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    Mediterranean Food and More

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    Delicious, easy, Mediterranean-inspired recipes blending culture and good food.

    Chopped Salads

    Try one of these bright, flavorful chopped salads with some Mediterranean influence!

    • Persian Shirazi Salad
    • Lebanese Tabouli Salad (Tabbouleh)
    • Epic Fatoosh Salad With Pomegranate
    • Dried Mint Shredded Cabbage Salad

    A Whole Lotta Vegetables!

    New year, new you! Need some ideas for getting more vegetables in? Here are some of our favorite recipes with a whole lotta vegetables!

    • Grilled Eggplant Dip With Mint
    • Whole Chicken Noodle Soup From Scratch
    • Lebanese Molokhia With Chicken
    • Egyptian Spinach With Tomato Sauce
    • Harissa Lamb Chili With Couscous
    • Middle Eastern Fried Eggplant Salad (Betinjan Meqli)
    • Ground Beef Zucchini Rice Casserole
    • The Best Spanakopita Pie

    Quick & Easy

    Steamed Lobster Tails with Garlic Butter

    Garlic and Rosemary Grilled Chicken Thighs

    Garlic Bread Baguette

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    Howdy, I'm Lily!

    I'm a Lebanese American kid from Texas. My kitchen, or "matbakh", is a hodgepodge of delicious cultural recipes from the US and Mediterranean regions.

    Learn more about me →

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    • Italian Spaghetti and Meatballs
    • Steelhead Trout with Garlic Lime Butter Sauce
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    • Crispy Pita Bread Pizza
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    • Easy Ground Lamb Shepherd's Pie
    • Sautéed Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp
    • Egyptian Koshari Recipe (The Best I've Had)
    • Slow Roasted Crispy Chicken Thighs and Potatoes
    • Chipwich Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich
    • Indian Chicken Biryani Rice
    • Cucumber Yogurt Sauce (Khyar Bi Laban)
    • Fattet Hummus (Chickpea Fatteh)
    • Oven Broiled Lamb Kabobs
    • Classic Italian Lasagna With Béchamel
    • Brioche French Toast Casserole

    Find Recipes By Course

    Quickly find what you are looking for, whether it is a Roasted Sweet Potato breakfast, Loukoumades dessert, Quinoa Tabbouleh salad, or Slow Roasted Lamb Shank main dish recipe.

    • Appetizers
    • Breakfast
    • Dessert
    • Dips and Sauces
    • Drinks
    • Main Dish
    • Salads
    • Side Dish
    • Snacks
    • Mediterranean Soups and Stews

    Authentic Middle Eastern Recipes

    Here are some authentic Middle Eastern recipes passed on through our families. These recipes are tested over generations and bring heritage and culture to your table. Try Egyptian Molokhia With Roasted Chicken or Lebanese Kousa Mahshi.

    • Lebanese Baba Ganoush: The Ultimate Eggplant Dip
    • Homemade Fried Pita Chips
    • Lebanese Stuffed Grape Leaves (Warak Enab)
    • Lebanese Baked Stuffed Kibbeh
    • Mujadara Msufaye Lebanese Lentils and Rice
    • Egyptian Spinach With Tomato Sauce

    30-Minute Dinner Recipes

    • Grilled Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs
    • Grilled Lamb Chops
    • Crustless Chicken Pot Pie
    • Baked White Mac and Cheese
    • Truffle Mac and Cheese
    • Butter Roasted Baby Gold Potatoes
    • 20 Minute Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta
    • Kibbeh Nayeh Recipe (Lebanese Raw Kibbeh)

    Recipes By Mariam

    Check out Mariam's latest recipes bringing authentic and delicious Lebanese cuisine to your dinner table. Whether you like Toum Garlic Sauce with your Chicken Shish Tawook or Teta's Homemade Ajeen recipe for Za'atar Manakish, you will find something absolutely delicious.

    • Lemon Lentil Soup (Adas Bi Hamod)
    • Sheikh El Mahshi (Stuffed Eggplant)
    • Kafta Bil Sanieh - Baked Kafta and Potatoes
    • Meghli Lebanese Caraway Pudding

    See more recipes by Mariam →

    Recipes By Samara

    Check out Samara's new recipes that blend the multiple cultures of Palestine, Syria, and Egypt with a spin on modern versions. Check out Samara's famous Shakshouka Eggs With Potato Hash and our favorite Basbousa recipe.

    • Aish El Saraya - Ashta With Sweetened Bread
    • Homemade Ashta Cream
    • Pistachio Tahini Halva
    • Crispy Egg Fritters (Ejjeh)

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    Recipes By Lily

    Here are Lily's latest recipes which are a hodgepodge of American, Lebanese, Egyptian, and International cuisine. Try the Biscoff Rice Krispie Treats or the Homemade Larabars.

    • Butterflied Steamed Lobster Tails
    • Easy Boiled Lobster Tails
    • Homemade Garlic Butter Sauce
    • Homemade Shrimp Cocktail Sauce (So Easy!)

    See more recipes by Lily →

    Lebanese Recipes

    • Kibbeh Bil Sanieh (Baked Kibbeh)
    • Shish Barak Lebanese Dumplings in Yogurt
    • Beef Sambousek (Fried Meat Pastries)
    • Zaatar Manakeesh Flatbread
    • Kibbeh Nayeh Recipe (Lebanese Raw Kibbeh)
    • Authentic Lebanese Red Lentil Soup

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