Lebanese by Heart

Shish Barak

Shish barak is a wonderful dish, yogurt sauce and dough stuffed with meat almost like a dumpling, it one of my favorite dish. Prep time about 3 hours cook time 35 min Level Medium Ingredient 2 cups of all purpose flour 1/2 cup of milk 2 tbs vegetable oil The filling: 14 oz of ground beef one ...

Mjadrah/Rice lentil dish

This dish is very easy and even without any seasoning it has a great taste, and it is used as a main dish as well as a side dish Prep time 15 cook time about one hour Level easy Ingredients 1 cup lentil 1 cup rice (I prefer basmati but short grain rice ...

Labneh

Labneh is used in our Lebanese breakfast, great with olives, tomatoes ,and used as cream base in the Lebanese pasta dish. you can make Labneh ( creamy yogurt cheese ) from plain yogurt by using cheese cloth to drain the extra water out of it .just pour the yogurt in the ...

macaroni blabneh/Pasta with Yogurt

This is the best Macaroni recipe better and healthier then Macaroni and cheese, very easy to make. Prep time 10 min cook time 15 min Level easy Ingredients One Macaroni box or any kinds of pasta , I prefer the regular pasta. 1 cup of Labneh 1 tsp of minced garlic 1 tbsp of ...

Seyadiyeh ( Fish over rice)

This dish is the main fish dish that my Mom used to make. All the family loves it and you will love it too. Prep time 40 cook time 1:15 hour Level Medium Ingredients 2 to 3 lb (fillets are best) salmon fish or any fish that you have in your fridge 3 ...

Adas Bhamadd (sour lentil/spinach)

This dish in America will probably will be in the soup category but in Lebanon it is consider to be a main meal,the base of it is lentil, spinach or Swiss chard and lemon juice it is delicious, healthy and filling in the same time, I promise you are going ...

Tabouleh

Tabouleh is number one Lebanese salad , it is basicaly a Paresly salad very very delicious and healthy . Prep time 35min cook time 0 min Level easy Ingredients 2 parsley bunch 2 medium tomato 1 cucumber 1 small onion 1 tbsp mint 1 cup of burgle ( crushed wheat) 2 squeezed lemon 1/2 cup olive oil Salt as desire Direction Wash ...

You Have Your Lebanon and I Have My Lebanon

You have your Lebanon and its dilemma. I have my Lebanon and its beauty. Your Lebanon is an arena for men from the West and men from the East. My Lebanon is a flock of birds fluttering in the early morning as shepherds lead their sheep into the meadow and rising ...

Manoush (a personal Lebanese style pizza)

This one of the most popular Lebanese breakfast items. Most people buy it from the bakery, but it is hard to find Lebanese bakery around my area. I tried so many recipes from books and online but I was not satisfied. Finally I called my brother in-law who owns a ...

Zaatar - Thyme Mix

Zaatar is a mix of a few dried herbs and spices primarily used to make Manoush to eat at breakfast time. Rather than make it each time you want to use it, it is convenient to make some all at once and store it for when you need it. The measurements ...