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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 cheesecloth , Bring up the sides...

Manoush (a personal Lebanese style pizza)

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 Manoush bakery in Lebanon and he was very...

Laban - Homemade Plain Yogurt

Laban - Homemade Plain Yogurt
This recipe I learned from my grandma. It is a very simple and good way of saving the milk specially when it  is close to the expiration day. Ingredients 1/2 gallon of milk 2 tbsp  of plain yogurt (yes, you need at least one tbsp of existing yogurt  ) Couple thick blankets. Direction In a medium...

Baba ghanouj

Baba ghanouj
Prep time 8 min Cook time 15 min Level easy Ingredient 3 medium eggplants 2 clove of garlic 1 tbsp of fresh lemon juice 1/3 cup Tahini (sesame seeds paste) 1/3 cup plain yogurt 1/2 tsp salt 2 tbsp of olive oil pickled turnip and cucumber (optional) Direction Barbecue the eggplants until it is burned...

Humus

Basic simple Humus prep time 10 min cook time 5 min   Level very easy Ingredients 2 cans of garbanzo beans 1/2 cup of Tahini (sesame seeds paste) 2 cloves of garlic 2 tbsp of lemon juice 1/2 tsp of salt or as desired Olive oil Parsley and paprika for garnish Pita bread Direction Open the cans of...