Syrian Spice: How to Make Your Own Syrian Spice Blend

Syrian Spice: How to Make Your Own Syrian Spice Blend

True or false: There is only one way to make Syrian Spice. We’ll save you the guessing game and go ahead and tell you that the answer is false. Just like curry, each family has their own method of creating Syrian Spice. Some add an extra dash of this, others prefer...
How to Make Ghee

How to Make Ghee

Ingredients 4 lbs unsalted butter 1 ½ cups #3 bulgur Directions Place butter in a 4-quart saucepan and heat on stovetop at medium temperature until completely melted. Bring to a gentle boil, add the bulgur and cook for 10-15 minutes. While butter is cooking, gently...
Basic Dough

Basic Dough

If you’re looking to make the perfect sweet bread or cinnamon roll, this isn’t the dough for you. If your dinner plans include Meat Pies, Spinach and Lemon Pies, Zahtar Bread, or Lahmajoun, on the other hand, you’ve found the perfect recipe. Go ahead and bookmark this...
Yogurt Sauce

Yogurt Sauce

Is there anything Yogurt Sauce doesn’t go with? In our opinion the answer is a resounding no, which is why we’ve labeled it a Foundational recipe. Use this Yogurt Sauce to create Ablama or Kibby Lebanieh, and other dishes. Whatever you do, just make sure that you use...
Tomato Sauce

Tomato Sauce

Replace homemade Tomato Sauce with (dare we say it) a jar of marinara from the grocery store? You must be kidding. The flavor profile of this sauce is worlds away from anything you may have sampled in Italy. Ciao, pasta. Hello, Vegetarian Grape Leaves and...
Meatless Stuffing

Meatless Stuffing

Vegetarians and meat-lovers alike have called themselves fans of this Meatless Stuffing, which imparts a tomato-packed punch of flavor to every batch of Stuffed Grape Leaves it comes into contact with. With proteins including chickpeas and pine nuts in the mix, this...