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    Amazing Side Dishes

    Enjoy Homemade French Fries, No-Cook Refrigerator Pickles, or Pickled Turnips alongside Hawawshi Meat Pitas. Or, Fluffy Steamed Couscous for Algerian Lamb Stew.

    We love amazing side dishes that pair well with one of our other amazing recipes like Bone-In Ribeye, Roasted Lamb Shanks, or Spanakopita.

    • fire roasted baba ganoush on a plate with olive oil
      Lebanese Baba Ganoush
    • potato kibbeh on a plate with olive oil
      Potato Kibbeh (Kibbet Batata)
    • cut lasagna noodle sheets.
      Homemade Lasagna Noodles (Fresh Pasta Sheets!)
    • homemade pita chips
      Crispy Fried Pita Chips
    • sweet potato gnocchi dough.
      Sweet Potato Gnocchi
    • spicy Egyptian torshi
      Spicy Egyptian Cucumber Pickles
    • sweet potato wedges
      Oven Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges
    • close up view of cauliflower florets
      Fried Cauliflower Florets (No Batter)
    • pickled turnips
      Pink Pickled Turnips
    • couscous in a steamer
      Fluffy Steamer Couscous
    • Teta's Manakeesh Dough (Ajeen)
    • cucumber mint yogurt in a bowl with fresh mint and dried mint
      Cucumber Yogurt Sauce (Khyar Bi Laban)
    • Persian shirazi salad in a white bowl
      Persian Shirazi Salad
    • quartered baby Yukon gold potatoes on a plate with herbs.
      Butter Roasted Baby Gold Potatoes
    • blanched asparagus with garlic aioli
      Blanched Asparagus With Garlic Aioli
    • close up of labneh made from store-bought yogurt
      Labneh Made From Store-Bought Yogurt
    • sheikh el mahshi on a plate
      Sheikh El Mahshi (Stuffed Eggplant)
    • za'atar labneh in a bowl
      Labneh With Za'atar and Olive Oil
    • roasted butternut squash halves on a baking sheet
      Roasted Butternut Squash Halves
    • fire roasted eggplant dip with garlic and mint
      Mediterranean Grilled Eggplant Dip
    • steamed shrimp with homemade cocktail sauce.
      Steamed Shrimp Cocktail
    • lobster meat sitting outside of the shell.
      Easy Boiled Lobster Tails
    • butterflied lobster tails with lemon and garlic butter
      Butterflied Steamed Lobster Tails With Herb Butter
    • dried cranberries, pecans, gorgonzola cheese, apples, and baby spinach in a bowl
      Apple Gorgonzola Spinach Salad With Candied Pecans
    • white truffle mac and cheese
      Black Truffle Mac and Cheese
    • homemade Russet french fries.
      Easy Homemade French Fries
    • batata harra garlic and cilantro fried potatoes
      Batata Harra (Lebanese Fried Potato Chunks)
    • easy homemade yogurt in a pot
      Easy Lebanese Homemade Yogurt (Laban)
    • close up view of baked mac and cheese.
      Baked White Cheddar Mac and Cheese
    • homemade Lebanese vermicelli rice.
      Lebanese Vermicelli Rice Pilaf
    • best sides for lobster.
      12 Unique Sides For Lobster
    lily at the matbakh

    I'm Lily

    I'm an American Lebanese living in Texas. My kitchen, or matbakh, is a hodgepodge of recipes from the U.S. and Mediterranean region.

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    Mediterranean Food

    • koshari
      Egyptian Koshari Recipe (The Best I've Had)
    • chunky chicken noodle soup in a large pot
      Whole Chicken Noodle Soup From Scratch
    • roasted steelhead trout with garlic lime butter
      Baked Steelhead Trout with Garlic Butter Sauce
    • kibbeh nayeh Lebanese raw kibbeh appetizer
      Kibbeh Nayeh Recipe (Lebanese Raw Kibbeh)
    • homemade lasagna tomato sauce in a pot.
      Meat Lasagna Tomato Sauce (From Scratch!)
    • bulgar wheat tabouli
      Lebanese Tabbouleh Salad

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