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Chicken breast • lemon, seeded and thinly sliced • red pepper paste • tomato paste • cardamom • shawarma spice mix (1 tablespoon ground coriander, 1 tablespoon garlic, 1/2 tablespoon paprika, 1 teaspoon turmeric) • onion powder • garlic powder • Optional: a handful of cashews, finely ground

warm milk (about 480 ml) • (about 1 1/2 tablespoons) butter • vegetable oil • large egg, at room temperature • salt • instant yeast • sugar • mahlab (optional) • white vinegar • powdered milk • (about 8 cups) all-purpose flour, or as needed • large egg, at room temperature •

ready-made falafel mix • room temperature water (or as needed) • salt (or to taste) • pita bread • tomato • fresh mint and parsley leaves • shredded lettuce • sliced pickled cucumbers and turnips • tahini sauce • vegetable oil

Ready-made Osmalieh pastry • Cream (ashta) • melted butter (about 115 grams) • Pistachios, for garnish • Simple syrup

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

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 •

ready-made atayef dough • Ground pistachios • Homemade clotted cream (ashta) • orange blossom water • (about 7 oz/200 grams) ready-made clotted cream (ashta)

fine brown bulgur for kibbeh, soaked for about 1 hour and kneaded very well • lean beef, finely pounded • ground beef for the filling • Mixed nuts • onion, finely chopped • seven spice blend • Salt and black pepper to taste • Kibbeh spice mix includes: • Cumin • Marjoram • Basil • Dried mint and fresh mint •

shredded kataifi dough or ready-made knafeh dough • unsalted butter • Akkawi cheese • fine semolina flour (about 65 grams) • For the syrup: • sugar (about 600 grams) • rose water • orange blossom water • fresh lemon juice

ready-made knafeh pastry • unsalted butter (about 1/4 cup or 57 grams) • clotted cream or thick cream (such as Nestlé table cream, about 12 ounces or 340 grams total) • whole milk • cornstarch • water (about 475 ml) • thick, cold simple syrup • Finely chopped pistachios for garnish • rose water

kofta (about 250 grams) • ground beef (about 250 grams) • small onions, sliced • small bell pepper • carrots • tomatoes • potatoes • semolina • grilled meat spice blend • onion powder • paprika • black pepper •

Othmaliyeh/Kunafa dough • melted butter • milk • lemon juice or vinegar • ready-made or homemade cream • orange blossom water • rose water • Syrup for serving

ready-made kibbeh meat • ground beef • large onions • goat yogurt • cornstarch • crushed garlic • cilantro • corn oil • Salt, allspice, ground cinnamon to taste • Egyptian or Italian rice (as desired)

Ten-minute dough, ready-made or prepared in advance 🌸 • pizza sauce 🥫 • Vegetables, as desired 🌸 • Sliced olives • Sliced green bell pepper • corn • For the shawarma 🌸 • chicken breast, finely chopped • chicken shawarma spices • yogurt • white vinegar • lemon juice •