Did you know ? The Phoenicians are one of the first civilization that established in Lebanon They created the first 22-letter Phoenician alphabet They used the cedar trees of Lebanon to build their ships The Lebanese today is mix of Phoenicians and others , mostly Arabic mix The main language is Arabic and most of Lebanese speak second language beside the Arabic , like French and English Lebanon...

Bazella is a very simple and easy green pea recipe, it is cooked with cut carrot and ground beef in tomato sauce , served with the basic Lebanese rice. Prep time 20 min  cook time 35 min  Level easy Ingredient frozen bag of green pea and carrot 1 lb of ground beef 1 medium diced onion 1 can tomato sauce 1 tsp seven spices 1/3 tsp black pepper 1/3 tsp cinnamon 2 tbsp vegetable oil 4 cups of water Direction In...

Beans Fatta or Beans casserole This is basically pita breads and garbanzo beans casserole , it is very popular in Lebanon some people call it fatta and other call it tisiqyeh . Prep time 15 min  cook time 30min  Level easy Ingredients 2 cups of dry garbanzo beans 2 cups of yogurt 2 tbsp tahini (sesame seeds paste ) 1 tbsp of lemon juice 1 to 2 cloves of garlic 4 pieces of pita bread (toasted) 1...

Bamyeh (pronounced bam-ee-ya) is the best (Okra) dish This is one of my favorite meals, the pomegranate sauce with the okra is just wonderful. even if you are not an okra`s fan you are going to change your mind and love this dish . Prep time 40 min  cook time 25 min  Level Medium Ingredients 2 lbs bag of frozen Okra 1 lbs of stew meat 2 medium sliced onions 3 cloves garlic (minced) about 2 cups...

Spinach with Meat balls This is a very simple dish with a lot of flavor . Prep time 25 min  cook time 38min  Level easy Ingredients 4 lbs of frozen chopped spinach about 1 lbs of ground beef (20 % fat ) 1 tsp of 7 spices 1/3 tsp black pepper 1/3 tsp cinnamon 1 tbsp vegetable oil 2 cups of yogurt 1 cloves of garlic (minced) salt Direction In a bowl mix well the meat with the 7 spices , black pepper...

This is the most herbs used in the Lebanese kitchen Note there is more then this five but this what used the most Dry mint Bay leaves Cilantro Parsley Thyme

This is the most used spices in the Lebanese kitchen The number one spice that is used in so many dishes is called (7 spices) which similar to all spices that is available in your local grocery store. Cumin powder , with amazing flavor . this spice should be in every kitchen. Nutmeg , we buy the whole nutmeg and we grind it as need it. Cardamon is great used with the tradition coffee and other great...

This is the Lebanese basic rice recipe It is used with so many Lebanese dishes. Ingredients 2 cups of short grain rice (Egyptian rice will be great) 1/2 cup of small size and broken noodles 4 cups of water 1 tbsp of veg shortening salt (as desired) Direction In small pan melt the shortening and fry the noodles , and when it turn to medium golden color ( in the same time be careful do not burn...

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 on the outside but soft on the inside , remove the eggplant off the barbecue and let cool down...

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 garbanzo beans and rinse well , minced the garlic then put the garlic and garbanzo beans in a food pocessor...