuts for garnish

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 •

chicken thighs (about 1 kg) • To cook the chicken: • onions • cinnamon stick • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves • bay leaf • basmati rice (about 400 grams) • chicken cooking broth (about 950 ml) • oil (60 ml) • onion • bouillon cube •

whole chicken (about 1.5 kg) • onions • Garlic • Mixed bell peppers, as desired • carrots • Kabsa spice mix or seven spice blend • Black pepper • Mixed nuts (such as almonds or pine nuts) • Butter • small cups basmati rice (about 1 1/4 cups or 250 grams)

eggplant for stuffing • ground beef • rice (about 400 grams) • salt • seven spice blend • tomato paste • water (2 liters) • clarified butter or ghee • mixed nuts (almonds and pine nuts)

For the kibbeh: • lean ground beef or lamb (about 1 kg) • fresh basil leaves • large onions • mixed pepper paste (sweet and hot) • salt • seven spice blend • cumin • olive oil • ground beef or lamb (about 1 kg) • spicy onions (about 1/2 kg) • salt •

lean ground beef or lamb, finely ground or pounded • fine brown bulgur wheat • finely chopped onion • kibbeh spices • marjoram • fresh mint • black pepper • vegetable oil • coarsely ground beef or lamb • chopped onion • vegetable oil • pine nuts •

For the kibbeh dough, you’ll need: • fine bulgur wheat (about 170 grams) • fine semolina or cracked wheat (about 170 grams) • Warm water, • lean ground beef or lamb (about 225 grams) • Salt and mixed spices • Onion juice • Ground beef or lamb • Chopped onion • Mixed spices, black pepper, and salt • pomegranate molasses • Pine nuts or walnuts (or any nuts you like)

ground beef (1 kilogram) • Salt • Black pepper • butter • pine nuts • Sauce ingredients • tomatoes, peeled and finely chopped • red bell pepper, thinly sliced • green bell pepper, thinly sliced • onions, sliced into wedges • garlic cloves, thinly sliced • tomato paste •

fine rice flour (about 160 grams) • sugar (about 300 grams) • water (about 2.1 liters) • ground caraway • ground cinnamon • ground anise • ground fennel seed • For garnish: • shredded coconut (about 80 grams) • raw almonds and walnuts (about 140 grams total) • raw pine nuts (about 90 grams)

water (about 1.65 liters) • rice flour (about 160 grams) • sugar (about 300 grams) • ground caraway • ground cinnamon • ground anise • Mixed nuts for garnish (such as pine nuts, walnuts, almonds, pistachios, and raisins)

large eggplants • chicken thighs • basmati rice (about 400 grams) • large carrots or potatoes, optional, sliced into rounds • mixed spice (7-spice blend) • Salt, to taste • chicken broth (about 950 ml) • oil (about 475 ml), for frying the eggplant • water (about 950 ml), for boiling the chicken • sugar • salt • Aromatics for boiling the chicken: •

-Minute Dough: • sugar (about 50 grams) • yeast (about 20 grams) • warm water (about 480 ml) • salt (about 1.5 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 625 grams) • vegetable oil (about 120 ml) • Filling Ingredients: • ground beef (about 450 grams) • tomatoes, finely chopped • onions, finely chopped • olive oil (about 120 ml) •

water (about 2.1 liters) • sugar (about 400 grams) • caraway seeds • ground cinnamon • finely ground rice (about 180 grams) • For garnish: • shredded coconut (about 80 grams) • Nuts for garnish as desired (walnuts, almonds, pistachios, pine nuts)

small eggplants • ground beef (about 200 grams) • Black pepper • Salt • grated tomatoes • onion, sliced into wedges • Toasted pita bread, cut into • plain yogurt • tahini • garlic clove • chopped parsley • Clarified butter or ghee •

For the Dough • flour (about 375 grams) • water (about 240 ml) • olive oil (about 60 ml) • salt • sugar • yeast • For the Spinach Filling • spinach, cleaned and finely chopped (about 450 grams) • medium onion, chopped • Salt • sumac •