Butter

unsalted butter (250 grams) • powdered sugar (about 120 grams) • eggs (use 2 whole eggs and 1 yolk only) • Vanilla extract • baking powder • roasted, ground peanuts (about 140 grams) • All-purpose flour (as needed) • Sesame seeds • Egg whites • Jam and food coloring • Halal gelatin and food coloring • Honey (I use homemade)

small bowl medium couscous (about 1 1/2 cups or 250 grams) • water (about 3 cups or 700 ml) • oil • salt • butter or margarine, for coating • hard-boiled eggs

ground beef (about 500 grams) • Garlic powder • Salt and black pepper • mixed spices • Salt • cumin • large eggs • chopped dill (optional) • breadcrumbs (adjust as needed for dough consistency) • tomato, finely chopped • onion, finely chopped • Skewers (soak in water to prevent burning) •

cooked chickpeas with their cooking water (500 grams) • plain yogurt (about 1 quart, 1 kilogram) • garlic, finely minced • tahini or hummus • Salt to taste • pita breads, cut into cubes • ground cumin • clarified butter (ghee) • Optional: almonds or pine nuts, as desired • Paprika • Ground cumin • whole chickpeas

cooked chickpeas with their cooking liquid (about 330 grams) • pita bread, cut into pieces and toasted • plain yogurt (about 240 ml) • tahini (about 60 ml) • Juice of 1 lemon • clarified butter or ghee (about 45 ml) • Toasted pine nuts • garlic, minced • ground cumin • Salt • For garnish: • Chopped parsley, sumac, fried pine nuts

shredded kunafa dough • Mixed nuts and a little butter • Glucose syrup • oil or ghee (about 60 ml) • Aluminum foil • For the glucose syrup: • sugar (about 450 grams) • water (about 120 ml) with orange blossom water and a squeeze of lemon juice

Thin ready-made kunafa pastry • powdered sugar • rose water • unsalted butter • Red or orange food coloring • cardamom • Filling: • whole milk (about 480 ml) • cornstarch • sugar • cream (such as Nestlé table cream or any thick cream) • cream cheese spread •

baklava pastry sheets • butter (about 680 grams) • semolina (about 160 grams) • powdered milk • sugar • orange blossom water • water (about 120 ml) • simple syrup

Kunafa noodles • unsalted butter (about 6 tablespoons or 85 grams) • milk (240 ml), or as needed • sugar (50 grams) • cornstarch

kunafa pastry (about 750 grams) • unsalted butter (about 500 grams) • For the filling: • Ricotta cheese (if unavailable, make it by curdling 2 liters milk) • milk (about 500 ml) • cornstarch • sugar • For the syrup: • Sugar • Water

Couscous, unsalted butter, chickpeas • Chicken (use as much as you have) • onions • Tomato • carrot • Zucchini • Salt • Black pepper • Ginger • Cinnamon • Saffron

medium-grain couscous • vegetable oil • salt • boiling water (about 0.5 liters) • unsalted butter • powdered sugar • For garnish: • Ground cinnamon • Blanched, peeled, fried, and ground almonds • Hard-boiled eggs • Dates

fine or medium semolina couscous (about 1 kilogram) • Vegetables and 1 tablespoon clarified butter (smen or ghee) • Zucchini or green squash • Carrots • Butternut squash • Turnips • Chickpeas

instant couscous • Vegetable oil • butter (about 28 grams) • Salt • Mixed spices • cinnamon • Chicken fat (optional) • nutmeg • cardamom (optional)

cooked chickpeas (about 330 grams) • tahini • plain yogurt (about 1 cup or 240 grams) • salt • paprika • cumin • chopped parsley • pine nuts or slivered almonds • ghee or unsalted butter • pita bread or Lebanese/Syrian flatbread • Juice of half a lemon • garlic, minced

tender beef (about 1.5 kg) • lamb fat or use clarified butter (about 100 grams) • Marinade: • tahini • grape vinegar (about 120 ml) • olive oil (about 60 ml) • Salt to taste • black pepper • ground cardamom • seven spice blend • minced garlic • sweet paprika •

whole chickens, cut in half or as desired • onions, finely chopped (about 4 1/2 cups or 1 kilogram) • pitted green olives (about 1 1/2 cups or 250 grams) • large cup olive oil (about 4 ounces or 120 ml) • ghee or clarified butter • black pepper • cumin • ground coriander • ground ginger • saffron • salt • garlic, minced •

white sandwich bread, finely ground • Saudi-style milk (or whole milk) (about 480 ml) • cornstarch • Kiri cheese squares (or 6 ounces cream cheese) • melted butter (about 1/4 cup or 55 grams) • Simple syrup

For the kunafa layers: • kunafa pastry (shredded phyllo dough) • vegetable ghee or clarified butter (about 225 grams) • yellow or orange food coloring, optional • For the filling: • crushed peanuts (about 45 grams) • raisins (about 75 grams) • mixed nuts, crushed (about 45 grams) • shredded coconut (about 25 grams) • sugar (about 38 grams) • ground cinnamon • ground cloves •

kunafa dough (shredded phyllo dough) • (about 2/3 cup) clarified butter, unsalted butter, or a mix of both, melted • orange blossom water • For the filling: • (about 1.1 lbs) mozzarella cheese (preferably Akkawi cheese if available) • whole milk (about 480 ml) • cornstarch • orange blossom water • For the syrup: • sugar (about 300 grams) • water (about 240 ml) • orange blossom water •

For the bulgur dough: • fine bulgur (about 1 kg) • potatoes, cut into cubes • onion • Salt, black pepper, paprika, mixed spices • For the filling: • ground chicken breast (about 1 kg) • onions, finely chopped • Salt • Black pepper • Mixed spices • Paprika •

kunafa pastry • powdered sugar • food coloring • butter • rose water • For the filling • cornstarch • sugar • water (about 240 ml) • powdered milk • cream (such as Nestlé table cream or any thick cream) • cheese

finely shredded kunafa dough • melted butter (about 25 grams) • saffron or a few drops of yellow food coloring for the butter • light cream (such as Almarai or any light table cream, about 5.5 ounces/155 grams) • light cream cheese (such as Philadelphia Light, about 7 ounces/200 grams) • light mozzarella cheese • honey or light syrup (such as Tropicana, or your preferred syrup)

shredded kataifi dough (250 grams) • Akawi cheese (500 grams) • For the syrup: • sugar (about 400 grams) • water (about 240 ml) • Juice of 1 lemon • orange blossom water • clarified butter (melted, but not hot) • Ground pistachios for garnish

butter (60 grams) • onion • carrot • potato • tomato • chopped parsley • cumin • salt • black pepper • orange lentils

beef (about 500 grams) • frozen okra (about 400 grams) • medium onion, chopped • tomatoes, pureed • bouillon cubes • salt • black pepper • ground cumin • ghee or clarified butter • water (about 240 ml) • For the topping: • crushed garlic •

kunafa pastry • Clarified butter (ghee) mixed with butter, amount depends on the quantity of kunafa • Fresh cream or clotted cream (qishta or kaymak) • Simple syrup • For the syrup: • sugar (about 400 grams) • water (about 240 ml)

large cups fine bulgur (white or brown, as available and preferred) (about 400 grams) • large cup all-purpose flour (about 130 grams) • small onion, very finely grated • salt • cumin • ground red pepper • tomato paste • red pepper paste • Filling: • large onions, very finely chopped • ghee or clarified butter • salt •

mozzarella cheese (250 grams) • Akkawi cheese (250 grams) • kunafa pastry • ghee (about 120 ml) • unsalted butter (about 120 ml) • simple syrup (about 240 ml)

kunafa dough (such as Sunbulah or any brand) • Kiri cheese (or cream cheese) • sweetened condensed milk • melted butter