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Kadaif or Kadayif (Cheese Kunafa Recipe)
This beloved Middle Eastern dessert goes by many names including Kunafa and Kadaif. This decadent version has a creamy ricotta cheese filling.
Baklava
Layers upon layers of flaky buttery pastry with crushed nuts soaked in a honey lemon syrup. The iconic Baklava is astonishingly straight forward to make!
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Balaboosta's Baklava
Three kinds of nuts in the filling and a soaking in rosewater syrup makes this a Middle Eastern gem.
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Moroccan Almond Phyllo Pastries (A Take On M'hanncha)
These sweet coils are inspired by the traditional Moroccan pastry M'hanncha, or snake cake, in which phyllo pastry is stuffed with a spiced nut mixture. Here, almonds take center stage.
Käsekuchen (German Cheesecake)
Käsekuchen (German Cheesecake) is a light, not-too-sweet but absolutely delicious dessert. It features a lovely shortbread crust and dense quark filling with hints of vanilla and lemon.
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Cheese Bourekas Recipe | Cook the Book
In Israel, bourekas are the quick breakfast or lunch of choice. These savory pastries made their way to the Middle East by way of the Balkans and can be filled with all sorts of cheeses and veggies. Janna Gur, author of The Book of New Israeli Food, includes several boureka recipes representing many of the filling combinations and doughs that make this pastry so popular.
Qatayef Asafiri / Atayef bil Ashta (Middle Eastern Cream Filled Pancakes)
Qatayef Asafiri (Atayef bil Ashta) are Middle Eastern pancakes filled with ashta cream, and finished with chopped pistachios and floral syrup.
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Pistachio Baklava
With layers of buttery phyllo dough and nuts drenched in simple syrup or honey, homemade baklava—or bak-la-wa in Arabic—is the ultimate sweet treat.
Paklava (Armenian Baklava)
Paklava (Armenian baklava) features flaky, buttery layers of phyllo dough, a filling of cinnamon-spiced chopped walnuts, and clove-infused syrup.
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Ka'ak With Za’atar, Turmeric, and Nigella Seed
A variation on ka'ak that uses a technique that's very similar to the one used to make bagels.
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Filled with salty cheese and drenched in a floral rose and orange blossom syrup, kanafeh—a phyllo dessert found throughout the Middle East—is a study in contrasts.
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Baklava
Layers upon layers of flaky buttery pastry with crushed nuts soaked in a honey lemon syrup. The iconic Baklava is astonishingly straight forward to make!
Balaboosta's Baklava
Three kinds of nuts in the filling and a soaking in rosewater syrup makes this a Middle Eastern gem.
Persian Love Cake
Legend has it that a Persian lady madly in love with a Prince made this cake with magical powers. I can't promise magical power but I CAN promise you will love this! {Gluten free cake}
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Chilled Minty Carrot Soup With Dukkah Yogurt
This chilled carrot soup is smooth and creamy, even though it has no dairy in the soup base. Fresh mint adds a bright herbal note, while a creamy dollop of spiced yogurt finishes it off.
Pistachio Baklava
With layers of buttery phyllo dough and nuts drenched in simple syrup or honey, homemade baklava—or bak-la-wa in Arabic—is the ultimate sweet treat.
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Halva With Spice Dried Fruit and Nuts
A classic Indian dessert made from semolina that comes together in minutes.
Roasted Rack of Lamb w/ Turkish Spices, Yogurt Sauce, and Rice
inspired from my trip to Istanbul this Turkish lamb uses dried sweet apricots. pistacios and an interesting mix of Turkish spices served with yogurt and rice pilafs
Qatayef Asafiri / Atayef bil Ashta (Middle Eastern Cream Filled Pancakes)
Qatayef Asafiri (Atayef bil Ashta) are Middle Eastern pancakes filled with ashta cream, and finished with chopped pistachios and floral syrup.
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Blackberry Pistachio Icebox Cake
I love icebox cakes in the summer, when the thought of turning on an oven is too much to bear. This cake veers a bit from tradition, adding blackberries, pistachios, and pomegranate molasses in between layers of tea biscuits and rose water-infused whipped cream. It's sweet and creamy like an icebox cake should be, but tart berries and nutty pistachios keep things interesting.
Creamy Cucumber Salad with Lemon Yogurt Dressing
Creamy Cucumber Salad with a tangy lemon Yogurt Dressing with Mint. Sensational side salad for Middle Eastern food, Indian food, and summer grill outs!