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    Mediterranean Recipes

    • homemade pita chips
      Crispy Fried Pita Chips
    • baked juicy chicken shawarma.
      Sheet Pan Chicken Shawarma
    • fried falafel
      Lebanese Falafel
    • Garlic and rosemary lamb chops
      Mediterranean Grilled Lamb Rib Chops

    Holiday Recipes

    • bone-in ribeye roast
      Tender Bone-In Ribeye Roast Recipe (Well Done Prime Rib)
    • pumpkin cake with cream cheese icing.
      Pumpkin Olive Oil Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
    • vegan cranberry pistachio biscotti
      Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti
    • sweet potato casserole with pecans and shredded coconut.
      Southern Sweet Potato Casserole With Pecans

    Pasta Night

    • authentic gnocchi with meat pasta sauce.
      Homemade Italian Potato Gnocchi
    • homemade spaghetti noodles from scratch dusted with flour.
      Homemade Spaghetti Noodles
    • close up view of spaghetti sauce on pasta with shaved parmesan and fresh herbs
      Slow Cooker Meat Spaghetti Sauce
    • cut lasagna noodle sheets.
      Homemade Lasagna Noodles (Fresh Pasta Sheets!)
    • Italian 5 layer lasagna with bechamel
      Italian Lasagna With Bรฉchamel (Lasagne Al Forno)
    • blackened cajun shrimp fettucine alfredo.
      Cajun Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo
    • homemade ragu sauce in a bowl.
      Ground Beef Spaghetti Sauce With San Marzano Tomatoes
    • garlic lemon butter shrimp angel hair pasta
      Sautรฉed Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta

    Mediterranean Soups and Stews

    • close up view of bazella stew.
      Bazella Pea Stew with Meat Chunks
    • chunky chicken noodle soup in a large pot
      Whole Chicken Noodle Soup From Scratch
    • algerian couscous with lamb shoulder stew
      Algerian Lamb Shoulder Stew With Couscous
    • Lebanese fasolia lima bean stew
      Fasolia Lebanese Lamb and Lima Bean Stew

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    Mediterranean Diet Breakfast Recipes

    The Mediterranean diet is plant-based and emphasizes seasonal fruits and vegetables, beans, nuts, grains, olive oil, low-fat dairy, and seafood. Here are some of our favorite Mediterranean Diet breakfast recipes.

    • fresh mixed berries in a bowl.
      Fresh Mixed Berry Bowl with Honey Greek Yogurt
    • close up view of maple pecan granola on a spoon.
      Maple Pecan Granola
    • shakshuka eggs with potato hash
      Shakshuka Eggs With Potato Hash
    • Greek protein yogurt fruit granola bowl
      Greek Protein Yogurt Fruit Granola Bowls

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    Welcome to The Matbakh

    lily at the matbakh

    I'm Lily Guidry, a Lebanese American who loves to cook Mediterranean food. My kitchen, or matbakh, is the heart of my home where family and friends come together for a delicious meal.

    Whether you follow the Mediterranean diet or want to try delicious Mediterranean recipes, there's something here for you.

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    • crispy chicken thighs and potatoes
      Slow Roasted Crispy Chicken Thighs and Potatoes
    • a side view of the dark chocolate almond covered dates.
      Chocolate Almond Dates with Coconut
    • close up view of bengali chicken curry in a pot.
      Nazaha's Bengali Chicken Curry
    • homemade pizza dough cinnamon rolls.
      Pizza Dough Cinnamon Rolls

    Pizza Recipes

    • pepperoni pizza with stonefire naan bread.
      Easy Naan Bread Pizza
    • 00 flour pizza dough.
      00 Flour Pizza Dough
    • cast iron skillet pepperoni pizza.
      Cast Iron Skillet Pizza
    • close up of pita bread salami pizza with onion and black olives
      Easy Pita Bread Pizzas

    Lebanese Family Recipes

    Homemade Lebanese dishes are packed with delicious Mediterranean flavors. Try homemade labneh or one of these popular kibbeh recipes.

    • riz w djej on a plate
      Lebanese Chicken and Rice (Riz a Djej)
    • mahshi kousa in a pot
      Kousa Mahshi Lebanese Stuffed Zucchini
    • baked stuffed kibbeh cross section view in a tray
      Lebanese Baked Stuffed Kibbeh
    • bulgar wheat tabouli
      Lebanese Tabouli Salad (Tabbouleh)

    Egyptian Recipes

    • koshari
      Egyptian Koshari Recipe (The Best I've Had)
    • okra and oxtail stew.
      Bamya Middle Eastern Okra Stew
    • meat stuffed pita sandwich
      Hawawshi - Egyptian Minced Meat Pitas
    • Egyptian minced molokhia with roasted chicken
      Egyptian Minced Molokhia with Roasted Chicken

    Mediterranean Seafood Recipes

    • roasted steelhead trout with garlic lime butter
      Baked Steelhead Trout with Garlic Butter Sauce
    • homemade fried calamari using fresh squid
      Italian Fried Calamari (Calamari Fritti)
    • oven-roasted whole fish.
      Mediterranean Baked Whole Red Snapper Fish
    • a close up view of sautรฉed lemon garlic butter shrimp
      Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp

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