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Knafeh Lebanese Cheese Pastry: Crispy and Syrupy
Golden shredded phyllo cradles melting cheese and is soaked in aromatic orange blossom syrup. A legendary Lebanese dessert for special occasions.
Jun 12, 2026
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Spanakopita Done Properly: Squeeze the Spinach, Buy Real Feta, and Stop Being Afraid of Filo
The Greek spinach and feta pie fails for two reasons: wet spinach and cheap cheese. Fix both and the filo takes care of itself. A full-tray recipe with dill, spring onions and a properly crisp top, plus the rules for handling the pastry.
Sep 6, 2026
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Middle Eastern Desserts, and the Syrup Rule That Governs All of Them
Knafeh, baklava, luqaimat, basbousa. Nearly all of them are pastry plus sugar syrup, and there is one rule about temperature that decides whether yours is crisp or soggy.
Aug 14, 2026
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Knafeh Without Semolina or Kataifi: A Gluten-Free Version Worth Making
Both classic knafeh shells are wheat. Rebuilding the dish gluten free means rethinking the top layer entirely, and rice-based kataifi plus a coarse cornmeal crust gets remarkably close.
Aug 11, 2026
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Vegan Baklava Works, Because the Butter Was Never the Hard Part
Most filo is already vegan. Swap clarified butter for a blend of coconut oil and olive oil, use sugar syrup instead of honey, and the result is genuinely crisp rather than merely acceptable.
Aug 14, 2026
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Palestinian Food: A Guide to the Dishes, Regions and Rules
Not a single cuisine but several, split between coast, hills and desert. What defines it, which dishes matter, and why so much of it is built on olive oil, wheat and the seasons.
Aug 9, 2026
