Plants

Mixed vegetables, cut into medium pieces (use as much as you like) • Zucchini, potatoes, bell pepper, carrots, cauliflower, green beans • tomatoes, diced • medium onion, diced • crushed garlic • Spices: a pinch each of black pepper, cumin, crushed red pepper, turmeric, garlic powder, onion powder, mixed spices, and salt to taste • tomato paste • water (about 240 ml) • corn oil (about 60 ml) • Chopped fresh cilantro • fresh dill, chopped by hand

whole chicken, cut into 10 pieces • onions, sliced into wedges • tomatoes, sliced • Mixed vegetables, sliced (zucchini, carrots, bell pepper, green beans, peas, potatoes) • For the sauce: • water (about 240 ml) • turmeric • black pepper • honey • olive oil • ground cilantro • tomato sauce •

medium zucchini, chopped • fresh tomatoes • small onion, chopped • green bell pepper, chopped • raisins • olive oil or vegetable oil, as desired • cumin • cinnamon • ground ginger, or to taste • Black pepper, to taste

lamb with bone, cut into large pieces (1 kilogram) • carrots, peeled and sliced into rounds • sliced mushrooms (about 100 grams) • green bell peppers, sliced • large potato, peeled and cut into medium cubes • medium tomatoes, diced • garlic cloves, sliced • large onion, sliced into wedges • vegetable oil (60 ml) • butter (14 grams) • water (240 ml) • salt (15 grams) •

Ground lamb • onions • tomato • grill spice mix • Salt to taste • For the grilled vegetables: 2 tomatoes, 1 eggplant

lamb chops (about 2 kg) • red bell peppers • yellow bell peppers • green bell peppers • medium onions • You can also add any other favorite vegetables, such as zucchini or eggplant, as desired • Vegetable oil or olive oil • Minced garlic • Juice of 1 lemon or a little vinegar • White or black pepper • Rosemary • Fresh thyme •

lamb chops • Cubed lean lamb • mixed vegetables • Mixed ground spices • soy sauce • salt

Amount as desired • medium couscous • small chicken • large onion, chopped • tomato, grated and seeds removed • garlic, minced • Chickpeas, soaked overnight (or canned chickpeas) • Vegetables typically used: • Carrots • Potatoes • Zucchini • Butternut squash •

small chicken or 1/2 chicken • fine couscous (about 200 grams) • Mixed vegetables (zucchini, squash, potato, carrot) • tomato paste • large onion, cut into large pieces • Mixed spices • Salt to taste • olive oil

chicken, cut into medium pieces • medium onion, chopped • tomatoes, chopped • carrots • eggplants (black) • zucchinis • potatoes • Cauliflower • Broccoli • pumpkin • Cut all vegetables into medium-sized • Tomato sauce •

couscous (about 1 kg) • lamb (about 500 grams) • (3 zucchini, 4 carrots, 2 large potatoes, 2 white turnips, 2 hot peppers) • Some fresh chickpeas • large onion or 2 medium onions • mix of clarified butter (smen) and oil for sautéing • garlic • tomato paste • fresh tomato • Black pepper • Salt • Sweet paprika •

lamb (or more, as desired) • couscous (about 2 1/2 cups/500 grams) • large onion, sliced into wedges • tomatoes, diced • small bunch of parsley and cilantro • Vegetables of your choice (such as squash, pumpkin, zucchini, eggplant, 1/4 small cabbage, carrots, potatoes, bell pepper, hot pepper, turnip, chickpeas, fresh fava beans). I chose a few of these, not all • softened butter (about 55 grams) • lukewarm water (about 1 liter) with 1 teaspoon salt, for moistening the couscous • water (120 ml) • large tomato • pumpkin, chopped • salt •

Ingredients for the corn couscous: • large cup corn flour (about 150 grams) • Water, • salt • Ingredients for the broth: • onion • Diced tomatoes • chicken • Butternut squash • Carrots • Zucchini • Cabbage, as desired •

medium-grain couscous • (about 450 grams) carrots and zucchini (or pumpkin) • (about 450 grams) chickpeas • Unsalted butter (preferably cow's milk) • Meat (lamb, beef, or chicken) • large onions • Vegetable oil • Black pepper • Sweet paprika • Turmeric • Ginger • cinnamon stick (optional) •

Lamb pieces (enough for the number of servings) • large onion, chopped • garlic, minced • medium tomatoes, chopped • zucchini • carrots • potatoes • ras el hanout • Black pepper • paprika • turmeric • cinnamon stick •

–14 oz ground beef (300–400 grams) • large potatoes • green bell peppers • onions • tomatoes • tomato paste • water (120 ml) to dissolve the tomato paste • plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (about 90 ml) • Beef spice mix: • black pepper • white pepper • paprika •

couscous (about 500 grams) • Lamb • small onion, finely chopped • tomato, finely chopped or grated • potato, peeled and halved • Carrots • Zucchini • Pumpkin or butternut squash • Green bell pepper • Cooked chickpeas • Fresh fava beans • Vegetables of your choice (you can add cabbage or eggplant) •

Ground beef for kibbeh • Vegetables: 2 carrots, 3 potatoes, 1 bell pepper, 2 hot peppers • If you like, you can add cilantro or parsley. I didn't have any available • Your favorite spices, salt • tomato paste • Oil for frying

mixed vegetables • tomato, sliced • onion, sliced • lentils (about 100 grams) • Salt to taste • black pepper • cumin • processed cheese spread • Kiri cheese squares (or 3 ounces cream cheese) • boiling water (about 1.5 liters) • olive oil (about 60 ml)

onion • garlic • tomato • tomato paste • Salt and spices to taste • soaked chickpeas (about 85 grams) • Chicken or beef, as desired • Lamb tripe • oil • Vegetables of your choice • couscous (about 500 grams), or as needed for your family

egg • sugar • vegetable oil • baking powder • low-fat milk (about 240 ml) • vanilla extract • flour (about 120 grams) • salt • Cream cheese, cut into cubes (such as Kiri or any cream cheese), sprinkle with a little ground cinnamon • Sweetened condensed milk • Caramel-flavored sweetened condensed milk • Pecans

fine bulgur wheat • hot water • all-purpose flour • vegetable oil • red pepper paste • small onion, very finely grated • salt • black pepper • ground cumin • white pepper • For the filling: • (about 7 ounces) ground beef •

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 •

lamb (about 1 kilogram) • vegetable broth (about 240 ml) • couscous (about 170 grams) • small red onion • large yellow onion • green onion • small tomato • red bell pepper • little fresh cilantro • each of the following spices: • Cinnamon, • Ginger, •

boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into thin strips (about 1.5 kilograms) • shawarma spice blend • curry powder • mixed spices • black pepper • allspice • salt • olive oil • Mayonnaise (see my page for the recipe) • pita breads • large russet potatoes • Vegetable oil for frying potatoes •

mixed vegetables (frozen or fresh, about 12 oz/340 grams) • basmati rice (about 400 grams) • ghee • Olive oil • Boiling water for the rice • Salt and black pepper to taste • turmeric • medium onion • For the kofta: • ground beef or lamb (1 kilogram) • small piece of lamb fat (optional) • Salt and black pepper to taste •

chickpeas (about 200 grams) • water (about 60 ml) • vegetable oil (about 60 ml) • Salt to taste • Juice of 1 lemon • tahini • plain yogurt • garlic • baking soda • For topping: • olive oil (about 60 ml) • Dried red pepper flakes •

Dough • soaked brown bulgur wheat • finely ground lean beef • mixed spices • salt • paprika • cumin • medium onion, grated • Filling • finely ground beef • medium onions, finely grated • salt •

red lentils (about 200 grams) • small onion, finely chopped • carrots, peeled and diced • clarified butter or unsalted butter • vegetable bouillon cube • plain yogurt (about 200 grams) • fresh lemon juice • black pepper • salt

For the bread dough: • all-purpose flour (about 190 grams) • vegetable oil (about 60 ml) • salt • milk, at room temperature (about 240 ml; add more as needed depending on the flour) • Shawarma ingredients: • Shawarma beef (lamb, cut into thin strips) • For the marinade: • shawarma spice blend • black pepper • hot red pepper • cardamom •