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Middle East Recipes

The following Middle Eastern recipes highlights bold spices and time-honored techniques. From everyday staples to celebratory dishes, these recipes reflect a cuisine built around community and connection.

Lebanese safiha in square shape with fresh ground lamb, diced tomatoes and green pepper piled on a plate

Featured Recipe

Lebanese Meat Pies - Safiha

Chewy dough and a crispy exterior containing spiced, juicy lamb meat with just a touch of freshness from tomato and green pepper.

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Egypt

  • One pot Egyptian Potato and Tomato Dish in a large clay dish
    One Pot Egyptian Potato Tomato Dish
  • Square image of a pecan date molasses bar
    Pecan Pie Shortbread Crust Bars Without Corn Syrup

Lebanon

  • Golden Sfouf {Egg-Free Lebanese Turmeric Cake}
  • Lebanese safiha in square shape with fresh ground lamb, diced tomatoes and green pepper piled on a plate
    Safiha Recipe - Lebanese Meat Pies

Palestine

  • thumbnail of lebanese cheese fatayer on wooden cutting board
    Cheese Fatayer Pies (+ Spinach & Meat Fillings)
  • golden musalwa'a or mujadarah safra topped with caramelized and sumac onions
    Mujadarah Safra (aka Musalwa'a): Palestinian Lentils and Rice
  • wide shot of soft buttery graybeh in 4 shapes piled high on cooking rack
    Ghraybeh Cookies: Middle Eastern Shortbread-Butter Cookie

Persia

  • Kofteh Tabrizi: Persian Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
  • golden chicken leg quarter rests in an iranian walnut pomegranate stew topped with lovely backlit pomegranate arils
    Khoresh Fesenjān {Persian Walnut Pomegranate Chicken Stew}
  • Mirza Ghasemi: Persian Smoked Eggplant and Eggs Dip

Syria

  • light and bright photo of warm chickpea cassrole topped with pita chips pine nuts and parsley
    Fattet Hummus (Warm Hummus Casserole with Yogurt, Crispy Pita Chips, and Caramelized Garlic & Pepper Paste)

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    Traditional Shakshuka for One (From A Health Expert)
  • plate of somalian isku dhex karis garnished with bananas, greens, and bright orange chili peppers
    Isku Dhex Karis (Somali Rice Dish)

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I’m Becky Hadeed, a mother to 4, curious home cook, lover of extraordinary light, and host of The Storied Recipe Podcast. I consider it a great honor that my guests entrust me with their stories and allow me photograph and share their most treasured family recipes.

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dark and moody photo of Becky Hadeed kneading arepas dough

Welcome, Friend!

I’m Becky Hadeed, a mother to 4, curious home cook, lover of extraordinary light, and host of The Storied Recipe Podcast. I consider it a great honor that my guests entrust me with their stories and allow me photograph and share their most treasured family recipes.

More About Me ->

Most Popular Recipes

  • two slices of chewy golden nian gao on pink plate
    Baked Nian Gao: Glutinous Rice Cake (with Sticky Rice Flour)
  • hand holds flaky spiraled roti paratha (aka roti canai in malaysia) above lush green foliage.
    How to Make Flaky Roti Paratha (Malaysian Roti Canai)
  • pollo frito puerto rican fried chicken with no flour in basket lined with red checked napkin
    Pollo Frito: Puerto Rican Fried Chicken (Without Flour)
  • delicate white dish holds fish cooked in tomato sauce, topped with gently caramelized onons, dill and parsley
    Ukrainian Red Fish in Tomato Sauce

Follow in Your Favorite Player

Apple PodcastsSpotifyGoogle Podcasts

Listen to the Latest

Featured Episodes

  • 058 "I Wanted Something Different" with Juan Salazar of La Coop Coffee
  • 022 "I am Piotr's Granddaughter" with Lydia Cottrell
  • 019 "We Were Not Leprosy" with Suwanee Lennon
  • 077 Arabic Feasts with My Husband, John Hadeed
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