Cook Lebanese

viande de bœuf ou d'agneau haché finement • gros oignon, haché finement • persil frais, haché • piment de la Jamaïque ou quatre épice • poivre noir • sel • d'huile végétale, pour la friture

chicken breasts, cut into thin fajita-like strips • For the marinade: • garlic, crushed • lemon juice • vegetable oil • white vinegar • salt • 7 spices • mastic gum, if available

milk • rice • sugar • cornstarch dissolved in ½ cup water • rose water • orange blossom water • mastic gum, crushed with 1 teaspoon of sugar

semolina • fine semolina, ferkha flour • dried yeast, dissolved in 2 tablespoons warm water • butter, melted • orange blossom water • rose water • For the stuffing: • date paste • butter • mahlab, if available

apricot juice, or any other juice like qamar ed-deen - apricot sherbet - or tang juice • dried apricots • dried prunes • dried raisins, big grains • dried raisins, small grains • almonds, preferably unroasted • pistachios, preferably unroasted • pine nuts, preferably unroasted • sugar • orange blossom water

skinless chicken thighs, cleaned • vermicelli • medium onion • cinnamon sticks • lemon juice • bay leaves • white pepper • nutmeg powder • salt • vegetable oil, for frying

small eggplants • coarsely ground beef • medium onion, finely chopped • large tomatoes, peeled and sliced • tomato paste, dissolved in 3 cups water • pine nuts • cinnamon • pepper • nutmeg powder • salt • vegetable oil, for frying eggplants • vegetable oil, for frying onions, pine nuts and meat

spinach, thoroughly cleaned and coarsely chopped • finely ground meat • onions, finely chopped • pine nuts • water • lemon juice • vegetable oil • salt • black pepper

flour • powdered sugar • butter, at room temperature • pistachios

knafeh dough, or mafroukeh • akkawi cheese, if available, or any other unsalted white cheese like mozzarella • fine semolina, ferkha flour • butter • - For the sugar syrup: • sugar • water • rose water • lemon juice • orange blossom water

round beef, cut into cubes • green beans, washed with ends • zucchini, cut into cubes • medium carrots, peeled and cut into cubes • potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes • large tomatoes, peeled and cut into cubes • small onion, finely chopped • fresh parsley, chopped • tomato paste dissolved in 1 cup water • vegetable oil • cinnamon sticks • pepper •

Hamour fish, cleaned • tomatoes, cut in round slices • green peppers, cut in rounds • onions, cut in round slices • lemons, peeled and cut in round slices • vegetable oil • For the stuffing: • fresh coriander, chopped • green hot peppers, cut in halves with seeds removed • red hot pepper, cut in half with seeds removed • garlic, peeled • vegetable oil •

milk • sugar • salep powder • rose water • cinnamon

red kidney beans, 450 grams/can • beef, cut into cubes • tomato paste, dissolved in 1 cup water • garlic, crushed • big onion, chopped • water • vegetable oil • cinnamon sticks • salt

canned pumpkin puree • fine bulgur • flour • vegetable oil • salt • - For the filling: • spinach, shredded • canned chickpeas • walnuts, coarsely ground • medium onions, finely chopped • olive oil • pomegranate syrup, if available •

toasts • condensed milk • milk • sugar • hot water • corn flour • For garnishing: • raw ground pistachios

ripe mulberries • sugar • lemon juice

- For the dough: • flour • dried yeast dissolved in ¼ cup warm water • water • vegetable oil • sugar • - For the thyme mixture: • dried wild thyme, finely ground • sumac • sesame seeds • olive oil • salt

- For the batter: • flour • warm water • dried yeast dissolved in 2 tablespoons of warm water • baking powder • sugar • rose water • - For the ashta cream: prepare ahead of time • milk • whipping cream • American-style white bread • cornstarch, dissolved in ¼ cup water •

brown lentils, washed and drained • medium onions, cut into small cubes • olive oil • cumin • black pepper • salt • For serving (optional) • pita bread, roasted • lemon juice