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Category Archives: Dessert
Cheesecake (Knefeh)
Knefeh is our national cheesecake; it is eaten in Lebanon for breakfast as well as dessert. Like all pastries, it does not contain eggs; made of a cheese similar to mozzarella and a semolina and butter crust. It is sweetened by dousing syrup on it after it comes out from the oven, piping hot. [...]
40 Comments Strawberry tarts in a jiffy
Let’s face it: All of us foodies like to make things from scratch, believing strongly that this is the only way that food will taste its best. No argument there. However, there are times when this is just not possible. Life gets in the way; appointments, traffic, bad plumbing, cat had a accident in the living [...]
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Cream pudding (Ashtaliyeh)