Thin soup

medium onions, sliced • butter (about 28 grams) • olive oil (about 60 ml) • all-purpose flour (about 16 grams) • sugar (about 25 grams) • minced garlic • Spices: a pinch of salt, a pinch of black pepper, a pinch of dried thyme • Toasted baguette • shredded mozzarella cheese (about 113 grams)

red lentils (about 200 grams) • potato • carrot • tomato • onion • zucchini • small piece celery root • garlic cloves • butter (about 14 grams) • Salt to taste • cumin • For serving: •

yellow lentils (about 200 grams) • large onion • carrot • Celery and leek • small potato • small zucchini • garlic cloves • flat-leaf parsley • Salt and pepper to taste • ground cumin • Lemon juice to taste • butter •

coarse bulgur (about 180 grams) • pre-salted chicken broth (about 480 ml) • vermicelli noodles (about 50 grams) • small onion • vegetable oil • tomatoes (for the tomato sauce) (about 1 kg) • large onion • green bell pepper • dried cilantro • cooked hot pepper paste • black pepper • ground cumin •

Kibbeh Dough: • fine bulgur, rinsed (about 480 grams) • boiled potatoes • all-purpose flour (about 32 grams) • salt • kibbeh spices (cumin, cinnamon, or any blend you like) • red pepper flakes • Filling: • onions, finely chopped • Ground beef (optional) • boiled potatoes, mashed • Salt •

chopped broccoli • diced carrots • diced potatoes • small onion, diced • vermicelli • butter • olive oil • homemade sweet paprika • vegetable broth • Salt to taste • fresh parsley and celery leaves • Fresh lemon juice for serving

coarse brown bulgur (semolina) • cooked chickpeas • medium onions (I like to use a lot of onions in such dishes for a good flavor) • chicken broth • black pepper • Oil • Salt

frozen vegetables, or fresh if possible • instant noodles • onion • little oil • bouillon cube